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Upcoming Trips

Trip Organisation Guidelines for leaders and trip participants and Track Grading information. See also Trip Programme Information.
Trip Programme for printing (often not up to date – see date it was up-to-date at the bottom of the printed pages).
Distances and costs are for road travel from Mosgiel car park.
Trip details may change – check latest notices.
This webpage has all current updates. Last updated 24/06/25.

Winter meeting times 9.15 am. to depart 9.30 am.
June until end of August

Wednesday, 2 July.
Combined. Waihola circuit – Mid Winter Lunch at Waihola Tavern. Grade 2. $10. 38 km (road distance PJP to Lake Waihola township). Leaders: Noel McRandle, Dave Roberts, Gwenda Farqharson, Gail Williams Karon Reid.

Wednesday, 9 July.
Trampers. Cedar Farm – Peak Bagging. Grade 4. $10. 40 km (road distance PJP to Cedar Farm Forest carpark). Leaders: Carolyn Pridham, Clare Noakes (ask Ross to assist). Sarah McCormack, Ross Davies
Hikers. Coutts Farm. $9. 34 km (road distance PJP to Coutts Gully Road carpark). Leaders: Bruce Spittle, Peter Beal.

Wednesday, 16 July.
Trampers. Heyward Point from Aramoana. Grade 3.5. $11. 41 km (road distance PJP to Aromoana (via SH1 & SH88)). Leaders: Karen McInnes, Gail Williams. Karon Read Gail Williams.
Hikers. Taieri Mouth. Grade 2.5. $8. 31 km (road distance PJP to Taieri Mouth Livingstone Park). Leaders: Bill Cubitt, Adrienne Ensor.

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Akatore Narrowdale Forest

Square25/06/2025. Akatore Narrowdale Forest. Grade 3. Hikers.  Leaders: Neville Griffiths, Cathy Ferguson.
On a mild winter morning 13 hikers set of on SH1 to Milburn. At intersection with Narrowdale Road we met up with Neville and 4 others who had come over the hill from Brighton. Continue reading “Akatore Narrowdale Forest”

Grahams Bush Track, Organ Pipes, Buttars Peak

Square25/06/2025. Grahams Bush, Organ Pipes, Buttars Peak. Grade 4. Trampers.  Leaders: Phil Morris, Rod Ward.
We left 9.30 from PJ Park travelling to Sawyers Bay, to the end of Hall Road, meeting up with townies with really good numbers (26) at 10.10am.
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Waikouaiti – Matakana

20250507 105601~2 Thumbnail07/05/2025. Waikouaiti – Matakana. Grade 2.5. Combined.  Leaders: Carol Thurlow, Jill Thomas and Clare Banks (with much help from Graham Thurlow)

35 hikers and trampers set off from the Waikouaiti Sports Ground walking down to the beach heading north, marvelling at how peaceful the sea was on a very still sunny day.

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Pipeline, Burns, Swampy Summit, Rustlers Ridge Circuit

Square 15030/04/2025. Pipeline, Burns, Swampy Summit, Rustlers Ridge Circuit. Grade 4. Trampers.  Leaders: Carolyn Pridham and Esther Willis.
Seven (7) intrepid trampers set off from the Leith Saddle car park looking forward to ‘tiptoeing’ through bogs on a mud-filled adventure.

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West of Flagstaff via Spiers Track

Flagstaff Square23/04/2025. West of Flagstaff via Spiers Track. Grade 4.5. Trampers.  Leaders: Pam Cocks & Karen McInnes.
Heavy rain overnight put the Tramp Grade up to 4.5 where John and his Harem of 8 departed at 9.20 from Spiers road. A short walk up a shingle road over a style took us onto Spiers Track. We followed the 4 wheel drive track uphill over scruffy farmland for 30 mins before entering Spiers Track proper.

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