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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 (likely not up to date).
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 17/11/2024.

Meeting time at the Mosgiel car park is 8:45 am for 9:00 am prompt departure.

Wednesday 20 November.
Trampers. Ellis Park/ Frasers Gully/Wingatui Return. Grade 3.5. $5. 16 km (road distance PJP to Ellis Park). Permission required. Leaders: Anne Ward, Lyn Keen, Di Bezett.
Hikers. Orokonui/Wrights Road. Grade 3. $9. 36 km (road distance PJP to Orokonui Sanctuary). Leaders: Jay Devlin, Pam Clough.

Wednesday 27 November.
Trampers. Whare Flat / Craiglowan Falls. Grade 4. $5. 13 km (road distance PJP to School House). Permission required. Leaders: Katrina McKenzie, Julie MacKenzie.
Hikers. Around Harbour Cone. Grade 3. $8. 30 km (road distance PJP to Broad Bay). Permission required. Leaders: Jenny Flack, Rhonda Wilson.

Wednesday 4 December.
Trampers. Waihola – new cycleway/walk. Grade 2.5. $10. 38 km (road distance PJP to Waihola Township). Leaders: Heather Kirk, Jenny Wilton.
Hikers. Cleghorn Street to Signal Hill Monument. Grade 3. $7. 25 km (road distance PJP to North Rd/Cleghorn St intersection). Leaders: Maria MacNee, Peter Dodds.

Wednesday 11 December.
Combined. Taki Taki Toa, Momona Hall – Hike and Christmas Lunch. Grade 2. $5. 15 km (road distance PJP to Momona Hall). Permission required. Leaders: Jan Butcher, Wendy Langley, John Gardiner, Graeme Souter.

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Chingford Park, Cleghorn Street, Opoho Circuit

Square 15013/11/2024.  Chingford Park, Cleghorn Street, Opoho Circuit. Grade 4. Trampers.  Leaders: Ross and Wyn Davies.
20 trampers met up up North Road in North East Valley, on the corner of Crown Street. We headed off at about 9:45am up the valley in sunshine.

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Deep Creek Reservoirs

6 Nov Square Photo06/11/2024. Deep Creek Weir. Grade 3. Combined.  Leaders: Barbara Shackell, Wendy Langley, Carolyn Pridham, Sue Johnstone.

28 set off in absolute perfect weather, past Rocklands Station on the Old Dunstan Road, until reaching the Te Papanui gate.

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Tomahawk, Soldiers’ Memorial, Karetai Track

Rugged Coastline John 2 Square23/10/2024. Tomahawk, Soldiers’ Memorial, Karetai Track. Grade 4.  Trampers. Leaders: Di Bezett, Gail Williams and Lyn Keene
24 people set off on a very humid day, straight up the 4wheeldrive track, the views were spectacular. Continue reading “Tomahawk, Soldiers’ Memorial, Karetai Track”

Graham’s Bush, Organ Pipes, Buttar’s Peak, Mt Cargill

Grahams Bush Square09/10/2024. Graham’s Bush to Mt Cargill. Grade 4. Trampers.  Leaders: Karen McInnes and Gail Williams
Eleven hardy trampers met at the end of Hall Road in Sawyer’s Bay on Wednesday morning, very aware that the weather was dodgy to say the least.

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Fraser’s Gully

9 Oct Frasers Gully Hikers Square Photo09/10/2024. Fraser’s Gully. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders Helen Morris and Heather Reid.
18 hardy souls left the PJ carpark for Frasers Gully car park on a damp morning. No rain in town. Walked up so far and stopped for our morning tea on a corner. Then carried on up to the top at Dalziels Road. Continue reading “Fraser’s Gully”