Taieri Recreational Tramping Club – Mid-week recreational and social walking group based in Mosgiel NZ

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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 08/02/25.

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

Wednesday 12 February.
Trampers. Powder Ridge to Long Ridge (return). Grade 4.5 $5. 11 km (road distance PJP to Silverstream Car park). NB Earlier start 8:30 for 8:45 Leaders: Pam Cocks, Esther Willis.
Hikers. Bethunes to Mt Cargill. Grade 3. $6. 23 km (road distance PJP to Bethunes Gully). Leaders: Bill Cubitt, Peter Beal.

Wednesday 19 February.
Trampers. Hereweka Road / Portobello. Grade 3.5. $9. 33 km (road distance PJP to Portobello). Permission required. Leaders: Di Bezett, Lyn Keene.
Hikers. Moores Bush & Sullivans Dam. Grade 2.5. $5. 20 km (road distance PJP to Moores Bush Reserve (via 3 Mile Hill),Leith Valley Road, Sullivans Dam (21 km via 3 Mile Hill Rd).). Leaders: Pam Clough, Jay Devlin.

Wednesday 26 February.
Trampers. Stonehurst Track. Grade 4. $16. 65 km (road distance PJP to Gladbrook Road, Middlemarch). Leaders: Jill Reid, Sylvie Watt.
Hikers. Gardens, Pine Hill return. Grade 2. $5. 17 km (road distance PJP to Lower Gardens carpark). Leaders: Jenny Finnerty, Kay Seddon.

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Mt Stuart Reserve to Mt Stuart Tunnel (Clutha Gold cycle track)

05/02/2025. Mt Stuart Reserve to Mt Stuart Tunnel (Clutha Gold cycle track). Grade 2.5 and 3 Combined. Leaders: Clare Banks, Barbara Shackell, Sue Beal.

Thirty-seven Hikers and Trampers (plus one driver/reader) gathered at the Mt Stuart Reserve in the Manuka Gorge on a warm and windless day to tackle what, for many, was a new track – part of the Clutha Gold Cycle trail.

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Harwood Area

29/01/2025. Harwood Area. Grade 2. Hikers. Leaders: Raewyn Keene and Helen Morris.
The Web notice said, ‘hoping for a leisurely and enjoyable day’s outing in an eclectic spot’, and that’s what 20 hikers & 1 grand-daughter experienced.

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Hope Hill

29/01/2025. Hope Hill. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: John Gardiner and Martin Hickley.
The last club tramp here was almost exactly two years ago and Diane and Marijke’s description is quite excellent, so I’ll not repeat that. Undertaken in ever warming conditions and rising afternoon winds, over exposed farmland, twelve trampers were very glad to get down to the cars some five hours after leaving.

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Mt Royal/Bobby’s Head (Tavora Reserve)

22/01/2025. Mt Royal/Bobby’s Head (Tavora Reserve). Grade 3.5. Trampers. Leaders: Graham Thurlow, Graeme Souter.
Parking at Tavora Reserve in the long grass on a warm summer’s day with a slight breeze we, 15 trampers, made our way up the gravel on Bobby’s Head Rd turning left onto the Goodwood Rd passing a familiar sign, “Adam Sutherland Road”. Continue reading “Mt Royal/Bobby’s Head (Tavora Reserve)”

Cedar Farm to Mt Cutten

22/01/2025. Cedar Farm to Mt Cutten. Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Heather Reid, Val Cayford.
22 hikers left Peter Johnson Park at 9am in brilliant sunshine and the promise of a lovely day. Continue reading “Cedar Farm to Mt Cutten “

Akatore Creek to Taieri Mouth

15/01/2025. Akatore Creek to Taieri Mouth. Grade 3. Trampers. Leaders: Spen Walker and Jane Bruce.

We gathered at PJ Park on a fine sunny morning, and Phil welcomed us to the first trip of the year.

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Moeraki Millennium Track Moeraki Township to Moeraki Boulders

15/01/2025. Moeraki Millennium Track Moeraki Township to Moeraki Boulders. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders: Neville Griffiths and Dave Roberts.

A group of 13 hikers in 4 cars made the trip to Moeraki and met up at the car park adjacent to the public toilets in the Moeraki township.

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Takitakitoa, Wetland, Waihola Hall.

11/12/2024. Takitakitoa, Wetland, Waihola Hall. Grade 2. Combined hike and Christmas Lunch. Leaders: Jan Butcher, Wendy Langley, John Gardiner, Graeme Souter.

This, our final event of 2024, promised to be a fitting farewell to the year’s activities, and a prelude to the Christmas cheer that awaited us all. About 50 keen hikers and trampers assembled at Peter Johnson Park. Continue reading “Takitakitoa, Wetland, Waihola Hall.”

Cleghorn St to Signal Hill Monument

04/12/2024. Cleghorn Street to Signal Hill Monument . Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Maria McNee and Peter Dodds.
Only 3 cars left from Peter Johnston car park on what was promising to be a sweltering day.

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Waihola – new cycleway/walk

04/12/2024. Waihola – new cycleway/walk. Grade 3. Trampers. Leaders: Heather Kirk and Jenny Wilton. We arrived at the start of the track in Waihola at 9.30 am where there is plenty of parking, toilets and lovely views of the lake.

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Around Harbour Cone

27/11/2024. Around Harbour Cone. Grade 3. Hikers (and Trampers). Leaders: Jenny Flack and Rhonda Wilson.
Listening to the heavy rain coming down on Tuesday night I don’t think too many of us thought we would be out hiking the next day. Continue reading “Around Harbour Cone”