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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 06/06/25.

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

Wednesday, 11 June.
Trampers. Peggy’s Hill. Grade 4. $7. 25 km (road distance PJP to  Macandrew Bay). Leaders: Pam Cocks, Graeme Souter.
Hikers. Future Forest Working Bee (inc Bacon St walk). Grade 2 to 2.5. $8. 30km (road distance PJP to Bacon St). Leaders: Jenny Flack, Linda Partridge.

Wednesday, 18 June.
Trampers. Millennium Track return from Henley. Grade 3.5. $7. 24 km (road distance PJP to Taieri Ferry Rd/ Henly Rd bridge). Leaders: Sarah McCormack, Heather Kirk.
Hikers. Frasers Gully – Friends Hill. Grade 3.5. $5. 16 km (road distance PJP to Frasers Gully (via Kaikoai Vally Rd)). Leaders: Sandra Lawn, Maria MacNee

Wednesday, 25 June.
Trampers. Grahams Bush/Bethune’s Gully/Sawyers Bay Loop. Grade 4.5. $8. 29 km (road distance PJP to Sawyers Bay (top of Hall Road)). Leaders: Phil Morris, Rod Ward.
Hikers. Akatore Narrowdale Forest. Grade 3. $11. 41 km (road distance PJP to Narrowdale Road). Leaders: Neville Griffiiths, Cathy Ferguson (Phil).

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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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Leisman Falls, Powder Hill, Chalkies Circuit

Img 3209 (1)16/04/2025. Leisman Falls, Powder Hill, Chalkies Circuit. Grade 4. Trampers.  Leaders: Katrina McKenzie, Julie MacKenzie
It was a lovely morning after not so great forecasts. 16 trampers set out from Whare Flat car park for a 10 minute walk back up the road to the start of the track. Continue reading “Leisman Falls, Powder Hill, Chalkies Circuit”

Flax/ Track clearing

Square11/04/2025 Flax/ Track Clearing.  Trampers.  Leader: Phil Keene.

The famous 5 emerged to take on the challenge ‘up on Swampy’ and were underway on Upper Swinespur by just after 9am; a stunning drive up through Rollinsons Rd – no haze, just a big panorama.

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