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Upcoming Trips

How to run a trip for leaders and members for leaders and trip participants and Track Grading information. See also Trip Programme Information.
Trip Programme for printing (Note: the printed trip programme is not updated – trip details may change please refer to Upcoming Trips post).
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 03/10/2026


Summer meeting times 8.45 am to depart 9.00 am
September to end of May


Wednesday, 7 October
Combined: Inch Clutha. Permissions Required. Grade 2. $21. 76 km (road distance to Centre Road) Leaders: Phil Keene, Stuart Thomson, Dave Roberts, Graeme Souter


Wednesday, 14 October
Trampers: Chain Hills Tunnel/ Friends Hill/ with option to Frasers Gully     Welsh’s Road, Old farm, Deep Stream. Permissions Required. Grade 3.5 . $0  $14. 50 km (road distance to Welsh Road). Leaders: Dianne and Chris Bezett. Ann Ward, Lyn Keene, Karon Read
Hikers:         Big Easy/Ravensbourne. Grade 3. $6. 19 km (road distance to carpark behind Logan Park High School). Leaders: Jill Thomas, Wyn Davies.


Wednesday, 21 October
Trampers:  Frasers Gully. Grade 2. $5. 16 km (road distance to carpark Frasers Road). Leaders: Graham and Carol Thurlow.
Hikers:        Rhododendrons/Gardens. Grade 1. $5. 17 km (road distance to Dunedin Botanic Garden). Leaders: Katherine and Tony Martin.

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Moores Bush to Cloud Forests of the Leith via Sullivans Dam

150 square hikers30/09/2026. Moores Bush to Cloud Forests of the Leith via Sullivans Dam. Grade 3.5. Hikers.  Leaders: Wendy and Sandra.
21 of us stepped out to soak up the sun after a spell of awful weather.

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Cloud Forest / Sullivans Dam.

20260923 800 103357 10.33 am. thumbnail23/09/2026. Cloud Forest / Sullivans Dam. Grade 3. Trampers.  Leaders: John Gardiner and Gwenda Farquharson.

When 22 optimistic trampers converged on Sullivans Dam in 6 cars, their optimism was tempered, not only by the weather forecast,
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Fairfield Circuit (alternative Hike due to rain forecast)

Square16/09/2026. Fairfield Circuit (alternative Hike due to rain forecast). Hikers.  Leaders: Raewyn Keene and Cathy Ferguson.
With the forecasted weather not looking great 22 hikers meet at Memorial Park. Continue reading “Fairfield Circuit (alternative Hike due to rain forecast)”

Ross Creek – Redwoods Circuit (alternative trip due to rain forecast)

Square16/09/2026. Ross Creek – Redwoods Circuit (alternative trip due to rain forecast). Trampers.  Leaders: Sandy Webb and Alison Evans.
The weather forecast was ominous, but early in the day it was merely overcast and
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Millennium Track to John Bull Creek Return and Livingstone Green Wetlands

150 square 09/09/2026.  Millennium Track to John Bull Creek Return and Livingstone Green Wetlands. Grade 3. Trampers.  Leaders: Phil Morris, Clare Banks.
A good group of 17 Trampers headed out to Taieri Mouth, with the day warming up.

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Government Track to Pylons and Return

IMG 3584 thumbnail19/08/2026. Trip Government Track to Pylons and Return. Grade 4. Trampers.  Leaders: John Barratt and Graeme Souter.

It was a chilly start (8 degrees Celsius) that greeted 19 walkers at the carpark next to the Waipori River.

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