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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 01/11/2026

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

 

Wednesday, 4 November
Track Clearing – details to come. Leader Graham Thurlow
Combined:  Raceman’s Track. Grade 2.5. $5. 11 km (road distance to Silverstream carpark). Leaders: Sue and Peter Beal.

Wednesday, 11 November
Combined:  St Martins (Quarantine). Grade 2. $9.   30 km (road distance to Back Beach, Port Chalmers). Leaders: Ann Ward, Sylvie Watt, Sue Johnstone, Dianne Bezett.

Wednesday, 18 November
Trampers:  Racemans/Powder Creek. Grade 3. $5. 11 km (road distance to Silverstream carpark). Leaders: Sarah McCormack, Janice Hodges.
Hikers:        Brighton Area. Grade 2. $5. 14 km (road distance to Brighton Domain) Leaders: Adrienne Ensor, Bill Cubbit.

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Davies, Rimu and Pineapple Tracks

28 Oct Davies Track Square27/10/2026. Davies, Rimu & Pineapple Tracks. Grade 4. Trampers.  Leaders: Neil Hodgkin & Ross Davies.
‘Twas a team of fifteen tireless trampers who turned up at the top of Tanner Road at twenty past nine to tackle the tangled tracks and terrain on the town side of the towering Flagstaff.

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Bethunes Gully

28 Oct Bethunes Gully Hikers Square27/10/2026. Bethunes Gully. Grade 2. Hikers.  Leaders: Barbara Shackell & Dave Roberts.
The Hikers met at Memorial Park carpark at 8.45, got themselves organised into four cars, and after listening to TWO “words for the day” were well prepared to depart by 8.55.

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Botanic Gardens- Rhododendrons and Volcanoes

20261021 103539a thumbnail21/10/2026. Botanic Gardens – Rhododendrons and Volcanoes. Grade 1.5. Hikers. Leaders: Katherine and Tony Martin.
A group of 20 sunhatted hikers set off from the lower gardens car park, down the infamous Castle St, taking in the flats’ creative names and a couple of street murals

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Frasers Gully

IMG 8107 thumbnail21/10/2026. Frasers Gully. Grade 3. Trampers.  Leaders: Graham and Carol Thurlow.

The sun kick started our day creating smiles and enthusiasm. 26 trampers ventured into Frasers Gully then straddled up Graham’s short steepish historic track to Helensburgh Rd

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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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