Taieri Recreational Tramping Club

3 -10 March 2023. Bannockburn. Trampers and Hikers and Bikers. Leaders: Anne and Rod Ward. The club planned a trip to Bannockburn for three days of tramping and three of bike rides. This all started on Friday 3rd of March with accommodation at the old Bannockburn school now run by the Otago Outdoor Education Trust. […]

Saturday 4th March – Tramping Day 1 – Kanuka Track plus Trail to Old Cromwell Town. Lunches made, the tramping group (20) travelled to the Bendigo DOC Historic Reserve to complete the Kanuka Loop Track – 14kms from the Cromwell bridge to the turnoff onto Bendigo Loop Road and onto Mines Road to the carpark. […]

<<– Link to previous day Sunday 5th March – Tramping: Day 2 –Kawarau River Track. Due to rain overnight and start of Sunday morning we changed our walk to River Walk from Bannockburn Bridge up Kawarau River track (combined walk). Some walked return and others were given a lift back to camp where we had […]

<<– Link to previous day. Monday 6th March – Tramping. Day 3 – Bannockburn Sluicings, Stewart Town, Long Gully Loop Track Beautiful weather for start of the day. Lunches made. We left cars at Bannockburn Camp just a short distance from School Camp and headed along Domain Road/Gibson Road to the start of sluicings and […]

<<– Link to previous day Tuesday 7th March – Biking Day 4 – Bike to Bannockburn Camp to Smiths Way and return. This was the start of the biking days so some of the trampers headed home after breakfast. After swapping poles for bikes our (15 bikers) first ride was from Bannockburn camp to Old […]

<<– Link to previous day Wednesday 8th – Biking Day 5: Biking Lake Dunstan Trail and Millennium Track to Alexandra. Getting a bit more adventurous, so this was a big day for some. The logistics keep our coordinator on the ball with lots of options offered and only one trailer to pick up bikes. Some […]

<<– link to previous day Thursday 9th – Biking Day 6: Biking from Gibston to Arrowtown and Back. Final day, so we loaded the trailer and two cars with 12 bikes and headed to Gibbston Tavern, from there we rode to Arrowtown on the Gibbston River Wine Trail and Arrow River Bridge Trail, via the […]