Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Taieri River Geology for some background information.
Legends of the Lower Taieri includes a section about John Bull if you persist in reading down far enough.
“High tides flood the access road and this has happened to us more than once. N.B. Programme Committee! Avoid high tides forecast near the the hours of 9.00 a.m. or 2.00-3.00 p.m.”
2018 Trampers – Millennium Track, Taieri Ferry Rd. to Taieri Mouth and return – “We walked 18.6 km’s. Similar times of 2 1/4 hours each way. ”
Bell Farm. (2002) Seek access permission. Lambing Aug to Oct. Cars park halfway down Taieri Ferry Road, end of forest. Up hill till lunch time. Wenita permit. Wenita Map.
Galloway Rd – Taieri Ferry Rd tracks, see map below. Seek access permission.
Links to tramps and hikes in the same area:
14/08/2024. Taieri Mouth Excursion. Hikers. Leaders: Bill Cubitt & Alex Griffin.
24/07/2024.Millennium Track return, Henley Start. Trampers. Leaders: Gwenda Farqharson. & Alison K.
Taieri Ferry and Finlayson Roads, Bells Farm, Kennedys, Millenium (1994 – 2023, 18 trips)
Millennium Track (2002 – 2017, 17 trips with 3 reports)
John Bull Gully Track and Millennium – from Henley and Taieri Mouth (1993 – 2016, 17 trips with 6 reports).