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 10/10/2026


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


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.


Wednesday, 28 October
Trampers:  Davies, Rimu & Pineapple Tracks. Grade 4.5. $TBA. Leaders: Neil Hodgkin, TBA.
Hikers:       Bethunes Gully. Grade 2. $7. 23 km (road distance to Bethunes Gully). Leaders: Barbara Shackell, Avis Williamson.


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

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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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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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Camp Road and Greenacres

IMG 4804 thumbnail29/07/2026. Camp Road and Greenacres. Grade 3. Trampers.  Leaders: Gail Williams and Yan Campbell.

The weather gods were certainly co-operative on Wednesday when 28 of us set off from Macandrew Bay towards Company Bay on our way to Larnach Castle.

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Flax Clearing Day

Img 3348 thumbnail06/05/2026. Flax Clearing Day. Combined.  Leaders:  John Gardiner and Graham Thurlow

With a few slightly contradictory weather forecasts for the day, seventeen Taieri Recreational Tramping Club (TRTC) members, met with five Green Hut Track Group (GHTG) volunteers at Memorial Park car park.

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