Author: Ian
Parero Road turn-off from Hindon Road.
George King Memorial Drive – Hindon Rd – Parero Rd turn-off, just before T-Junction.
Seek Permission: Inverlochy Station. (Hindon Station.)
Not during lambing Aug-Nov.
From Parero Road we go ahead to a white tank, through an airfield, to left of trees then and clockwise round trip down to the river and back.
7/11/2012. Both. leaders: George, Ken.
Trampers’ note: We walked 8.32km in 2hr.13mins (moving time); ave 3.8km/hr.; climbed 419 mtrs (Accum.) – Ken.
- Lunch further along the ridge and down a track for the hikers.
14/5/2008. Trampers. Parero Road off George King Memorial Drive. Medium. Leaders: George, Ken
Big (Bivvy) Rock, Pineapple, Davies, Firebreak.
Click Dunedin’s Hills’ History
Click Pineapple Track for background information.
Click Pineapple and Flagstaff walk for background information.
3. 31/10/2012. Trampers. Bullring, Fence-line, Upper Spiers Rd, Flagstaff Walkway, down Pineapple, up Davies, Ben Rudd.
2. 24/9/2008 Bullring, Pineapple, Davies, Firebreak, Big(Bivvy) Rock, Bullring Leaders: Ria L, Hazel
Ria and Hazel took 7 of us from the Bullring up over Flagstaff, on and down the Pineapple track, then crossing over to the top of Ross Creek where we rested on seating by the Memorial celebrating the Dunedin City Forests 2006 Centennial which had suffered recent vandal damage and returning back up the Davies track,
over onto Firebreak track with the majority returning to their cars but Ria taking Abe and Ian down to Big(or Bivvy) Rock.
Hazel brought along a friend, Angela, a former neighbour of Ian’s back in the 70s! A delightful surprise for the two of them. – Ian
1. 31/7/1991. Booth Road from Pineapple Track and Bivvy Rock. Average. Leaders: Betty, Judith and Hugh, Peggy M, Frances.
Big Rock (Chimney)
It is possible to visit this rock by using a roughly marked route which has been cut from the Fire Break Track. The is also a possible route slightly further to the west. This massive rock outcrop has been used over many years as a place to bivouac and for rock climbing. There are good views over the valley.
– From Club’s Friend of Ben Rudd’s Certification – 1999.
An exploration day in Silver Peaks
On Monday 29th Oct 2012 Dermot & Ken went exploring in the Silverpeaks. We parked at the first locked gate on Mountain Rd. & walked Nth. to where we had seen an old forestry road heading into the bush, on the west side of the road. We actually walked past it to start with, as you can see by the Google pic. After locating the correct track, we ventured off down it towards the Waikouaiti stream,
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Minutes of the 25th Annual General Meeting of the Taieri Recreational Tramping Club held in the Mosgiel Presbyterian Church McKerrow Room on 25 August 2012 at 1.30 p.m.
Annual Report 2012
TAIERI RECREATIONAL TRAMPING CLUB
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2012
It is my pleasure to present the 25th Annual Report for the Taieri Recreational Tramping Club.
Another good year of tramping, hiking and rambling enjoyed, I am sure, by everyone. It never fails to amaze me how many Wednesdays are fine. No matter what the weather has been like on Tuesday it seems to clear by Wednesday. We have lost very few tramping days as, by not cancelling, we mostly get to have a walk somewhere.
(Thank you Bill for working out Stats)
| 2010/2011 | 2011/2012 | ||
| Tramping Days 1 July to 30 Jun. | 47 | 44 | |
| Numbers: | |||
| Trampers | 250 | 243 | |
| Hikers | 624 | 590 | |
| Ramblers | 72 | 8 | |
| Total | 946 | 841 | |
| Averages Per Tramping Day: | |||
| Trampers | 5.3 | 5.5 | |
| Hikers | 13.3 | 13.4 | |
| Ramblers | 1.5 | 0.2 | |
| Total | 20.1 | 19.1 |
We have had a pretty trouble free year as I recall. The advantage of having three levels of tramping means that there is usually a walk, hike or tramp that we can manage, depending on our health or fitness on the day. It is very hard at times to come to terms with the fact that our body won’t always keep up with what our mind thinks we can do. Something we all have to face at some stage. We should always remember the basic aim of our club is the recreational side of the tramping so that most of the people get the most enjoyment most of the time.
The end of the year walk and finger food lunch at Brighton Domain was a very happy day out and we really appreciated Bruce Spittle taking his guitar and song sheets for us to have a rousing sing along to end the day and TRTC year.
Our mid-winter lunch this year was held at the Waihola Tavern where we had a good meal and service in pleasant surroundings. Some of us enjoyed a walk in the morning round Waihola which gave us a good appetite for our meal.
Apart from these special days all our tramps and hikes have been very good and given pleasure and gratification to the majority. Whether we have pushed ourselves hard or found the track easy we all go home feeling satisfied with our effort as well as having enjoyed the good company of like-minded friends.
I would like to welcome the six new members who have joined us this year. Eric Callaghan, Neil Morrison, Bruce Thomson, Janice Yardly, Lester Harvey and Ian Hebbard. It is good to see some new and younger people coming into the club and I hope you will enjoy your tramps or hikes with us.
Sadly we have farewelled three of our members since our last AGM – Lesley Stapleton who died in October 2011, Carmel Lucas who died in January 2012 and one of our very early members, Peg Chisholm who died in May 2012. Peg joined the club in January 1987.
We also said goodbye to Linzi Murray when she returned to her home in Cornwall.
A big thank you to the Track committee for the time and work that goes into sorting out and finding suitable tracks for both trampers and hikers. This is not an easy task and takes all morning every six months as well as time before the meeting going through old programmes. Ideas for new places to go, as well as requests for favourites we have done before, are always welcome. The more suggestions that are given the easier the job. We are very lucky to have such a variety of places to go for tramps/hikes within reasonable travelling distance, thus not taking too long to get to the start of our outings. Seasonal and lambing conditions have to be taken into account as well as getting permission from land owners, DCC or forestry.
My sincere thanks to the committee for their help and support over the year. A special thank you to Ian Fleming for the sterling job he does as secretary/treasurer and has done for the last 7 years. Without him my job would be considerably harder. He also does an excellent job as webmaster of the blog site he created and keeps up to date.
I wish to say a personal thanks too to Shirley Fleming for her hospitality on our committee meeting days.
Thank you also to the following for their services to the club. Pat, for conscientiously recording the attendance at the carpark every week, Hazel for the lovely cards she creates and sends out as required for the club. Tom, our auditor and a special thanks to Fred from the hikers for the sweet boost after lunch.
To all members for your support and encouragement, my grateful thanks.
Beverley Harvey
President
Taieri Recreational Tramping Club
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A Trampers’ Farewell Occasion
30/5/2012. 6.00 p.m. Jill’s place.
So sorry you’ll be leaving soon, Linzi. Loved your presence. Regret your absence. Enjoy returning home.
Warrington, Omimi, Slaughterhouse
No. 98 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Omimi Beach Warrington (Tide) Year Round”
Location: 40 km.
9. 26/5/2012. Trampers. Warrington, Omimi, Pryde Rd, Slaughterhouse, Reservoir Hill Rd circuit.
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Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Orokonui Ecosanctuary nr Dunedin, NZ
34 km from car-park.
9. 14/3/2012. Hikers. Orokonui Ecosanctuary. Leaders: Chris, Lesley
8. 12/11/2008. Hikers. Orokonui. Medium. Leaders: Lesley G, Wendy B, Joyce S
Well, the Sanctuary is BIG. Much bigger than the writer had imagined.
13km we went, with 9 of them around the perimeter, starting from the
bottom carpark, going around the estuary and clockwise thereafter
ascending from sea level
to near the top of Mopanui (400m+), then down
to the main top gate where the visitor centre will later be built,
near the junction of Blueskin and Mopanui Roads. We lunched there, couldn’t find the sleeve to Joyce’s thermos though we looked hard (and that was because it was back on her kitchen bench) and then it was all downhill
back to the cars, but in calm, warm conditions. A really
pleasant walk.
The fence that encloses the Orokonui Ecosanctuary ( the old Orokonui
DoC reserve which includes NZ’s tallest tree, plus all the additional
land) was closed off in July 2007. Almost all pests have been
eradicated, even down to the last goat. An employee behind the fence
explained that they were currently on a spraying programme around the
fenceline as even a bit of gorse widening a gap in the wire mesh will
create a ‘mouse breach’! While it is not yet open to the public, it
is possible to walk around the fence and marvel at what is being
planned. There are steep sections, especially at the northern end of
the fence but in general the 3 to 4 hour walk was very
straightforward, following the wide, gravelled perimeter track. There
was plenty to see: great views, named fence posts (we spotted No.10
Fleming Street where the PM is in residence) (well, actually it was
Prime Mover Ian and Shirley Fleming’s plaque on fence post No.10) and
varying vegetation. We could hear rosellas and a rifleman, but we
didn’t catch a glimpse of the 6 Kaka that have been released, although
Leslie Gowans, who visits regularly to detail sightings of birds, says
that they have not strayed much further than 100m from their release
site so far. The Orokonui website if you want to know more, can be
found at: www.orokonui.org.nz – Bob M
7. 7/7/2004 Leaders: Ian, Bill, Pat Before fenced in. Right around through entire gully.
6. 1/3/2000. Orokonui, Big Tree. Leaders; Shirley McN, Val.
5 .28/7/1999. Orokonui, Big Tree. Leaders: Shirley McN, Judy C, Val.
4. 30/9/1998. Orokonui, Big Tree. Leaders: Shirley McN, Judy C.
3. 7/5/1997. Orokanui – Big Tree round trip.
2. 6/11/1996. Orokonui – Big Tree Round Trip. Leaders: Shirley McN, Judy C, Wendy.
1. 22/5/1996. Orokonui – Big Tree round trip. Medium+ Leaders: Shirley McN, Judy C, Wendy