Big Stone Road, Otokia Creek Valley, Otokia Forest, McLaren Gully.

22/9/2010. Big Stone Road and forest. Leaders: Ria, Hazel.

A good days tramp was had by just 4 of us. We changed the tramp location due to the weather conditions, & went to Big Stone Rd forest, where Ria, & Hazel led us on a circular route through the forest.

Route map courtesy Ken's GPS.
We had lunch in a very nice spot by the stream, with the sun shining on us.

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Paradise Road, Braidwood Road, Sandfly Bay


1. 8/9/2010. Trampers. Paradise, Braidwood, Sandfly Bay. M. Leadership: Informal.

Tramp Route. (Courtesy Ken). Car parked top LH corner.
Weather looked fine at Mosgiel, but when we four trampers arrived at Sullivans Dam for the Cloud Forest-Escarpment Tramp, we struck a drizzly cloudy shock. For mud and safety concerns we turned back to town and on the way decided to try the Peninsula. We parked at the top of the Paradise Road track and the weather was quite a degree clearer. However, our second shock was to find the track the WETTEST we have ever found it. No one slipped over, (miraculously), but we had to be extremely cautious in placing our feet.
A slippery muddy Paradise Road Track

Bull Ring, Flagstaff Walkway, Pineapple, McGoun, Davies, return.

Location: 15 km.
See Flagstaff Name for its origin.
30/6/2010. Bull Ring, Flagstaff Walkway, Pineapple, McGoun, Davies, return. Moderate. Leaders: Hazel, Ria.
Lunch on the lower Davies before getting up to the bush. George is proud of his new longjohns. (Ken pic)

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Silver Peaks No. 3

Location: 41 km.
21/4/2010. Silver Peaks No. 3. Trampers. Leaders: George, Ken.
Eight of us started off from the nearer Hightop entrance to avoid taking the cars through the deep ruts on the road further on. The day was perfect. The dry weather meant that muddy patches on the track were nothing to worry about. We had morning tea at the Sleepy Hollow signs before setting on towards Green Hut. On the way someone had signed up the Eucalypt Spur track. It was nailed only to manuka, but still a pity the nails were not galvanised.
New sign indicating Eucalypt Spur track.

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Camp: Albert Town Lodge – Wanaka

16-19/4/2010. April Camp. Albert Town Lodge. Leaders: Bill and Pat.
Friday. Mount Iron.
Those of us arriving in the early afternoon agreed to tackle Mount Iron. Some drove and arrived early, others of us walked the distance. Here are the ‘walkers’ climbing the zigzag track.
Wanaka from Mount Iron Track. Doug, George, Leonie.

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