Author: Ian
Protected: Committee Minutes 3/6/2009
Beach Walk, Blackhead, Kaikorai Estuary, Ocean View, Brighton Tramps
6. 29/5/2009 Hikers. Waldronville, Blackhead. Easy. Leaders: Bob M, Peter.
Cars parked at Kaikorai Estuary by gun club. Beach walk to Blackhead. Beach back. Golf Course. Waldronville, return.
5. 14/1/2009 Ocean View, Kaikorai Estuary, Big Rock. Leaders: George, Ria.
First tramp for 2009 was a combined one and 17 members, keen to get out tramping/hiking again after Christmas/NewYear break, met at Ocean Beach Church for what proved to be a very pleasant, easy beach walk. Day was warm and sunny, with no wind. We wandered along to Ocean Beach to the Estuary, stopping for morning tea on the way. An added bonus was seeing several horses, either being ridden or with sulkies, training along the edge of the water. They certainly make a great sight.
It was then back along beach nearly to the Big Rock and off the beach into a very pleasant picnic area for our lunch. Because this was very close to where the cars were parked it was an early finish to our day. However, we had a happy day out and it was good catching up with our tramping friends again. Bev. H
4. 6/12/2006. Both. Kaikorai Estuary. Beach Walk. (Low Tide: 11.21am) Leaders: Hazel, Dot B, Bob & Nadia, Chris
3. 4/10/2006. Both. Kaikorai Estuary beach walk. Easy. Leaders: Hazel, Dot B, Bob & Nadia
2. 4/8/2004. Both. Brighton, Blackhead, Beach Walk. Medium. Leaders: Hazel, Dot B, Jean, Chris.
1. 12/5/2004 Leaders:
It was an cold Autumn day but we were dressed for the beach walk. However when we reached Brighton Beach the persistent rain drove us into the only shelter available – the beach changing rooms, in which unsalubrious but dry surroundings we ate our lunch. – Ian
Scion Workshop
19/5/2009 Scion Workshop Evening.
Two club members, Ken and Ian attended from our club. We were the only tramping club there. Scion had invited all community forest-user groups around Dunedin, but only 20 had registered but only 8 had turned up, possibly because of the inclement weather. There were also several hunters and some mountain-bikers. Continue reading “Scion Workshop”
Taieri Gorge Railway Tramp
At least a dozen club members took advantage of the opportunity provided by the Lions Club to walk the rail track between Flat Creek and Deep Stream. We walked single-file with 360 others through two tunnels and over several viaduct/bridges. The sky was blue and the air was still. Perfect conditions.
OSH requirements had seen to a nightmare of safety warnings and precautions having to be taken by the small army of Lions Club controllers. It went well. – Ian
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Draft Okia Reserve Management Plan
The DCC letter below includes the URL to click on for the draft management plan or you can click on consultation to find your way there and go on to download a submission form if necessary.
Doesn’t appear to restrict our club’s tramps in any way, as far as I can see.
Sorry about side rotation – can’t manipulate website to align otherwise.
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Rain Gauge Spur via Picnic area, Nth Coal, Racemans
No. 69 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Raingauge Spur Circuit (J Roy) Summer”
Location: 15 km.
8. 29/4/2009 Rollinson Road. Picnic Area. Trig Q. North Coal Creek Track. Racemans. Weir. Rain Gauge Spur. Rollinson Track. Elbow. Rollinson Road. Leaders: Ian, Glenice.
Only five of us ventured. Dry for a start before the mist descended.
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Light rain as we got lower down. Heavier on Racemans. Odd break on Rain Gauge Spur until heavy soaking mist towards top.
We ended up fairly wet and glad to get back back down Rollinson road to car.
7. 17/9/2008. Access Road, Picnic area, North Coal, Raingauge Spur. Hard. Leaders: George, Ken.
6. 27/7/2005 Rollinson Road. Elbow. Rollinson Track. Turn off down to Rain Gauge Spur. Leaders: George, Dorothy S
5. 1/5/1991 Elbow – Swampy – Raceman. Steep parts. Harder. Alternate route for some. Leaders: Mary McG, Daphne, Bob, Barbara McC
4. 1/11/1999 Silverstream Weir, Raingauge, Elbow, Raceman’s Track. Leaders: Margaret D
3. 17/8/1994. Silverstream Weir, Raceman’s Elbow. Medium. Leaders: Bob H, Peg C, Frances, Jack R
2. 28/4/1993. Silverstream Weir, Elbow, Raceman’s Track. Two groups. Medium or Easy. Leaders: Bob H, Les W, Diana, Joan A.
1. 11/1988 Leader: Peg C
Club T-Shirts
The T-Shirts have proved a great success with those who have already bought them – and with others too.
So much so, that many are willing to place further orders, even if at an increased price. – $25.00?
They come in black, grey, white and pale blue colours.
Sizes: Men: s, m, l, xl, xxl; Women: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.
Wendy is quite happy to accept Elaine’s offer to take further orders so …
For club T-Shirts, either email (click) or phone Elaine your order and she will see if she can get a further bulk lot – so be in. Cut-off date: Friday 20 March.
Protected: Committee Minutes 11/3/2009
RELAY FOR LIFE – in support of Colleen.
21/2/2009 RELAY FOR LIFE – in support of Colleen. Logan Park. Leaders: Peter and Wendy.
As it turned out – it rained, and the difficult conditions led to the event being shortened to 12 hours. A lack of information led to Site 20 proving difficult to find amidst the large number of teams taking part, as was the opportunity to make contributions not all that easy.
Club Members, Joyce, Dot T and Peg C were participants in the first lap of honour.
Lance, Les, Lex, Lois, Margaret, Neil, Peter, Shirley, and Wendy took part in later laps at different times. Thanks to these people for turning up and taking part in the difficult circumstances.
Street Walk: Chinese Gardens
18/2/2009. Hikers. Street Walk: Chinese Gardens, Museum. Easy. Leaders: Neil, Jean.
Sawmill Road, Gortons Farm, Finlayson Road, Kennedys, John Bull Gully Track, Taieri Mouth
No. 77 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Sawmill – Taieri Mouth Rd Return John Bull (fish) Year Round”
Location: 33 km
18/2/2009. Trampers. Sawmill Road, Gortons Farm, Finlayson Road, Kennedys, John Bull Track, Taieri Mouth. Medium+. Leaders: Keith, Glenice
Park at Knarston Park.
Park at Knarston Park.
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This time we left the cars at Knarston Park and walked around Moturata Road to turn up Sawmill Road and through Gortons Farm, in one of whose buildings, still there, Lex and Ian recalled attending their church’s Easter Weekend retreats in the 1940s!
Leith Saddle Board Walk Change
An email received by the Secretary this morning reveals that DOC “have cut up hundreds of metres of serviceable board walk”. Continue reading “Leith Saddle Board Walk Change”
Moon, McQuilkan, Possum Hunters, Jim Freeman, Pineapple, Nicols
26/11/2008 Moon, McQuilkan, Possum Hunters (now Lwr McQuilkan), (uppr) Jim Freeman, Pineapple, Nicols Leaders: Ria, Hazel
Six hours, 11 tracks. Quite a day.
On parking our cars at the Nicols Creek bridge we were amazed to find a whole new set of tracks up the creek’s true left made by Mountain Biking Otago. This part had been discovered by our leaders only at the end of their recce so for us it was a recce in itself. The tracks (open to walkers too) zigzagged and zigzagged up the slope on a gentle gradient which although easy walking added a considerable distance to the day. But it was fun. See Nicols Creek tracks for details – click on Image Gallery for an endless supply of photos of the tracks. Well, that was track number one.
We eventually latched onto Moon Track further up and sat down to morning tea with Ferrero Rocher chocs slipped into Ian’s pack by Lex earlier to celebrate Lex’s 80th birthday.
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Enjoying Lex’s Ferraro chocs. Hazel, Doug, Ria, Glenice. - Enjoying Lex’sFerrero Rocher chocs. Hazel, Doug, Ria, Glenice
There were six of us but twelve chocs so they did for lunch as well. Then it was up on to Swampy Ridge
Click Swampy ridge track for background information.
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Track through tussock – at top of Moon track - Track through tussock – at top of Moon track. Ria
and almost immediately across and down McQuilkin Track. This was well cleared but two or three nasty bush crashes across the track made for some scratchy scrambling through. Wish we had brought our pruning saws. We joined Possum Busters and made our way round the track to where it links with Possum Hunters where we lunched at 12.30. On the way we made the three familar McQuilkin stream-crossings and the fourth came shortly after lunch
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McQuilkan creek cross No. 4 - McQuilkan creek crossing No. 4. Doug, George
and the second treat of Lex’s chocs. Again we struck several bush falls across the track (where were those saws?) and reached the bottom of the Jim Freeman.
It proved just as steep (or steeper? – as we age!) as it ever was. There were one or two Rhodo blossoms on the track but none on Bruce Campbell’s bushes that we passed up. Then it was onto the Ben Rudd track and up to the Firebreak. Down along that and across to the Pineapple
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View of Dunedin. - View of Dunedin.
and then steeply down to where we reached the place to strike left and down through the long Spring cocksfoot to where our leaders had cleverly located the almost hidden entrance to the bush track that would lead us through to the Nicols Track that took us down the creek’s true right to the cars. The wind on the top kept us from over-heating. To repeat, the highlight of the day had been the discovery of Mountain Biking Otago’s work-in-progress of its ambitious biking tracks, making for a surpising addition to our day out. – Ian
Nicols Creek, McQuilkans
No. 17 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Nicols Creek. D McCabe. Year Round”
19/11/2008. Booth Road, Nicols Creek, McQuilkans. Medium. Leaders: Ria, Hazel.