27/11/2024. Around Harbour Cone. Grade 3. Hikers (and Trampers). Leaders: Jenny Flack and Rhonda Wilson.
Listening to the heavy rain coming down on Tuesday night I don’t think too many of us thought we would be out hiking the next day. Continue reading “Around Harbour Cone”
Author: Marijke
Flagstaff, Bull Ring
23/10/2024. Flagstaff, Bull Ring. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders: Theresa White, Julie MacKenzie.
19 hikers left P/J car park with a warning of 23 degrees, so take plenty of water. Fortunately for us there was a breeze that got stronger, and the heat was manageable. Continue reading “Flagstaff, Bull Ring”
Tomahawk, Soldiers’ Memorial, Karetai Track
23/10/2024. Tomahawk, Soldiers’ Memorial, Karetai Track. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Di Bezett, Gail Williams and Lyn Keene
24 people set off on a very humid day, straight up the 4wheeldrive track, the views were spectacular. Continue reading “Tomahawk, Soldiers’ Memorial, Karetai Track”
Outram Heritage Trail and Floodbank
04/09/2024. Outram Heritage Trail and Floodbank. Grade 2. Combined. Leaders: Anette MacRae, Katrina McKenzie, Cathy Ferguson, Janette Abbot.
41 happy walkers left the Outram Rugby Club carpark and headed around Outram following the heritage trail looking at old churches, halls, houses and banks. Continue reading “Outram Heritage Trail and Floodbank”
City to Surf
07/08/2024. City to Surf. Grade 2. Combined. Leaders: Gail Williams, Karen McInnes, Jenni and Bruce Wright.
Was it a record? Forty six keen members, including one visitor, met at the Otago Yacht Club carpark in Magnet Street for the City to Surf Combined Trip. Continue reading “City to Surf”
Midwinter Lunch – Tunnel Beach and Concord Inn
03/07/2024. Combined. Tunnel Beach, Concord Tavern Lunch – Mid Winter Catchup. Grade 2. Leaders: Phil and Helen Morris, Jay Devlin and Margaret Maxwell. Continue reading “Midwinter Lunch – Tunnel Beach and Concord Inn”
Nicols Creek, Moon Track, Pepper Tree Track, Pineapple Track
26/06/2024 2024. Trampers. Nicols Creek, Pineapple Track. Grade 4. Leaders: Wyn and Ross Davies.
The weather forecasts were not very encouraging. Nevertheless, 12 courageous trampers arrived at the meeting point at Booth Road Continue reading “Nicols Creek, Moon Track, Pepper Tree Track, Pineapple Track”
Whare Flat, Waiora, Schoolhouse, Tunnels Track, McRaes Weir, Racemans
26/06/2024. Whare Flat. Hikers. Grade 2.5. 11km. Leaders: Bruce Spittle, Adrienne Ensor.
Sixteen hikers assembled at 0950 after parking on the side of the Silverstream Valley Road near the McKerrow Bridge Fields near the end of the tar sealed part of the road, 3.74 km along the road. Continue reading “Whare Flat, Waiora, Schoolhouse, Tunnels Track, McRaes Weir, Racemans”