Mar 06 2024
15. 06/03/2024. Combined. Waikouaiti. Grade 2.5. $16. 57 km. Leaders: Karen McInnes/ Gail Williams, Carol Morrison/Val CayfordFeb 10 2024
No. 86 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Heyward Point – Melville’s Farm Farm”. 40 km from car park.
Hikers: Leaders Heather and Val Cayford‘Pathway to the Sea” – 7th February 2024 at 8.45am on a grey overcast morning with slight drizzle 15 hikers left Peter Johnstone Park and arrived at the small coastal settlement of Aramoana at approx. 9.45am – a peaceful place with 260 permanent residences as of 27th January 2024. Continue Reading »
Jan 21 2024
11. 17/01/2024. Hikers. Warrington. Leaders Jenny Finnerty and Jay Devlin
Dec 09 2023
Ocean Grove, also known as Tomahawk, is a suburb in the southeast of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. … The suburb was known as Tomahawk until the 1930s, the name not being a reference to the weapon, but rather possibly an anglicised form of the Māori words tomo haka, meaning “dance by a gravesite”.
No. 23 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Karetai Rd via Monument from Lagoon. Year round.”
Distance from car-park: Tomahawk: 19 km; Smaills Beach: 22 km; Paradise Road: 26 km.’
DCC List: 41 Peg Track. Otago Peninsula
Accessed from Oregon St. 3.5 hrs ret. Tramping track – unbenched. Managed: DCC CAM, private land.
Description – This track provides a link between Ocean Grove and Highcliff Road. Access to the track in Ocean Grove is off Oregon Street. An attractive walk around Tomahawk Lagoon then climbs through gorse and native bush. Turn right towards Soldiers Memorial through paddocks with gorse sometimes obscuring the rock walls.
43. 06/12/2023. Trampers. North of Tomahawk. Grade 3. $7. 22km. Leaders: Esther Willis and Julie McKenzieNov 17 2023
Distance from car-park to Doctors Point: 38 km.
25. 15/11/2023. Orokonui Circuit. Grade 3. Leaders: Graeme Souter & Gail WilliamsOct 17 2023
17 km from car park.
Nineteen hikers left Marlow Park in sunny conditions at about 0930 after singing happy birthday to Liz Griffin and walked over the Kettle Park Sports field and up a track to the Barnes Lookout.Oct 15 2023
No. 47 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Toko Beach. M Young”; also No. 65 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Chrystalls Beach Farm”. Location: 59 km from the car park. Best in Summer. The stock winter over.
Directions: On SH1, before Milton, at Helensbrook intersection, left onto Forsyth Road, right onto Back Road, left onto Glenledi Road.
A fine overcast morning greeted us at Peter Johnstone Park with 19 trampers in 5 cars beginning our tramp at 10am. Continue Reading »Aug 25 2023
37 km from car park to Mopanui Road end, and 40 km to
foot of McKessar Road.
The private land owners for the Pigeon Flat Walk are.
Michael Lee 0224312212 Pigeon Flat end.
Ross Illingworth 021143304 Waitati Valley end.
The stone-walled ruins on Mckessar Track
15. 23/08/2023. Hikers. Mopanui, McKessars Track. Grade 3. Leaders: Margreet and Neil Simpson
On a perfect hiking day, 18 adventurers in 5 cars grouped up at Borlases Rd on the Southern outskirts of Pt.Chalmers. From there we convoyed towards Long Beach turning off to Osborne, before crossing the “under repair” causeway. The next left turn put us on a steep gravel road past the iconic Mopanui homestead before parking at the Purakanui/Osborne railway siding.
The team set off up the hill with great gusto. Smoko was had on a sun-drenched glade at the intersection of the Mopanui/McKessar tracks.
Morning tea. Photo & caption Helen
Alex 82 years young. Photo & caption Margreet
We zig-zagged to the top of the track where we turned off to enter the well ribboned bush track towards the summit. The track got steeper, and the rocks got rockier, but did the chatter get quieter? Not one decibel!
Steep and rocky heading to the top. Photo & caption Helen
Beautiful view from the top. Photo & caption Margreet
Inland view. Photo Helen
After a catch-up rest just before the summit; we broke clear to take in the fantastic vista from the trig station. There being no wind. A long lunch was enjoyed, before we tackled the short steep descent to Mopanui Rd.
Lunch at the trig. Photo & caption Margreet
It was a pleasant jaunt back to the cars via McKessar track looking in at the old farm homestead enroute.
Emersons was an excellent venue to cap the day off with refreshments.
Road walk back to the cars. Photo & caption Margreet
McKessar house remains of. Photo & caption Helen
Emersons for cold and hot drinks. Photo & caption Helen
Vertical distance climbed was 407 metres and walking distance was about 8km.
Strava screenshot of the route.
Jun 28 2023
Topo of Area
29. 21/06/2023 Hikers Victory Beach Grade 2 Leaders: Avis and Maria
The sunny day helped top off another very enjoyable walk to and along Victory Beach.
The flywheel, the only remaining evidence from the shipwreck of the “Victory “ cargo and passenger ship in 1861, was still visible and a highlight for those seeing it for the first time. The presence or two seals stopped some of us venturing too close to the flywheel.
Morning tea in the cave of the small pyramid, lunch after traversing the sandy climb to the start of the loop walk then a break back at the small pyramid while two of our 22 walkers climbed to the top of the pyramid to gain a magnificent view of the reserve and beach. We rounded the day off with a lovely afternoon tea at Glenfalloch.
Morning tea in the cave. Caption and photo Helen
Steep drop at the edge of the beach Caption and photo Helen
Fly from Victory Caption and photo Helen
Lunch in the sun Caption and photo Helen
Both Pyramids Caption and photo Helen
Feb 03 2023
No. 79 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Quoin Pt – Bull Creek – Farmland (see George) Farm”
16. 1/2/2023. Quoin Point to Bull Creek. Combined. Leaders Bruce, Alex, Helen and Phil.
Keen to get started. Photo & caption John
Morning tea near Quoins Point. Photo & caption Phil
Neil on gate duty again. Photo & caption John
An example of the beautiful farm gullies, planted in natives. Photo & caption John
Local’s dog, keen to come with us. Photo & caption John
Going to visit the ‘house on the hill?’ Photo & caption Phil
Happy trampers. Photo & caption Pam
Around the corner to Bulls Creek. Photo & caption Pam
Watching over Bulls Creek. Photo & caption Pam
Time for lunch. Photo & caption John
Bulls Creek iconic tree and three T.R.T.C. icons. Photo & caption John
Very precise windrowing. Photo & caption Phil
Oct 26 2022
15 km from car-park.
10. 26 October 2022. Hikers. Brighton. Grade 1.5. Leaders: Liz Griffin & Faye Lamb
On a very pleasant and warm Brighton morning 22 hikers set off towards McIntosh Road led by Faye (with an E).
The wet land area planting and a talk about it. (Photo and caption Helen)
We visited Star Fish Gallery for morning tea and a friendly inspection of premises hosted by owner.
Morning tea at Starfish Gallery. (photo and caption Helen)
From here we headed back down the hill to explore different parts of Brighton and Ocean View led by Alex as Liz was off the scene with slight injury caused earlier in the week. With such a pleasant day it was good to enjoy sea views and other interesting sites before a stop for lunch at Ocean View.
Sea view (photo and caption Helen)
Up the Bennett Road to inspect the Mosaic Wall …
The mosaic wall. Beautiful. (photo and caption Helen)
… which leads us down the steep track back to Brighton and local Coffee shop for more relaxation and welcome visit by Bev Harvey and Dot Bennett.
Alex And Faye.
May 27 2022
Distance from carpark: Otago Yacht Club 19 km.
25/05/2022 Stadium to the Sea. E. Leaders: Raewyn & Phil Keene
Shall we hike or not? That was the question asked at PJ Park on a cold & windy morning. 10 hardy hikers said “yes”, so off we went to meet 6 others at the carpark in Magnet Street as arranged.
Group photo before setting out (photo and caption John)
With extra clothing, beanies & gloves, we set off into stormy skies for morning tea at the Harbour Basin.
O’er the Leith bridge (photo and caption Phil)
Low & behold, the sun broke through so we continued on our blustery walk to Portsmouth Drive & beyond.
Our leader outlining the Urban Nature network (photo and caption Phil)
So this is why the teeth were put here? (photo and caption Phil)
Along the way we were educated by the new Urban Nature signs put up by DoC around the city (www.doc.govt.nz/urbannature) and the histories behind Rongo Rock & Fox Hall.
At the “Rongo” Monument (photo and caption John)
Fox Hall, Rongo rock and urbanNATURE (Collage by Raewynne)
We went over Tomahawk Rd to see the views, but the Mustang was preferred (photo and caption John)
Onwards, upwards & over to the Andersons Bay Cemetery where the wind blew even harder, down to the Chisholm Golf links, then across to John Wilson Drive & the sea.
Arnie’s army is alive and well at Chisolm Links (photo and caption Phil)
Our planned lunch stop was taken over by the high seas, so shelter was sought on high ground.
We were discussing Bob Dylan’s ‘shelter from the storm’ over lunch (photo and caption Phil)
AND THE WIND BLEW. Unable to walk along the beach, we braced ourselves and walked into the head wind down to Marlow park.
Impromptu group photo (but guess who’s missing?) (photo and caption John)
The boys solving the problems of the world (photo and caption Noi)
9.5km & two buses later, we were back at the Stadium for coffee at the Plaza Cafe, followed by a short walk to our cars.
Great coffee and service at the Plaza, we’ll be back (photo and caption Phil)
Raewyn
Screenshot of route by Raewynne
Jul 16 2021
No. 97 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Purekanui & Canoe Beach Year Round”
39 km
At LOW TIDE it is possible to walk along the shore to Doctor’s Point.
Also pleasant stroll 1 km down southeastern end to mouth of inlet with scattered cribs.
16. 14 July 2021. Hikers. Purakaunui/Canoe Beach. Medium. Leaders: Betty & Jim
After regrouping at Waitati 4 Vehicles travelled with 16 hikers to park at the end of the Doctors Point Road. The tide afforded us plenty of clear beach for the Canoe Beach walk to Mapoutahi for our tea stop. Of significance were two new barriers recently erected by DOC, warning of the dangerous cliffs.
Looking across Canoe Beach (photo & caption Ady)
Looking towards headland of Purakaunui Beach (photo & caption Ady)
From our morning tea stop the southern portal to the rail tunnel could be seen, high on the cliff showing the extreme difficulty that this section that must have been experienced in the construction of this main trunk line.
Weather conditions were pleasant for the Purakaunui Beach walk on firm sand to the Purakaunui inlet.
Purakaunui Inlet (photo Alex)
Entering the inlet, we were faced with soft sand conditions for a short distance to the pine plantation, then it was less than 400 meters through pines to the cemetery. We retraced our steps in comfortable time for the tide past Canoe Beach to the cars.
The coffee stop was at Blueskin before our return to Mosgiel.
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