28/01/2026. Whale Fossil Lookout, Clarendon Cemetery/Lime Springs . Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Bruce Spittle, Eleanore Ryan.
Six km South of Waihola, just past the brick Ewing Phosphate Company Ltd building on the right, we turned right into Phosphate Road, and the end of the road, turned right into Berwick Road and then left into Cullen Road where we parked on the left at the foot of the hill. Continue reading “Whale Fossil Lookout, Clarendon Cemetery/Lime Springs”
Category: Grading
Track grading set for trip
Leith Saddle / Swampy / Burns Track
21/01/2026. Leith Saddle/Swampy/Burns Track. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Pam Cocks and Neil Hodgkin.
Another enjoyable tramp in the Silver Peaks
Owaka / Catlins Environ
21/01/2026. Owaka / Catlins Environ. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders: Bill Cubitt and Peter Beal.
The weather (albeit a little windy) and tides turned up trumps for the 29 hikers who gathered on the Pounawea waterfront at 10.00am on Wednesday morning. Continue reading “Owaka / Catlins Environ”
Hoopers Inlet – Rutherfords – Stewarts – Lime Kilns – Nyhon track
14/01/2026. Hoopers Inlet, Rutherfords – Stewarts, Lime Kilns, Nyhon Track. Grade 3. Trampers. Leaders: Spen Walker, Jane Bruce, Sandy Webb
The Mosgiel contingent had an 8.30 am start and arrived at Shore St before 9 am, ably coordinated by Neil Hodgkin.
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Heyward Point Track
14/01/2026. Heyward Point Track. Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Sue Beal and Jan Palmer
A small group of Hikers carpooled driving from Memorial Park towards Port Chalmers stopping at Maia to meet up with the Dunedin / Brighton hikers.
Millenium Track from Taieri Mouth to Lookout
03/12/2025. Millenium Track from Taieri Mouth to Lookout. Grade 3. Trampers. Leaders: Sandy Webb and Alison Evans.
The weather gods were not on our side, so the planned Silver Peaks tramp was reluctantly shelved for another day. Continue reading “Millenium Track from Taieri Mouth to Lookout”
Big Easy Track
26/11/2025. Bid Easy Track. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders: Barbara Shackell and Avis Williamson
Twenty-six hikers met up at Signal Hill Reserve behind Logan Park High School.
Highcliff, Paradise and Buskin Tracks
26/11/2025. Highcliff, Paradise and Buskin Tracks. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Clare Banks and Carol Thurlow
23 trampers left the entrance to the Highcliff Track carpark at 9.35am, knowing very hot and blustery conditions were forecasted for the day. Continue reading “Highcliff, Paradise and Buskin Tracks”
Hermits Cave via Pulpit Rock.
19/11/2025. Hermits Cave via Pulpit Rock. Grade 5. Trampers. Leaders: Graham Thurlow and John Gardiner.
The tramp to Pulpit Rock is a well known one to most of us, but today’s tramp there came with a twist.
Out and About in Caversham and Kew
19/11/2025. Out & About in Caversham and Kew. Hikers. Grade 2 $5 14km. Leaders: Jenny Finnerty, Jay Devlin, Jan Butcher, Pam Clough.
25 hikers set out on a very pleasant morning for our walkabout.
Three Peaks, Escarpment, Cloud Forest Loop
12/11/2025. Three Peaks, Escarpment, Cloud Forest Loop. Grade 3.5. Trampers. Leaders: Sarah McCormack and Karen McInnis.
22 trampers set off from Sullivans dam in blustery conditions but it was sunny and not cold.
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Second Beach to Ocean Grove
12/11/2025. Second Beach to Ocean Grove. Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Sandra Lawn and Bruce Spittle.
It was predicted to be windy for our hike and boy oh boy was it windy.
Working Bee – Future Forest – Broad Bay
05/11/2025. Future Forest – Broad bay. Grade 2.5. Combined. Leaders: Jenny Flack, Linda Partridge, Gwenda Farquharson, Pam Cocks.
After a bit of overnight rain in Broad Bay the weather was fine for our working bee at the Future Forest, third attempt lucky for us this time. Continue reading “Working Bee – Future Forest – Broad Bay”
Karetai Track to Boulder Beach
29/10/2025. Smaills Beach (Karetai Track) to Boulder Beach Outlook. Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Jenni & Bruce Wright.
Was it cabin fever that brought 39 adventurers out after a rough bout of weather the previous few days?
Orokonui Lagoon/Waitati
22/10/2025. Orokonui Lagoon/Waitati Grade 2. Hikers. Leaders: Phil and Raewyn Keene.
On doing the recce we discovered that the Opeke Track, normally part of this hike, is now closed to the public……