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: Hikers
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”
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.
Brighton Cafe
03/12/2025. Trip Cancelled. Hikers. Leaders: Neville Griffith and Rhonda Wilson.
The Hike down Kuri Bush was abandoned. We drove down to the starting point and then as the rain had become quite heavy we made a decision to to head to the Brighton Cafe instead!
Sandra & Neville
Link to background information and earlier tramps and hikes in the same area.
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.
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.
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.
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……
Pineapple Track/ Ross Creek
15/10/2025. Pineapple Track/ Ross Creek. Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Wendy Langley, Val Cayford.
What a magnificent hike we had today. The weather, company, bush walks and views of Dunedin were all top notch.
Raceman’s Track
08/10/2025. Raceman’s Track. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders: Sandra Lawn & Bruce Spittle.
A group of 16 cheerful hikers gathered to walk a circuit around Raceman’s Track, Tunnel Track and back along Whare Flat Road to the starting point at Silverstream car park.
Northern Cemetery – Botanic Garden
24/09/2025. Northern Cemetery-Botanic Garden. Grade 1.5. Hikers. Leaders: Wendy Langley and Linda Partridge
On a beautiful sunny blue sky spring day 28 happy hikers gathered in the upper botanic garden carpark
Aramoana
10/09/2025. Aramoana. Grade 2. Hikers. Leaders: Peter Horrell, Jan Palmer.
Luckily for us, the weather report for the day had changed and was no longer forecasting rain for the morning, but arriving at Aramoana, and finding it a bit chilly, most of us put on at least one more extra layer before we started out. Continue reading “Aramoana”
Purakaunui and environs
27/08/2025. Purakaunui and environs. Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Katrina McKenzie and Jill Thomas
After meeting the town members at Port Chalmers, 27 hikers drove in to Long Beach for morning tea and a toilet stop.
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Wingatui Viaduct/ Duck Point Tunnel
20/08/2025. Wingatui Viaduct. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders: Maria MacNee, Bill Cubitt..
The lead up to today’s hike was quite a process as the weather had been particularly inclement and the access road had caused some issues during recces.