Taieri Recreational Tramping Club
Mid-week recreational and social walking group based in Mosgiel NZ
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11. 05/06/2024. Combined. Town Belt from Unity Park. Grade 2. 18 km. Leaders: Carol Thurlow, Maria MacNee, Linda Partridge, Diane Paterson.
After arriving and enjoying the view on a fine still June morning we left Unity Park with 33 hikers and trampers. Continue reading “Street Walk: Town Belt areas.”
Boulder Beach closed during yellow eyed penguin nesting 1 November – 28 February.
Distance from car-park: 24 km to Macandrew Bay, 27 to Highcliff Road.
18. 22/05/2024
. Trampers. Macandrew Bay to Boulder Beach and return. Leaders Pam and Gwenda
With overcast skies 23 trampers headed up Greenacres Track (From Macandrew Bay) to Boulder Beach. Continue reading “Boulder Beach”
Port Chalmers, Mia, Deborah Bay, Rangi Park – Information and Trips Library
2. 22/05/2024. Burkes to Port Chalmers. Hikers. Leaders Mike and Jill
I won’t take it as a personal insult that only 13 hikers turned up to join me on a walk from Maia to Port Chalmers via Sawyers Bay and back roads. I put the low turnout down to a reference to “grunty hills” in the pre walk notes. Continue reading “Maia to Port Chalmers”
2. 15 May 2024. Trampers. Mountain Road/ South Waikouaiti River. Grade 4. Leaders: Graham Thurlow and John Gardiner
Sometimes my grandmother would say something to me, and I’d ask,
“How do you know that?”
She used to say,
“A wee birdie told me.”
This report is a ‘wee birdie’ (a Fantail) told me tale: –
Distance from car-park: 24 km.
12. 08/05/2024 Hikers. Macandrew Bay, Greenacres. Grade 2
23 hikers set out from MacAndrew Bay heading to Company Bay stopping at the Yellow Eyed Penguin plant nursery. Continue reading “Macandrew Bay, Greenacre Street”
8. 8 May 2024. Trampers. Gabriel’s Gully , Lawrence. Grade 4
Wednesday 8th May saw 18 hardy trampers start at Gabriels Gully Lawrence to complete our walk on Otago Dam Track. Continue reading “Gabriels Gully, Lawrence. Bus Trip”
30. 1/05/2024. Combined. Pyramids/Victory Beach. Grade 2.5. Leaders Jenny, Alison, Wendy and Alex
A great turn out for my first time as a co leader with Alison, Wendy, Alex and John. We had a combined group of 30 trampers and hikers. Continue reading “Pyramids, Victory Beach”
27. 2/05/2024. Track clearing. Leader Phil Keene
Autumn is moving along, colours are fading, the tracks were wet and muddy, aided by some impressive pig work but the team were not defeated and completed a full day’s work on McQuilkans. Continue reading “Track Clearing”
18. 24/04/2024. Hikers. Graham’s Bush/Organ Pipes. Grade 3. 27 km. Leaders: Maria MacNee/Theresa White
A twenty-one strong group of hikers met at the rendezvous in Sawyer’s Bay at the Emmanuel Church Car Park. Continue reading “Grahams Bush, Old Main Rd, Organ Pipes, Buttars Peak, Mt Cargill, Mt Cutten”
No. 92 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Frasers Gully – Brockville Rd Year Round”
16 km from car park.
Frasers Gully – Information and Trips Library
32. 24/04/2024. Trampers. Frasers Road/Southern Resevoir. Grade 2.5. 16 km. Leaders: Gwenda Farqharson/Graeme Souter
A perfect calm sunny autumn Dunedin day for our tramp greeted 17 trampers at Frasers Gully carpark. Continue reading “Frasers Gully”
9. 17 /4/2024. Trampers Rosella Ridge. Grade 5.5 Leaders: Ross and NeilSee Flagstaff Name for its origin.
13. 17/04/2024 Bullring/ Ben Rudd/ Flagstaff Grade 2.5 Leaders: Mike and Dave
On a cloudless but slightly chilly morning 29 hikers assembled at the Bullring carpark on Flagstaff/Whare Flat Road where Sandra, a new member of the group was introduced and welcomed by Phil.
No. 99 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Mt Charles Mr Neil Farm”.
27 km from car-park.
Click here to read about Cape Saunders Lighthouse and the two graves
Mt Charles, Cape Saunders – Information and Trips Library
12. 10/4/2024 Mt Charles Grade 4 Leaders: Graham and Carol Thurlow
28 trampers gathered at Allan’s Beach. Continue reading “Mt Charles, Cape Saunders, Puddingstone Rock, Allans Beach”
No. 102 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Friends Hill Chain Hills Year Round”. Background information on Saddle Hill Hotel
Chain Hills, Friends Hill – Information and Trips Library
47. 10/04/2024 Highland Park to Friends Hill. Grade 2.5. Leaders: Margaret Maxwell/Kay Seddon.
With nervous trepidation, Kay and I met at Peter Johnson Park to meet all you gorgeous hikers. We thought there would be about 8-16 willing participants.
No. 24 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Lovers Leap – The Chasm – Sandfly Bay. N Strang. Farm. Year Round.” No. 73 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Sandymount – Lovers Leap. Year Round”.
29 km from car-park.
See Sandymount for area background information.
Sandymount closed for lambing Aug-Oct. Track unformed in places, grassy, slippery when wet. (See also article on pingao planting.)
25. 27/03/2024. Hikers. Sandymount Grade 2.5 Leaders: Jenni and Bruce Wright