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Doctors Point, McKessar, Mopanui, Ridgeline

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Access permission required for Pigeon Flat walk.
The stone-walled ruins on Mckessar Track

Doctors Point, Mopanui, McKessar, Purakanui, Osborne – Information and Trips Library

16. 19/06/2024 Trampers – Purakanui, Mopanui and return. Grade 4. Leaders: Graeme Souter and Heather Kirk

Sometimes It can be a bit bleak walking this time of the year. Yet there we were, 18 trampers keen to head out for a tramp from Purakanui and up Mopanui.

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Rollinsons Rd Locked gate, Swinespur, Swampy Ridge, McQuilkans, Smithies

Click Swampy ridge track for background information

5. 12/06/2024. Smithys, McQuillans, Swampy Ridge Road and Swine Spur. Trampers. Grade 3.5. Leaders Esther and Gail.

Twenty-two hardy trampers met at PJ park, and headed to Rollinson Road where we parked. Continue reading “Rollinsons Rd Locked gate, Swinespur, Swampy Ridge, McQuilkans, Smithies”

Abbotsford and Environs

Chain Hills Track. Accessed from Chain Hills Road. 30 min. Tramping Track. – benched. Manager: DCC CAM and private land.

20. 12 June 2024. Exploring Abbotsford/Fairfield. Grade 1.5. Hikers. Leaders Jan Yardley and Noi McCunn
The day started with a heavy frost – the heaviest so far this winter. We parked at the Sunnyvale Sports Ground and walked into Green Island, ably led by Noi. Continue reading “Abbotsford and Environs”

Street Walk: Town Belt areas.

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

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”

Maia to Port Chalmers

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”

Mountain Road / South Waikouaiti River

2. 15 May 2024. Trampers. Mountain Road/ South Waikouaiti River. Grade 4. Leaders: Graham Thurlow and John Gardiner

Square 100 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: –

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Macandrew Bay, Greenacre Street

No. 6 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Macandrew Bay. (Greenacres St). J Allen. Year Round.”

No. 74 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Peninsula Traverse. Year Round”

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”

Gabriels Gully, Lawrence. Bus Trip

Gabriels Gully. Key to Maps

Map No. 3. Munro Gully — Map No. 3. Munro’s Gully Bush Walk. Oburns Track.

Map No. 4. Wetherstons to Goldfield Park Historic Reserve.

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”

Pyramids, Victory Beach

No. 48 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Pyramids & Beach Area. (Victory Beach) Beach Walk only. Year Round”

Location: 38 km from car park.

Victory Beach, Pyramids – Information and Trips Library

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”

Track Clearing

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”

Grahams Bush, Old Main Rd, Organ Pipes, Buttars Peak, Mt Cargill, Mt Cutten

Grahams Bush botanical and Mount Cargill history for background information.

No. 19 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Sawyers Bay – Grahams Bush. M Deuchrass. Summer.”

Sawyers Bay Road 28 km from car park; Mount Cargill Road car park: 25 km.

Grahams Bush, Organ Pipes, Buttars Peak, Mt Cargill – Information and Trips Library

Square (1) 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”

Frasers Gully

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”

Rosella Ridge

[Mountain Road, Green Hut, Rosella Ridge, Waikouaiti River. 5-6 hrs 13 km, Hard.

Mountain Road, Green Hut, Rosella Ridge, River Track, Hunters Access Track, Mountain Road. 6-7 hrs 17 km, Hard. Mountain Road DOC carpark – 42 km from carpark.]

9. 17 /4/2024. Trampers Rosella Ridge. Grade 5.5 Leaders: Ross and Neil

An early start of 8:00am was set; with only one person missing the memo.

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Bull Ring, Ben Rudd

Location: 15 km.

Click Ben Rudd Article for background information.

Click Pineapple Track for background information.

Click Pineapple and Flagstaff walk for background information.

See 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.

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