Taieri Recreational Tramping Club
Mid-week recreational and social walking group based in Mosgiel NZ
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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.
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”
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.
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”
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.
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.
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.
Continue reading “Three Peaks, Escarpment, Cloud Forest Loop”
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.
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”
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?
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……
22/10/2025. Outram Glen and Beyond. Grade 2. Trampers. Leaders: Jill Reid and Heather Kirk.
We had 20 happy trampers arrive at Outram for our walk on Wednesday.
15/10/2025. South Waikouaiti River Track. Grade 4. Trampers Leaders: Ross Davies, Neil Hodgkin.
Wednesday’s tramp was an alphabet.
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.
08/10/2025. Daphne/Big Stone Roads, Brighton. Grade 3. Trampers. Leaders: Sylvie Watt & Lyn Keene
On a perfect day 22 trampers set off. 2 cars were left at the bottom off Big Stone Rd.