Taieri Recreational Tramping Club
Mid-week recreational and social walking group based in Mosgiel NZ
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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 WrightOfficial Sinclair Wetlands website.
From car park, via Clarendon: abt 35 km.
Sinclair Wetlands – Information and Trips Library
5. 04/04/2024. Combined. Sinclair Wetlands. Grade 1.5. Leaders Ady, Linda, Dave and John.
It’s said that there are more bacteria and microscopic life in one glass of water, than there are grains of sand on the planet. (Neither figure being accurately calculable of course.) A good introduction to the Sinclair Wetlands. Teaming with life, yet most of it out of plain sight. Continue reading “Sinclair Wetlands.”
I’ve always regarded myself as, and indeed endeavoured to be, an optimist. But on Tuesday night, I had serious doubts that Wednesday’s tramp would proceed. That night seemed to leave little room for optimism. A Wednesday morning early dog walk gave a glimmer of hope, that the weather, although unpredictable, might be improving. Seventeen ‘optimistic’ trampers took part on the Split Rock tramp.Click on Maps to Enlarge
(1) Post Office Creek from power station
(2) Post Office Creek / Vertaburn (Reid – Beattie Farms)
20. 20/03/2024. Hikers. Broad Bay Future Forest (New Hike), Grade 2.5. 30 km. Leaders: Jenny Flack, Vivienne Manning.
Twenty hikers gathered at the end of Bacon St for this new walk. Continue reading “Harbour Cone, Broad Bay, Turnbulls Bay, Bacon Street, Peggys Hill”
The Hereweka Harbour Cone block of 328ha where the Future Forest is, was bought by the DCC in 2008. Since 2015 it has been managed by the Hereweka Harbour Cone Charitable Trust Continue reading “Hereweka Harbour Cone Future Forest – Background Information”
17. 13/03/2024. Trampers. Carey’s Creek, Rongomai, Honeycomb Tracks. Grade 3.5. $11. 39km. Leaders: Pam Cocks, Graeme Souter.Continue reading “Evansdale, Careys Creek, Honeycomb, Rongomai”
15. 06/03/2024. Combined. Waikouaiti. Grade 2.5. $16. 57 km. Leaders: Karen McInnes/ Gail Williams, Carol Morrison/Val Cayford29 km from car park.
Waihola Area – Information and Trips Library Post
4. 21/02/2024. Hikers. Waihola/Milburn Area. Grade 2 Leaders: Bill and Jill
22 hikers assembled at a car park in Limeworks Road, Milburn on a rather grey morning with a cold head on sou’wester blowing into our faces. After traversing a farm track, we joined the Clutha Gold Trail in Circle Hill Road and began what Jill quite accurately described as a day of quirky bridges and old fossils!
No. 30 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Woodside Glen to Maungatuas. E Blackburn, D McEwan. Summer”
Short and long options. (Maungatua climb fairly steep. 5-7 hours. Heavy tussock on top. Route only. Manager: DOC.)
Woodside Glen, Maungatuas – Information and Trips Library
18. 14/2/2024. Trampers. Maungatua Option. Leaders Lyn Keene, Anne Ward and Di Bezett
Travel Distance 40ks, Grade: 3.5, Altitude gain: 711 metres. Total distance: 15.64 ks.
The day dawned to reveal blue skies and temperatures were predicated to be between 28-29 degrees. Continue reading “Woodside Glen, plus to top of Maungatuas”
10 km from car park.
Waldronville, Blackhead, Kaikorai Estuary – Information and Trips Library
14. 14 February 2024. Hikers. Waldronville Wander. Grade 2. $5. 10km. Leaders: Phil Keene, Helen Morris.
After leaving PJ park right on time and catching up with the locals at the Estuary, 24 Hikers set out in orderly fashion back down the road towards Waldronville and crossed over into Island Park through the new gate, noting the sign ‘ no dogs allowed’. Must be to keep all the professional dog walkers out? Continue reading “Waldronville”