Chingford Park, Cleghorn Street, Opoho Circuit

Square 15013/11/2024.  Chingford Park, Cleghorn Street, Opoho Circuit. Grade 4. Trampers.  Leaders: Ross and Wyn Davies.
20 trampers met up up North Road in North East Valley, on the corner of Crown Street. We headed off at about 9:45am up the valley in sunshine.

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Akatore Forest, Narrowdale Road – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the South Coast via SH1 area groups together trips incorporating Akatore Forest and  Narrowdale Road. (map)

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

Access Permissions are required for trips to Narrowdale Road / Akatore Forest- refer guidelines

TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of about 3. This is indicative only, as trips can be allocated a higher or lesser grading depending on the route taken. For more detailed analysis refer to Grading Information.

How To Get There:

Drive south on SH1 to Milburn and turn left onto Narrowdale Road. Continue past the Otago Correction Facilities and veer left at the Golf Course corner and continue on Narrowdale Road.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area: 

25/06/2025. Akatore Narrowdale Forest. Grade 3. Hikers.  Leaders: Neville Griffiths, Cathy Ferguson.

Akatore Forest: Narrowdale Rd, Gorge Hill, Stewarts Farm. 2023 – 1989 (11 trips, 2 with reports and photos, 1 with photo only, 8 with no report or photos)

 

 

Peggy’s Hill – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes on the Otago Peninsula groups together trips to Peggy’s Hill (map) commencing from Macandrew Bay (Greenacres St).

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

TRTC Grading Information – trips to Peggy’s Hill are generally given a TRTC grading of 3. This is indicative only, as depending on the route taken, allocation of gradings can differ from this. For more detailed analysis refer to Grading Information.

Access Permissions are required as this trip ventures over a working farm – refer guidelines

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

List new posts (as per format on each post ie: dd/mm/yyyy, name of trip, grade and leaders)

List and link previous trips relating to this page here (delete when complete)

 

 

 

 

Long Beach – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the West Harbour area groups together trips to Long Beach. (map)

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

Long Beach. 2019 – 2004 (5 trips, 3 with reports and photos, 2 with no report or photos)

 

 

 

 

 

Henley, Big Stone, Otokia Roads, Christies Gully and McLaren Gully Roads – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the South Coast via SH1 area groups together trips incorporating Henley Road, Big Stone Road, Otokia Road and Christies Gully. (map)

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of about 3. This is indicative only, as trips can be allocated a higher or lesser grading depending on the route taken. For more detailed analysis refer to Grading Information.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area: 

28/05/2025. Henley Loop. Grade 2.5.  Hikers.  Leaders: Rhonda Wilson and Jill Dodd.

Christie Gully, Big Stone Road, Otokia, McLaren Gully Rds. 2014 – 1991. (17 trips, 1 with report and photos, 2 with photos only, 14 with no reports or photos)
Palmers Creek Otokia Cemetery Henley. 2002 – 1994. (3 trips, no reports or photos)