Category: Central City

St Clair, St Kilda, Caversham, Kew, Corstorphine, Ocean Grove, Tomahawk – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the Dunedin Central City area groups together trips incorporating suburbs Caversham, Kew, Corstorphine and Dunedin beaches at St Clair, St Kilda, Tomahawk / Ocean Grove.

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of about 1.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.

Ocean Grove, also known as Tomahawk, is a suburb in the southeast of the city of Dunedin. … The suburb was known as Tomahawk until the 1930s, the name not being a reference to the weapon, but rather possibly an anglicised form of the Māori words tomo haka, meaning “dance by a gravesite”.

Links to tramps and hikes in the same area:

19/11/2025. Out & About in Caversham and Kew. Hikers. Grade 2  $5  14km. Leaders: Jenny Finnerty, Jay Devlin, Jan Butcher, Pam Clough.
12/11/2025. Second Beach to Ocean Grove. Grade 3. Hikers.  Leaders: Sandra Lawn and Bruce Spittle.
26/03/2025. St Kilda / Tomahawk Beach. Grade 1.5 Hikers.  Leaders: Wendy Langley  and Val Cayford.
07/08/2024. City to Surf. Grade2 . Combined. Leaders: Gail Williams, Karen McInnes, Jenni and Bruce Wright.
24/07/2024. Delights of St Clair.  Grade 1.5. Hikers.  Leaders: Neville Griffiths, Wyn Davies.

Caversham – Street Walk. 2023-1999 (5 trips, 3 with reports and photos, 2 with no report or photos)
St Clair Beach Walks (1995 – 2023, 17 trips).
Street Walk: St Clair – Kew (2000 – 2022, 2 trips – 1 report).
Tomahawk Lagoon and Nearby Tracks and Areas (1989 – 2023, 43 trips, 19 reports; see 40, 38, 36, 35, 33, 29 and 26.)

City to Surf – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the Dunedin Central City area groups together trips commencing in the City and culminating at St Clair, St Kilda beaches. It also incorporates trips along from Andersons Bay to the Otago Yacht Club marina.

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of about 2. 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 earlier tramps and hikes in the same area:

07/08/2024. City to Surf. Grade 2. Combined. Leaders: Gail Williams, Karen McInnes, Jenni and Bruce Wright.

Stadium to the Sea  2022 (1 trip with report and photos)
Gardens to Surf 2015-2017 (2 trips with reports, 1 with photos)
Portsmouth Drive to Marina 2013-2017 (3 trips with reports)

 

Street Art Walks Dunedin – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the Dunedin Central City area groups together trips focused on viewing the Street Art found on many buildings within the city.

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 art walks in the same area:  

13/08/2025. South Dunedin Street Art. Grade 1.5. Hikers.  Leaders: Val Crayford and Wendy Langley.
21/08/2024 . Street Art Walk.  Grade 1.5. Trampers Leaders: Wendy Langley, Val Cayford.
10/07/2024. Street Art Trail and Surrounds. Grade 1.5. Hikers. Leaders: Wendy Langley, Val Cayford.

Midwinter Street Walk – Street Art (2015 – 2021)
Follow the Leith (2022 – 2023) University campus.