Taieri Recreational Tramping Club
Mid-week recreational and social walking group based in Mosgiel NZ
The post that links all the known previous trips and information.
This page of club tramps and hikes in the area of Whare Flat groups together trips to the Three Mile Hill Forestry Tracks.
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Permission is required – see Three Mile Hill walking track 2001 link below
18/09/2024. Three Mile Hill Forest. Hikers. Leaders: Bruce Spittle & Bill Cubitt.
Three Mile Hill walking track. 2001 (1 trip no report)
This page of club tramps and hikes in the Dunedin Central City area groups together trips incorporating Roslyn, Mornington, Wakari, Highgate, Kaikorai and surrounds.
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
25/09/2024. Wakari / Kaikorai Loop. Hikers Leaders: Jenny Finnerty and Ady Whitson
Street Walk: Roslyn and Kaikorai. 2023 – 1998 (3 trips, 1 with report and photos)
Mornington Ramble. 2023 – 2008 (7 trips, with reports, 6 with photos)
Mornington – Southern Cemetery. 2008 (1 trip with report)
Street Walk: Wakari. 2008 (1 trip with report and photos)
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This page of club tramps and hikes in the Silver Peaks area groups together trips to Rosella Ridge. (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips to Rosella Ridge are generally given a TRTC grading of 5. 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.
Silver Peaks Forest for background information on the area.
Accessed from Mountain Road from old forest HQ 6 hr ret, Route, DOC and private land.
Take the Northern Motorway to Waitati and just past the store take a left turn onto Double Hill Road. Continue on this road which merges into Semple Road and onto Mountain Road. Access can be via the River Track at the bottom of Walkers Road or before that take the Green Ridge track at Hightop to Pulpit Rock turning onto Rosella just prior to Pulpit Rock.
Rosella Ridge. 2024 – 1992 (9 trips, 8 with reports and photos)
This page of club tramps and hikes in the Silver Peaks area groups together those trips on the Raingauge Spur. (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Access to the Raingauge Spur can be made via Rollinsons Road which will require a key to the gate approx. 2 km’s from the “Elbow” where the track starts. A key is currently held by the clubs President.
18/09/2024 Raingauge Ridge – Steve Amies. Grade 4.5. Trampers. Leaders: Neil Hodgkin and Sarah McCormack.
Rain Gauge Spur via Picnic area, Nth Coal, Racemans. 2009 – 1998 (8 trips, 1 with a report, 1 with photos only, 6 with no reports / photos)
This page of club tramps and hikes in the Silver Peaks area groups together trips to Pulpit Rock, including Rocky Ridge (Hermits Cave). (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of about 4. 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.
Silver Peaks Forest for background information.
There are any number of tracks within the Silver Peaks that will reach Pulpit Rock. Arguably the most common way is via the Possum Hut track.
Proceed via the Northern motorway to Waitati and turn left onto Double Hill Road (just past the store on the left at the end of the motorway), which joins Semple Road where there is several access points to the Possum Hut track.
19/11/2025. Hermits Cave via Pulpit Rock. Grade 5. Trampers. Leaders: Graham Thurlow and John Gardiner.
14/05/2025. Pulpit Rock. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Graham Thurlow, Lyn Keene.
Hermits Cave Silver Peaks Rocky Ridge Tramps. 2003 – 2018 (8 trips with 4 reports and photos, 3 with photos only, 1 with no report / photos)
Green Hut, Pulpit Rock. 2023 – 1988 (10 trips with reports and photos, 13 with no reports).
Shuttle: Mountain Road, Pulpit Rock, Long/Powder Ridges, Whare Flat. 2019 – 1998 (3 trips with 1 report and photos, 2 trips with no reports)
This page of club tramps and hikes covers trips West via SH87 which includes trips to Horsehoof Station and incorporating the Maungatuas Traverse. (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Access Permissions maybe required as this trip ventures over a working farm – refer guidelines Lambing September – November
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of 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.
From Outram take SH87 (Lee Steam Outram Road) turn left onto McKendry Road. Continue to the end for parking. Further, continue on SH87 to second left turning onto Woolshed Road. Parking is at the end of this road.
Maungatua traverse. 2021 – 1998 (3 trips, 1 with report and photos, 2 with no report or photos)
Horsehoof Station Tramps. 2019 – 1989 (22 trips including 1 private trip with photos 29/03/2010, 9 with reports nad photos, 1 with photos only, 12 with no reports or photos)
McKendry Road, Roseburn, Woolshed Road, Horsehoof Station. 2018 – 1992 (12 trips, 3 with reports and photos, 1 with photos only, 8 with no report or photos)
This page of club tramps and hikes in the Fairfield, Green Island and Mosgiel surrounds area and groups together trips incorporating Abbotsford Fairfield and Green Island areas.
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of about 1.5. 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.
Abbotsford and Environs. 2024 – 1993 (20 trips, 9 with reports and photos, 1 with photos only, 10 with no report or photos)
This page of club tramps and hikes in the area West via SH87 (Maungatua, Waipori River, Berwick) groups together trips to the Sinclair Wetlands (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of 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.
Official Sinclair Wetlands website.
From Peter Johnston Park drive to Outram. Proceed through the township and turn left onto Formby Road and then right onto Huntly Road. Follow this road, it turns into Maugatua Road and proceed to Berwick Road. Continue to McPherson Road and turn left where parking is available.
Sinclair Wetlands. 2024 – 1990 (5 trips with 4 reports)
This page of club tramps and hikes in the Central City area groups together trips from Frasers Gully Reserve, incorporating Friends Hill to Wingatui Racecourse including the Wingatui Tunnel. (map)
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.
Frasers Gully track is located at the end of Frasers Road off Kaikorai Valley Road. Carparking is available by the Roslyn Wakari Football club rooms at the start of the track.
18/03/2026. Frasers Gully Bush Walk & Glenross Ramble. Grade 2. Hikers. Leaders: Carol-Anne Buchanan and Val Cayford
18/06/2025. Frasers Gully – Friends Hill. Grade 3.5. Hikers. Leaders: Janette Abbott and Maria MacNee.
20/11/2024. Frasers Gully / Friends Hill / Wingatui Tunnel & Return. Grade 3.5. Trampers. Leaders: Anne Ward and Lyn Keene.
09/10/2024. Fraser’s Gully. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders Helen Morris and Heather Reid.
Frasers Gully. 2024 – 1989 (32 trips with 11 reports, 1 with photos only and 20 with no reports)
This pages of club tramps and hikes in the Opoho, North East Vally, North Road area groups together trips to Bethunes Gully and Forrester Park. (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips to Bethunes Gully 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.
Mount Cargill history
Opposite Brown House corner is an RSA Memorial to First World War servicemen and the old Junction School. (General Information).
Follow North Road up North East Valley to Norwood Street and continue up Norwood Street to where the road begins to climb. Turn left into Bethunes Gully and take the short gravel road to the available carpark.
Links to tramps and hikes in this area:
13/08/2025. Bethunes Gully to Mt Cargill. Grade 3. Trampers. Leaders: Esther Willis, Graeme Souter.
12/02/2025. Mt Cargill / Forrester Park Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Bill Cubitt and Peter Beal.
Bethunes Gully, Mt Cargill, Buttars Peak, Organ Pipes, Old Main North Road, Brown House Corner, Norwood Street, Bethunes Gully. 2023 – 1990 (27 trips with 10 reports, 17 with no reports)
This page of club tramps and hikes in the South Coast area groups together trips to Waldronville and incorporates Blackhead, Kaikorai Estuary, Ocean View and Brighton. (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of 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.
Take Brighton Road from Green Island through Waldronville Township. Parking is available past the township on the left just before crossing the bridge over the Kaikorai Lagoon.
30/07/2025. Waldronville. Grade 2. Hikers. Leaders: Avis and Rhonda.
Waldronville 2024 – 2003 (14 trips, 10 with reports, 4 no reports or photos)
Beach Walk, Blackhead, Kaikorai Estuary, Ocean View, Brighton Tramps. 2009 – 2004 (6 trips, 2 with reports, 1 with photos only)
This page of club tramps and hikes in the Opoho, North East Valley, North Road area (Dunedin City) groups together trips to Cleghorn Street, Signal Hill area.(map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of between 3 – 4. 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.
04/12/2024. Cleghorn Street to Signal Hill Monument. Grade 3.Hikers. Leaders: Maria McNee and Peter Dodds.
13/11/2024. Chingford Park, Cleghorn Street, Opoho Circuit. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Ross and Wyn Davies.
Signal Hill Tramps. 2023 – 1992 (19 trips with 5 reports, 4 with photos only, 10 with no reports or photos)
Signal Hill Centennial Memorial, Ravensbourne, Big Easy. 2023 – 1998 (24 trips with 7 reports, 2 with photos only and 15 with no report or photos). See reports dated 18/5/2022 and 24/11/2021 for reference to Cleghorn Street.
This page of club tramps and hikes in the area West SH87 groups together trips to the Middlemarch area including Shannon and Sutton. (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Access Permissions are required for trips to Shannon’s Farm – refer guidelines
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these trips 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.
Rock and Pillar via Six Mile Creek This climbs 1,005 m. (3300 feet) up the eastern face from Glencreag Station up a leading ridge south of Six Mile Creek. This is the most direct approach.
Rock and Pillar via spur south of Lug Creek. Information: Climbs 910 m. (3000 feet) up the eastern face of a well-graded vehicle track up a leading spur south of Lug Creek. Average time to Leaning Lodge is 3 hours on foot.
DoC access. 9.5km north of the Middlemarch store on SH87, just before Lug Creek, is a farm entrance (RAPID 7219 – no DoC sign). A short way up the driveway is a DoC car park. There is public access up the vehicle track to the conservation area boundary. The track is now a recreation reserve administered by DoC.
Easiest route to Big Hut from Leaning Lodge (foot only – unmarked – good visibility essential) is another 45+ minutes climbing gently southwards to cross a steep gully and then climb a gentle shelf to above the eastern basins. Sidle several hundred metres past the lower prominent rock tors before gently descending to Big Hut once it becomes visible. Route very wind and cloud-prone. Ice axe and crampons may be necessary to traverse steep snow slopes near Leaning Lodge.
64 km to Middlemarch. 66 km to Stonehurst Track.
Redan Crater- contact for access Ken Rennick.
Stonehurst Track – take SH87 to Sutton / Middlemarch. Just over the rail line at Sutton turn left onto McHardy Road then right onto Gladbrook Road. Start of track is about 1 km on left on Gladbrook Road – see DOC sign post.
Sutton Salt Lake – take SH87 to Sutton / Middlemarch. Turn left onto Kidds Road (before rail crossing). Sutton Salt Lake Reserve is approx 2.5km from turn off on the left.
26/02/2025 Stonehurst Track. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Jill Reid, Sylvie Watt.
Middlemarch Area Tramps. 2023 – 1988 (16 trips with 13 reports, 1 with photos only, 2 no reports)
Jones Property, Matarae. 2022 (1 trip with 1 report)
Shannon’s Farm Walk. 2023 – 2020 (3 trips with 3 reports)
This page of club tramps and hikes on the Otago Peninsula groups together trips to Portobello. (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Drive along Portsmouth Drive and turn left over the causeway and follow Portobello Road to Portobello township – approx. 19 kms. At Portobello township turn right onto Allans Beach Road to park at the Portobello Reserve..
20/05/2026. Nyhon and Hereweka Tracks. Grade 3.5. Trampers. Leaders: Esther Willis & Lyn Keene.
19/02/2025. Hereweka Road / Portobello . Grade 3.5. Trampers. Leaders: Di Bezett, Lyn Keene.
Portobello, Clarks, Sheppards, McArthny, Varleys Hills. 2023 – 2008 (13 trips with 10 reports, plus 2 with photos only)
Portobello, Hatchery Road, Quarantine Point. 2022 – 2005 (10 trips with 2 reports plus 3 with photos only)