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.
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
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)
Gardens to Surf 2015-2017 (2 trips with reports)
Portsmouth Drive to Marina 2013-2017 (3 trips with reports)
This page of club tramps and hikes to the Leith Valley area and groups together trips to Nicols Creek (map) incorporating the Pineapple Track, Nicols Falls, Moon Track and other tracks on Swampy.
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
DCC land. Nicols Creek circuit maintained by Green Hut Track Group.
David Nicol was an early settler and dairy farmer. He reputedly bought land here in the hope that the railway line would be routed north through Leith Valley.
Antony Hamel’s YouTube video showing his exploration of the 5 falls of Nicols Creek.
Neighbours at War Background and photos to the Finnerty Family and their house site on the Moon Track by Nicols Creek.
Swampy ridge track background information.
Pineapple Track for background information.
Pineapple and Flagstaff walk for background information.
Nicols Creek Glow-worms
26/06/2024. Nicols Creek, Pineapple Track. Trampers. Leaders: Wyn and Ross Davies.
Nicols Creek, Swampy, Pineapple Track, Moon Track, Booth Road
Bull Ring, Swampy, Nicols, Pineapple Point, Davies, return
Nicols Creek Bridge, Morrisons Burn, Poleline Road, Swampy, Nicols or Pineapple
Nicols Creek, Swampy Saddle, Davies Track
Moon, McQuilkan, Possum Hunters, Jim Freeman, Pineapple, Nicols
Nicols Creek, McQuilkans (no reports).
Booth Rd, Nicols Creek, McQuilkan, Jim Freeman, Pineapple. Either direction (no reports)
Leith Valley, Nicols Waterfall, Sullivans Dam (no report)
This grouping of Club tramps and hikes covers trips involving the Big Easy to Signal Hill Memorial, Ravensbourne, Opoho (incorporating Willowbank), the Northern Cemetery. (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Town Belt Article – good links to Signal Hill and Green Belt (see also Dunedin Town Belt).
Opoho Historical Background Notes
16/10/2024. Ravensbourne, Signal Hill, Big Easy. Trampers. Leader: John Gardiner.
21/08/2024. Big Easy. Hikers. Leaders: Pam Clough, Jay Devlin.
Signal Hill Centennial Memorial, Ravensbourne, Big Easy (2023 – 1998, 24 trips with 9 reports).
Botanic Garden, Logan Park, Northern Cemetery, Chingford, Big Easy (2021 – 1996, 25 trips with 16 reports inc. 19/05/2021 and 30/09/2015 for Big Easy).
Signal Hill Tramps (2023 – 1992, 19 trips with 8 reports inc. 22/08/2018 for Big Easy).
Street Walk – Willowbank-Opoho area. (2022 – 2017, 2 trips with reports)
This page of club tramps and hikes in the Fairfield, Green Island and Mosgiel surrounds area and groups together trips incorporating Tunnel Beach. (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Tramping Track managed by DOC. Tunnel Beach Road accessed from Blackhead Road. Plenty of parking at end of Tunnel Beach Road. Concord Tavern park for longer walk.
Tunnel Beach Walkway (general information and history).
Dunedin’s Hills’ History (brief mention of Tunnel Beach geology at the end).
03/07/ 2024. Tunnel Beach, Concord Tavern Lunch – Mid Winter Catchup. Combined. Grade 2. Leaders: Phil and Helen Morris, Jay Devlin and Margaret Maxwell.
Tunnel Beach Archive (Hikers, Trampers, Combined)
Midwinter Dinner Occasions (including Tunnel Beach 23/06/2010).
This page groups together the midwinter dinners / lunches hosted by the club. These events are often preceded by a walk and as such are included in the reports / photos relating to the walk that is submitted for publication.
03/07/ 2024. Tunnel Beach, Concord Tavern Lunch – Mid Winter Catchup. Combined. Grade 2. Leaders: Phil and Helen Morris, Jay Devlin and Margaret Maxwell.
5 July 2023. 35th Birthday/ Mid winter lunch
Midwinter Dinner Occasions (2010-2020)
Midwinter Street Walk – Street Art (includes Midwinter dinners 2016-2021)
Waihola Walk (2017)
This page covers the Club tramps and hikes in the area South Coast and groups together trips to the Millennium Track located on Lower Taieri River commencing at Taieri Mouth. (map)
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips to the Millenium Track are generally given a TRTC grading of 3. This is indicative only, as depending on the track conditions, allocation of gradings can differ from this. For more detailed analysis refer to Grading Information.
Taieri River Geology for some background information.
Legends of the Lower Taieri includes a section about John Bull if you persist in reading down far enough.
23/04/2025. Taieri Mouth/Millennium Track. Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Linda Partridge & Bill Cubitt.
John Bull Gully Track and Millennium – from Henley and Taieri Mouth (1993 – 2016, 17 trips with 6 reports).
Taieri Mouth – Inc Millennium, Moturata Island, Akatore, Alanton Block (1989 – 2023, 15 trips with 13 reports including 29/03/2023 Millennium Track).
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Street Art Trail A3 Map (2016 – not up to date)
Dunedin Street Art Map (no details other than artist name and location).
21/08/2024 . Street Art Walk. Trampers Leaders: Wendy Langley,Val Cayford.
10/07/2024. Street Art Trail and Surrounds. Hikers. Leaders: Wendy Langley, Val Cayford.
Midwinter Street Walk – Street Art (2015 – 2021)
Follow the Leith (2022 – 2023) University campus.
This page of club tramps and hikes in the Whare Flat area groups together trips within the Silverstream catchment and includes Racemans, Steve Aimes and Coal Creek tracks. (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Racemans Track, Weir, Origins
Racemans, North and Little Coal Creeks, Steve Amies (2020 – 2023, 2 tramps with reports).
Steve Amies and Associated Tracks (2000 – 2018, 19 trips with 12 reports).
Trig Q, Steve Amies Track Tramps (1995 – 2013, 9 trips with 2 reports).
School House, Tunnels, McRaes, Steve Amies, Whare Flat Road Return (2007, 1 trip with report).