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Maps – Grahams Bush, Organ Pipes, Buttars Peak, Mt Cargill
Category: West Habour
Maps – Heyward Point
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Maps – Orokanui Ecosanctuary
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Maps – Quarantine Island
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Maps – Aramoana
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Maps – Mihiwaka, Mt Kettle
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Maps – Doctors Point, Mopanui, McKessars, Purakanui, Osborne
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Orokanui Ecosanctuary – Information and Trips Library
Scope:
This page of club tramps and hikes to the West Harbour area groups together trips to the Orokanui Ecosanctuary. (map)
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Links to tramps and hikes in this area:
20/11/2024. Orokonui / Wrights Road. Hikers. Leaders: Jay Devlin and Pam Clough.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary. 2012 – 1996 (9 trips, 1 with reports and photos, 1 with photos only, 7 with no reports or photos)
Quarantine Island – Information and Trips Library
Scope:
This page of club tramps and hikes to the West Harbour area groups together trips to Quarantine Island. (map)
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
General Information:
Wikipedia entry on Quarantine Island
And here is the St Martin Island Community web page. Click the photo at the bottom to see original buildings!
Quarantine Island: Botanical Report
Links to tramps and hikes in this area:
Quarantine/St Martins Island. 2023 – 1997 (5 trips with 3 reports)
Port Chalmers, Mia, Deborah Bay, Rangi Park – Information and Trips Library
Scope:
This page of club tramps and hikes in the West Harbour area groups together trips for Port Chalmers, Mia, Deborah Bay and Rangi Park walkway.
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Click Dunedin’s Hills’ History for background Information.
Links to tramps and hikes in this area:
Maia to Port Chalmers. 2024 – 2023 (2 trips with 2 reports)
Port Chalmers and environs. 2022 – 1995 (24 trips with 10 reports)
Port Chalmers, Deborah Bay. 2001 – 1995 (3 trips, no reports or photos)
Port Chalmers Rangi Park. 1997 – 1996 (2 trips, no reports or photos)
Mihiwaka, Mt Kettle, Mt Cutten, Cedar Farm – Information and Trips Library
Scope:
This page of club tramps and hikes in the West Harbour area groups together trips to Mihiwaka, Mt Kettle, Mt Cutten and Cedar Farm. (map)
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
No permission needed to reservoir. Cedar Farm: Seek Access Permission DCC Forestry.
Links to tramps and hikes in this area:
22/01/2025. Cedar Farm to Mt Cutten. Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Heather Reid, Val Cayford.
Mihiwaka, Mount Kettle, and Cedar Farm. 2024 – 1998 (10 trips with 6 reports, 1 with photos only)
Heyward Point – Information and Trips Library
Scope:
This page of club tramps and hikes in the West Harbour area groups together trips to Heyward Point,(map) from both Heyward Point Road and Aramoana.
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Part: Tramping Track, Managed by DOC.
Rest: Not during lambing Sept-Nov.
Access Permissions are required as this trip ventures over a working farm – refer guidelines
Links to tramps and hikes in this area:
Heyward Point, Kaikai Beach, Whareakeake Road. 2024 – 1989 (20 trips with 13 reports).
Aramoana, Heyward Point, Murdering Beach Road. 2005 – 1997 (10 trips, 1 with photo only)
Aramoana – Information and Trips Library
Scope:
This page of club tramps and hikes covers trips in the West Harbour area and groups together trips to Aramoana township including the Mole, Shelley Beach also known as The Spit, Spit Beach (known as Big Beach) and the Salt Marsh board walk. (map)
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Aramoana: Pathway of the Sea.
The Spit, known as Shelley Beach.
The Mole: The mole has deprived the Spit of its natural supply of sand.
In 1992 a short board walkway was constructed at this point to try and stop further erosion. Managed by Port of Otago.
Spit Beach. Known as Big Beach. Rock to explore. Great sand slope, towering volcanic cliffs.
Key Rock.
Salt marsh flats. Path. Conservation area. Managed by DOC.
Links to tramps and hikes in this area:
Aramoana. 2022 – 1989 (17 trips with 8 reports)
Doctors Point, Mopanui, McKessar, Purakanui, Osborne – Information and Trips Library
Scope:
This page of Club tramps and hikes to West Harbour and groups together trips to Doctors Point, Mopanui, McKesslar Track, Purakanui and Osborne townships. (map)
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
The stone-walled ruins on Mckessar Track (General Information)
Mapoutahi Pa (General Information)
Links to tramps and hikes in this area:
Doctors Point, McKessar, Mopanui, Ridgeline. 2024 – 1992 (16 trips with 14 reports)
Orokonui, Mopanui, South Face. 2024 – 1992 (16 trips with 14 reports)
Purakaunui, Mopanui, north face, ret. 2022 – 2010 (6 trips with 6 reports)
Doctors Point area tramps. 2023 – 2008 (25 trips with 20 reports)
Purakaunui. 2021 – 1989 (16 trips with 6 reports)
McKessar Track. 2018 – 2016 (3 trips with 2 reports, 1 photos only)
Potato Point, Purakaunui. 2011 – 2003 (5 trips, 3 with photos only)
Grahams Bush, Organ Pipes, Buttars Peak, Mt Cargill – Information and Trips Library
Scope:
This page of club tramps and hikes in the West Harbour area groups together trips to Grahams Bush,(map) the Organ Pipes, Buttars Peak and Mt Cargill.
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Grahams Bush Botanical Information (1988) (from DoC information sheet).
Mt Cargill – Information (from DoC information sheet).
Links to tramps and hikes in the same area:
09/10/2024. Graham’s Bush to Mt Cargill. Trampers. Leaders: Karen McInnes and Gail Williams
Grahams Bush, Old Main Rd, Organ Pipes, Buttars Peak, Mt Cargill, Mt Cutten, Bethunes Gully, Upper Junction (2024 – 1989, 18 trips with 11 reports).
Grahams Bush, Upper Junction, Brickhill Rd (2014 – 1993, 15 trips with 4 reports).
Grahams Bush, Careys Bay (2004, 1 trip, no report).
From Old Mount Cargill Road Lookout (1992, 1 trip, no report)