Taieri Recreational Tramping Club
Mid-week recreational and social walking group based in Mosgiel NZ
24/07/2024. Millennium Track return, Henley Start. Trampers. Grade 4 Leaders: Gwenda Farqharson. & Alison K.
Millennium – a strange name for a track? By definition. A period of one thousand years, especially one which begins and ends in “000”. Continue reading “Millennium Track Return (from Henley)”
10/07/2024. Government Track, Kowhai Spur. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Lyn Keene, Jenny Wilton.
18 Trampers braved a frosty morning to walk the Government Track /Kowhai Spur. Continue reading “Government Track and Kowhai Spur”
26/06/2024 2024. Trampers. Nicols Creek, Pineapple Track. Grade 4. Leaders: Wyn and Ross Davies.
The weather forecasts were not very encouraging. Nevertheless, 12 courageous trampers arrived at the meeting point at Booth Road Continue reading “Nicols Creek, Moon Track, Pepper Tree Track, Pineapple Track”
Bobby’s Head, near Palmerston. Also Puketapu.
7. 19/6/2024 Bobby’s Head expand. Grade 2.5 Leaders Barbara Shackell and Dave Mellish
The weather report was not that exciting for the planned trip to the Bobbys Head area east of Palmerston.
Click Swampy ridge track for background information
5. 12/06/2024. Smithys, McQuillans, Swampy Ridge Road and Swine Spur. Trampers. Grade 3.5. Leaders Esther and Gail.
Twenty-two hardy trampers met at PJ park, and headed to Rollinson Road where we parked. Continue reading “Rollinsons Rd Locked gate, Swinespur, Swampy Ridge, McQuilkans, Smithies”
Boulder Beach closed during yellow eyed penguin nesting 1 November – 28 February.
Distance from car-park: 24 km to Macandrew Bay, 27 to Highcliff Road.
18. 22/05/2024
. Trampers. Macandrew Bay to Boulder Beach and return. Leaders Pam and Gwenda
With overcast skies 23 trampers headed up Greenacres Track (From Macandrew Bay) to Boulder Beach. Continue reading “Boulder Beach”
2. 15 May 2024. Trampers. Mountain Road/ South Waikouaiti River. Grade 4. Leaders: Graham Thurlow and John Gardiner
Sometimes my grandmother would say something to me, and I’d ask,
“How do you know that?”
She used to say,
“A wee birdie told me.”
This report is a ‘wee birdie’ (a Fantail) told me tale: –
18. 24/04/2024. Hikers. Graham’s Bush/Organ Pipes. Grade 3. 27 km. Leaders: Maria MacNee/Theresa White
A twenty-one strong group of hikers met at the rendezvous in Sawyer’s Bay at the Emmanuel Church Car Park. Continue reading “Grahams Bush, Old Main Rd, Organ Pipes, Buttars Peak, Mt Cargill, Mt Cutten”
9. 17 /4/2024. Trampers Rosella Ridge. Grade 5.5 Leaders: Ross and NeilNo. 99 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Mt Charles Mr Neil Farm”.
27 km from car-park.
Click here to read about Cape Saunders Lighthouse and the two graves
Mt Charles, Cape Saunders – Information and Trips Library
12. 10/4/2024 Mt Charles Grade 4 Leaders: Graham and Carol Thurlow
28 trampers gathered at Allan’s Beach. Continue reading “Mt Charles, Cape Saunders, Puddingstone Rock, Allans Beach”
No. 24 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Lovers Leap – The Chasm – Sandfly Bay. N Strang. Farm. Year Round.” No. 73 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Sandymount – Lovers Leap. Year Round”.
29 km from car-park.
See Sandymount for area background information.
Sandymount closed for lambing Aug-Oct. Track unformed in places, grassy, slippery when wet. (See also article on pingao planting.)
25. 27/03/2024. Hikers. Sandymount Grade 2.5 Leaders: Jenni and Bruce Wright
I’ve always regarded myself as, and indeed endeavoured to be, an optimist. But on Tuesday night, I had serious doubts that Wednesday’s tramp would proceed. That night seemed to leave little room for optimism. A Wednesday morning early dog walk gave a glimmer of hope, that the weather, although unpredictable, might be improving. Seventeen ‘optimistic’ trampers took part on the Split Rock tramp.
20. 20/03/2024. Hikers. Broad Bay Future Forest (New Hike), Grade 2.5. 30 km. Leaders: Jenny Flack, Vivienne Manning.
Twenty hikers gathered at the end of Bacon St for this new walk. Continue reading “Harbour Cone, Broad Bay, Turnbulls Bay, Bacon Street, Peggys Hill”
17. 13/03/2024. Trampers. Carey’s Creek, Rongomai, Honeycomb Tracks. Grade 3.5. $11. 39km. Leaders: Pam Cocks, Graeme Souter.Continue reading “Evansdale, Careys Creek, Honeycomb, Rongomai”
15. 06/03/2024. Combined. Waikouaiti. Grade 2.5. $16. 57 km. Leaders: Karen McInnes/ Gail Williams, Carol Morrison/Val Cayford