Town Belt/Bullock Track/Woodhaugh Gardens

20 may town belt hikers square20/05/2026. Town Belt/Bullock Track/Woodhaugh Gardens. Grade 2. Hikers.  Leaders: Jan Palmer & Sue Beal.
It was a bitterly cold start to the day. We had a brief gathering at Memorial Park before heading to the Southern Cemetery meeting the town folk who were joining us.

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Bayfield Park – Around Eastern side of harbour

Square22/04/2026. Bayfield Park/Around Eastern side of Harbour. Grade 2. Hikers.  Leaders: Jenny Finnerty, Jay Devlin, Jan Butcher and Pam Clough.
Leaving Memorial Park it was not looking good weather-wise but it soon cleared on arriving at Bayfield Park although hats & gloves were needed. Continue reading “Bayfield Park – Around Eastern side of harbour”

Out and About in Caversham and Kew

20251119 114848 thumbnail19/11/2025. Out & About in Caversham and Kew. Hikers. Grade 2  $5  14km. Leaders: Jenny Finnerty, Jay Devlin, Jan Butcher, Pam Clough.

25 hikers set out on a very pleasant morning for our walkabout.

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Henley Loop

150 Square 28/05/2025. Henley Loop. Grade 2.5.  Hikers.  Leaders: Rhonda Wilson and Jill Dodd.

On the last week of autumn 15 happy hikers arrived at Henley Road to walk the Henley, Christies Gully, Otokia-Kuri Bush West Roads Loop on a rather cold morning with low cloud covering parts of the Taieri Plain. Continue reading “Henley Loop”

Gardens, Pine Hill Return

Square 15x15026/02/2025. Gardens, Pine Hill Return. Grade 2. Hikers.  Leaders: Jenny Finnerty, Kay Seddon.

8.40 and only me in the carpark? I thought everyone had gone with the trampers. Luckily, I managed to scrounge up another 6 plus met up with another 5 in town

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Cleghorn St to Signal Hill Monument

4 Dec Cleghorn Street Hikers Square Photo Michael04/12/2024. Cleghorn Street to Signal Hill Monument . Grade 3. Hikers.  Leaders: Maria McNee and Peter Dodds.
Only 3 cars left from Peter Johnston car park on what was promising to be a sweltering day.

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City to Surf

The Boys Helen Square07/08/2024. City to Surf. Grade 2. Combined. Leaders: Gail Williams, Karen McInnes, Jenni and Bruce Wright.
Was it a record? Forty six keen members, including one visitor, met at the Otago Yacht Club carpark in Magnet Street for the City to Surf Combined Trip. Continue reading “City to Surf”

Delights of St Clair

150 Square24/07/2024. Delights of St Clair. Grade 1.5. Hikers.  Leaders: Neville Griffiths, Wyn Davies.
After parking our cars and meeting up with the Taieri Hikers in Moana Rua Road, 20 Hikers headed off just after 10am and walked across the Kettle Park Sports field towards Marlow Park.
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Street Art Trail and Surrounds

City Image 310/07/2024. Street Art Trail and Surrounds, Grade 1.5. Hikers. Leaders: Wendy Langley, Val Cayford.
24 of us began our mural art journey walking from the Southern Cemetery, into town to view and learn about the many murals and their artists, around our city centre. Continue reading “Street Art Trail and Surrounds”

St Clair Beach Walks

17. 11/10/2023. Hikers. St Clair, St Kilda, Ocean Grove. Grade 2, $5, 17km, Leaders: Bruce Spittle/Alex Griffin
IMG20231011111808 RES100x100Nineteen hikers left Marlow Park in sunny conditions at about 0930 after singing happy birthday to Liz Griffin and walked over the Kettle Park Sports field and up a track to the Barnes Lookout.

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