Mid-week recreational and social walking group based in Mosgiel NZ
11. 05/06/2024. Combined. Town Belt from Unity Park. Grade 2. 18 km. Leaders: Carol Thurlow, Maria MacNee, Linda Partridge, Diane Paterson.
After arriving and enjoying the view on a fine still June morning we left Unity Park with 33 hikers and trampers. Continue reading “Street Walk: Town Belt areas.”
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”
Port Chalmers, Mia, Deborah Bay, Rangi Park – Information and Trips Library
2. 22/05/2024. Burkes to Port Chalmers. Hikers. Leaders Mike and Jill
I won’t take it as a personal insult that only 13 hikers turned up to join me on a walk from Maia to Port Chalmers via Sawyers Bay and back roads. I put the low turnout down to a reference to “grunty hills” in the pre walk notes. Continue reading “Maia to Port Chalmers”
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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: –
No. 94 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Ross Creek – McGlashan College Year Round” 17 km from car park.
Ross Creek, Lower Leith Valley, Wakari Rd Bike Park, McGouns, Pineapple and Davies Tracks – Information and Trips Library
34. 15/05/2024 Ross Creek/ McGouns Track Grade: 2.5 Leaders: Pam and Jay
On a fabulous autumn Day 25 keen walkers parked in Booth Road which is at the bottom of the Pineapple Track.
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This page of club tramps and hikes on the Otago Peninsula groups together trips to Peggy’s Hill (map).
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips to Peggy’s Hill are generally given a TRTC grading of 4. 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.
Access Permissions are required as this trip ventures over a working farm – refer guidelines
Restrictions: Lambing season August – October.
Hereweka / Harbour Cone Background Information
Hereweka Trust website
Peggy’s Hill is situated behind Larnach Castle off Camp Road. Access options v ary but the simplest access point is over a fence just before you reach the Larnach Castle entrance. This will take you directly over farm land behind the Larnach Castle Estate which is on the right just past Castlewood Road that comes from Company Bay.
27/08/2025. Peggy’s Hill from Macandrew Bay. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Graeme Souter and Gwenda Farqharson.
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See also OTMC Silver Peaks Track
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This page of club tramps and hikes in the West Harbour area groups together trips to Long Beach. (map)
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of around 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.
Take SH88 to Port Chalmers. Turn sharp left onto Borlases Road then right onto Blueskin Road. Follow this road past the Scott Memorial to the intersection with Purakauni Road. Turn right and continue on this road to Mihiwaka Road which veers right and descends down to Long Beach and parking on the domain.
Long Beach. 2019 – 2004 (5 trips, 3 with reports and photos, 2 with no report or photos)