30/10/2024. Greengage Track. Grade 5. Trampers. Leaders: Graeme Souter and Graham Thurlow.
Bah humbug how hard can this grade 5 tramp be? Heh heh they were about to find out as those who did the recce already knew what to expect.
3 Kings from Heenan Road
30/10/2024. 3 Kings from Heenan Road. Grade 3 Hikers. Leaders Dave Roberts Neville Griffiths.
On a chilly calm Morning 18 hikers set off from Mosgiel at 9am to pick up one hiker at Outram
Flagstaff, Bull Ring
23/10/2024. Flagstaff, Bull Ring. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders: Theresa White, Julie MacKenzie.
19 hikers left P/J car park with a warning of 23 degrees, so take plenty of water. Fortunately for us there was a breeze that got stronger, and the heat was manageable. Continue reading “Flagstaff, Bull Ring”
Tomahawk, Soldiers’ Memorial, Karetai Track
23/10/2024. Tomahawk, Soldiers’ Memorial, Karetai Track. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Di Bezett, Gail Williams and Lyn Keene
24 people set off on a very humid day, straight up the 4wheeldrive track, the views were spectacular. Continue reading “Tomahawk, Soldiers’ Memorial, Karetai Track”
Ravensbourne, Signal Hill, Big Easy
16/10/2024. Ravensbourne, Signal Hill, Big Easy. Grade 3. Trampers. Leader: John Gardiner.
At 1.05pm, 31 trampers arrived at the Signal Hill Lookout, a monument to the 1940 centennial of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi
Warrington, Seacliff
16/10/2024. Warrington, Seacliff. Grade 2. Hikers. Leaders: Maria MacNee, Julie MacKenzie..
23 hikers, travelling in 7 vehicles, converged in the car park at the picturesque St Barnabas church on the Coast Rd Warrington Continue reading “Warrington, Seacliff”
Graham’s Bush, Organ Pipes, Buttar’s Peak, Mt Cargill
09/10/2024. Graham’s Bush to Mt Cargill. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Karen McInnes and Gail Williams
Eleven hardy trampers met at the end of Hall Road in Sawyer’s Bay on Wednesday morning, very aware that the weather was dodgy to say the least.
Continue reading “Graham’s Bush, Organ Pipes, Buttar’s Peak, Mt Cargill”
Fraser’s Gully
09/10/2024. Fraser’s Gully. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders Helen Morris and Heather Reid.
18 hardy souls left the PJ carpark for Frasers Gully car park on a damp morning. No rain in town. Walked up so far and stopped for our morning tea on a corner. Then carried on up to the top at Dalziels Road. Continue reading “Fraser’s Gully”
Wakari / Kaikorai Loop
25/09/2024. Wakari / Kaikorai Loop. Grade 1.5. Hikers Leaders: Jenny Finnerty and Ady Whitson
Eventually 16 of us gathered at the meeting place and walked several metres along Wakari Road to the Bain Reserve
Rustlers Ridge, Burns Track
25/09/2024. Rustlers Ridge, Burns Track. Grade 4 Trampers. Leaders: Phil Morris and Sarah McCormack.
On a sunny Wednesday we headed to the Leith Saddle car park, to tramp the above hike.
Raingauge Ridge – Steve Amies
18/09/2024 Raingauge Ridge – Steve Amies Grade 4.5. Trampers. Leaders: Neil Hodgkin and Sarah McCormack.
As I write this, I can’t help thinking that yesterday we were so lucky with the weather.
Three Mile Hill Forest
18/09/2024. Three Mile Hill Forest. Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Bruce Spittle & Bill Cubitt.
Thirty-two outdoor enthusiasts, including Dave and Peter coming for their first hikes, assembled on the Taieri Lookout carpark a day or so after snow had covered nearby hills. Continue reading “Three Mile Hill Forest”
McNally Walkway
11/09/2024. McNally Walkway. Grade 3. Trampers. Leaders: Graeme Souter & Theresa White.
A lovely morning greeted us at the car park where 20 keen trampers departed for Milton and the McNally (yes, its McNally not McNally’s as I was advised) Walkway.
Big Stone Road
11/09/2024. Big Stone Road. Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Bill Cubitt & Adrienne Ensor.
On a beautiful spring morning 20 keen walkers started out from the lay-bay opposite the entrance to Daphne Road to commence their adventure through, what is known as the Allanton Block of Wenita Forest.
Outram Heritage Trail and Floodbank
04/09/2024. Outram Heritage Trail and Floodbank. Grade 2. Combined. Leaders: Anette MacRae, Katrina McKenzie, Cathy Ferguson, Janette Abbot.
41 happy walkers left the Outram Rugby Club carpark and headed around Outram following the heritage trail looking at old churches, halls, houses and banks. Continue reading “Outram Heritage Trail and Floodbank”