Doctors Point, McKessar, Mopanui, Ridgeline

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Access permission required for Pigeon Flat walk.
The stone-walled ruins on Mckessar Track

Doctors Point, Mopanui, McKessar, Purakanui, Osborne – Information and Trips Library

Img 9771 Thumbnail 216. 19/06/2024 Trampers – Purakanui, Mopanui and return. Grade 4.  Leaders: Graeme Souter and Heather Kirk

Sometimes It can be a bit bleak walking this time of the year. Yet there we were, 18 trampers keen to head out for a tramp from Purakanui and up Mopanui.

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Rollinsons Rd Locked gate, Swinespur, Swampy Ridge, McQuilkans, Smithies

Click Swampy ridge track for background information

Top Of Swampy5. 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”

Abbotsford and Environs

Chain Hills Track. Accessed from Chain Hills Road. 30 min. Tramping Track. – benched. Manager: DCC CAM and private land.

Kaikorai Estuary (1)20. 12 June 2024. Exploring Abbotsford/Fairfield. Grade 1.5. Hikers. Leaders Jan Yardley and Noi McCunn
The day started with a heavy frost – the heaviest so far this winter. We parked at the Sunnyvale Sports Ground and walked into Green Island, ably led by Noi. Continue reading “Abbotsford and Environs”

Boulder Beach

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. 22/05/2024Boulder Square. 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”

Maia to Port Chalmers

Burkes SquarePort 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”

Mountain Road / South Waikouaiti River

2. 15 May 2024. Trampers. Mountain Road/ South Waikouaiti River. Grade 4. Leaders: Graham Thurlow and John Gardiner

Square 100Sometimes 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: –

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Ross Creek and Environs

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

Square 100On a fabulous autumn Day 25 keen walkers parked in Booth Road which is at the bottom of the Pineapple Track.

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Macandrew Bay, Greenacre Street

No. 6 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Macandrew Bay. (Greenacres St). J Allen. Year Round.”
No. 74 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Peninsula Traverse. Year Round”

Distance from car-park: 24 km.

12. 08/05/2024 Hikers. Macandrew Bay, Greenacres. Grade 2

Img 6883 Thumbnail 23 hikers set out from MacAndrew Bay heading to Company Bay stopping at the Yellow Eyed Penguin plant nursery. Continue reading “Macandrew Bay, Greenacre Street”

Gabriels Gully, Lawrence. Bus Trip

Gabriels Gully. Key to Maps
Gabriels Gully. Key to Maps
Map No. 2. Otago Dam
Map No. 2. Otago Dam
Map No. 3. Munro Gully
Map No. 3. Munro’s Gully Bush Walk. Oburns Track.
Map No. 4. Wetherstons to Goldfield Park Historic Reserve.

Img 9514 Thumbnail8. 8 May 2024. Trampers. Gabriel’s Gully , Lawrence. Grade 4

Wednesday 8th May saw 18 hardy trampers start at Gabriels Gully Lawrence to complete our walk on Otago Dam Track. Continue reading “Gabriels Gully, Lawrence. Bus Trip”

Pyramids, Victory Beach

No. 48 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Pyramids & Beach Area. (Victory Beach) Beach Walk only. Year Round”
Location: 38 km from car park.

Off To Egypt (1)30. 1/05/2024. Combined. Pyramids/Victory Beach. Grade 2.5. Leaders Jenny, Alison, Wendy and Alex

A great turn out for my first time as a co leader with Alison, Wendy, Alex and John. We had a combined group of 30 trampers and hikers. Continue reading “Pyramids, Victory Beach”

Grahams Bush, Old Main Rd, Organ Pipes, Buttars Peak, Mt Cargill, Mt Cutten

Grahams Bush botanical  and Mount Cargill history for background information.
No. 19 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Sawyers Bay – Grahams Bush. M Deuchrass. Summer.”
Sawyers Bay Road 28 km from car park; Mount Cargill Road car park: 25 km.

Square (1)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”

Frasers Gully

No. 92 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Frasers Gully – Brockville Rd Year Round”
16 km from car park.
Frasers Gully – Information and Trips Library

Square Thumbnail32. 24/04/2024. Trampers. Frasers Road/Southern Resevoir. Grade 2.5. 16 km.  Leaders: Gwenda Farqharson/Graeme Souter

A perfect calm sunny autumn Dunedin day for our tramp greeted 17 trampers at Frasers Gully carpark. Continue reading “Frasers Gully”

Rosella Ridge

[Mountain Road, Green Hut, Rosella Ridge, Waikouaiti River. 5-6 hrs 13 km, Hard.
Mountain Road, Green Hut, Rosella Ridge, River Track, Hunters Access Track, Mountain Road. 6-7 hrs 17 km, Hard. Mountain Road DOC carpark – 42 km from carpark.]
Square 100    9. 17 /4/2024. Trampers Rosella Ridge. Grade 5.5 Leaders: Ross and Neil
An early start of 8:00am was set; with only one person missing the memo.

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