Taieri Recreational Tramping Club
Mid-week recreational and social walking group based in Mosgiel NZ
Background Notes on Maori Peak No. 15 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Seacliff. Enchanted Forest & Maori Hill. Farm.” See also: Seacliff, Split Rock (Hikers) 46 km from car park. 18. 27/03/2024. Trampers. Maori Peak and Split Rock. Grade 3 Leaders: John and Dave I’ve always regarded myself as, and indeed endeavoured to … Continue reading “Maori Peak, Split Rock (Trampers)”
Location: 37 km. From Evansdale Glen. Route. DOC. Stream crossings. Preferably February when water most likely to be low. Track up Careys Creek alone: an easy walk. Click information on the Seacliff Dam, historical creek track and pipeline. 17. 13/03/2024. Trampers. Carey’s Creek, Rongomai, Honeycomb Tracks. Grade 3.5. $11. 39km. Leaders: Pam Cocks, Graeme Souter. After a … Continue reading “Evansdale, Careys Creek, Honeycomb, Rongomai”
1. 25/02/2024-01/03/24. Queenstown Tracks. Combined. Leaders Anne Bennett Our group arrived at Lakeland Christian Youth Camp on Sunday 25th February to a lovely hot afternoon and spectacular views over Lake Wakatipu. Once unpacked our 1st cooking group prepared the first of many great meals.
Read “Taieri River Geology” for some background information. “Legends of the Lower Taieri” includes a section about John Bull if you persist in reading down far enough. 18. 22/11/2023.Hikers. Millennium Track from Henley Ferry Bridge. Grade 3. 27km. Leaders: Ady Whitson/Bruce Wright. We had a great day on the track. Weather was great with 20 Hikers … Continue reading “Taieri Ferry and Finlayson Roads, Bells Farm, Kennedys, Millenium.”
23 km from carpark. Cars meet at Bethunes Gully. Click Mount Cargill history for background information. No. 11 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Bethunes Gully to T.V. Mast Organ Pipes. Wiggins. Year Round.” No. 100 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Bethunes Gully – Brown House – Signal Hill – … Continue reading “Bethunes Gully, Mt Cargill, Buttars Peak, Organ Pipes, Old Main North Road, Brown House Corner, Norwood Street, Bethunes Gully.”
Scope: This page of the Clubs tramps and hikes covers trips known as the Rustler / Burns circuit incorporating the Swampy Spur and the Airways Transmitter Tower. Background Information: Road distances from Mosgiel carpark. Car parking is off SH1 motorway at Leith Saddle yard (alternatively down side road at bridge (restricted space). Walk across side … Continue reading “Rustlers Ridge, Burns Track, Swampy Spur, Transmitter Tower – Information and Trips Library”
Est. distance from carpark: 45 km. 18. 26/07/2023. Trampers. Lawsons Farm. Grade 3, $11, 45km, Leaders: John Gardiner, Theresa White. At about 10.10am four cars from Mosgiel, met three cars from Dunedin, at the “On the Spot Dairy”, Waitati, and proceeded to Steep Hill Road, a short distance passed the ‘big dip’at the top of … Continue reading “Lawsons Farm. From Homestead. Clockwise or Figure of Eight.”
Map: Sullivans Dam, Cloud Forest, Telegraph (Old Bridal) track to Pigeon Flat, Escarpment Track, Cowan Rd, Short Cut to Fox Rd, down to Sullivans Dam – drawn 2002. (Click to enlarge) 10. 23/11/2022. Trampers. Three Peaks, Escarpment, Cloud Forest Loop. Grade 3.5. 26km. Leaders: Clare Noakes, Jill Reid. 15 trampers set out around the lovely … Continue reading “Sullivans Dam, Cloud Forests, Escarpment, Cowan round trip”
Distance from Bush Road Car-park: 50 Km. Suggest leave Mosgiel 8.30am to get to ‘Little Peak about 1km above ‘Walrus rock’. 10. 16/11/2022. Trampers. Nardoo Reserve: Walrus Bridge Rock. Grade 3.5 Leaders: Phil Keene and Graeme Souter Was this going to be one of those on again off again days? Well no as eleven … Continue reading “Walrus Bridge. Nardoo Scientific Reserve. Little Peak.”
No. 12 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Karitane to Maori Pa and Beach Walk. C Tither. Year Round.” Pa accessed from Karitane wharf. 2 hr ret. Walking Track. – Manager: DOC. If you want a history of Huriawa Pa, Sir Truby King or early Methodist missionary James Watkin, it’s all just a … Continue reading “Karitane beach to Huriawa Pa, Beach walk”
15 km from car-park. 10. 26 October 2022. Hikers. Brighton. Grade 1.5. Leaders: Liz Griffin & Faye Lamb On a very pleasant and warm Brighton morning 22 hikers set off towards McIntosh Road led by Faye (with an E). We visited Star Fish Gallery for morning tea and a friendly inspection of premises hosted by … Continue reading “Brighton Walks”
No. 41 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Holmes Track. Pine Hill. Farms. Year Round” 26 km from car park. 13. 21/4/2021. Hikers Pigeon Flat. Leaders: Betty and Jim Finnie. Sixteen of the 21 hikers assembled at Nichols for refreshments after a 10 – 11 km hike. The weather was remarkably kind. The … Continue reading “Pigeon Flat, Holmes & Waitati Tracks”
4. 12-16 April 2021. Borland Trip. Leaders: Raewyn and Phil Keene. Day 1 At last, after a few weeks of planning, and watching weather reports etc. we were underway, and all before 9am on the day! After 2 hours of driving we emerged through the forest at the Dunsdale reserve, at 1 minute past the … Continue reading “Camps: Borland Lodge Adventure and Education Trust”
9. 18/3/2020 Trampers. Bendoran, Mt Misery, The Gap, ABC caves. Leaders – Arthur and Eleanore On Wednesday 18 March, 4 trampers had wood, coal, gas and food packed into 2 cars ready to travel 60 km to Bendoran for 2 nights. Along the way we met up with the other couple in their car. We … Continue reading “Bendoran: Gap, ABC, Orbells, Fiddlers.”
No. 35 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Berwick Forest. G Such. Wenita. Nov-April. Year round” Location: Old Wool Shed: 30 km. Location: Lodge: 33 km. click to enlarge 40. 11/9/2019. Trampers, Waipori Forest, Meggetburn. Leaders: Alan and Kerry 22 Trampers set off down to Berwick and left a car at the Government … Continue reading “Berwick Forest Tracks and Beyond”