Jubilee Hut Trips – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the Silver Peaks area groups together trips to Jubilee Hut (incorporates Christmas Creek, Silverpeaks Station, Lamb Hill, Mt John)

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips to Jubilee Hut are generally given a TRTC grading of 5. 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

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

Silverpeaks Station to Jubilee, Orange & Mount John Huts. 2020 – 1999 (7 trips, 5 with reports and photos, 1 with photos only, 1 with no report or photos)

 

 

Lawsons Farm Trips – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes covers trips on the North Coast north of Dunedin City, Waitati involving club trips to Lawsons Farm.

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

Access Permissions are required as this trip ventures over a working farm – refer guidelines

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

Lawsons Farm. From Homestead. Clockwise or Figure of Eight. 1991 – 2023. 18 trips (9 with reports and photos, 4 with no reports or photos, 4 with photos only, 1 with report only)
Orbells Crossing, Northern Lawsons Farm. 1991 – 2018. 9 trips (4 with reports and photos, 5 with no reports or photos)

 

 

Sinclair Wetlands.

Official Sinclair Wetlands website.

From car park, via Clarendon: abt 35 km.

Sinclair Wetlands – Information and Trips Library

Wetlands Square 25. 04/04/2024. Combined. Sinclair Wetlands. Grade 1.5. Leaders Ady, Linda, Dave and John.

It’s said that there are more bacteria and microscopic life in one glass of water, than there are grains of sand on the planet. (Neither figure being accurately calculable of course.) A good introduction to the Sinclair Wetlands. Teaming with life, yet most of it out of plain sight. Continue reading “Sinclair Wetlands.”

West Harbour Walkway – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes to the West Harbour area groups together trips incorporating the Otago Harbour cycle/ walk way via Ravensbourne, Mia, Burkes, St Leonards to Port Chalmers.

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

West Harbour Recreation Trail. 2009 – 2022 (8 trips, 6 with reports and photos, 1 with no report, 1 with report and no photos)

 

 

 

 

Westside of Flagstaff – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the Dunedin Central City area groups together trips from to the Westside of Flagstaff, incorporating Speirs Road, Pineapple Track, Davies Track and McGouns Track.

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

TRTC Grading Information – trips to the West of Flagstaff from Spiers Road, incorporating tracks on Flagstaff are generally given a TRTC grading of between  4 to 5. This is indicative only, as depending on the route taken, track conditions etc. allocation of gradings can differ from this. For more detailed analysis refer to Grading Information.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

23/04/2025. West of Flagstaff via Spiers Track. Grade 4.5. Trampers.  Leaders: Pam Cocks & Karen McInnes.

Possum Busters and nearby tracks tramps – includes 2 trips to the West of Flagstaff. 12/7/2023 and 24/8/2022 (report and photos included for both)
Spiers Road, Davies, McGouns Creek Extension. 2009 – 2018 (4 trips, reports and photos attached)

 

 

Chalkies Circuit Powder Hill, Leisman Falls – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the area of Whare Flat and groups together trips to Powder Hill, Leisman Falls and Chalkies Circuit. (map)

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating Powder Hill Leisman Fall and Chalkies Circuit 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.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

16/04/2025. Leisman Falls, Powder Hill, Chalkies Circuit. Grade 4. Trampers.  Leaders: Katrina McKenzie, Julie MacKenzie

Leishmans, Chalkies and/or Boulder Hill. 2022-1999. (15 trips, 9 with reports and photos, 6 with reports only)
Chalkies Loop, Dodds Gully. 2014 – 1995 (8 trips – 1 report no photos, 7 no reports or photos)

 

 

 

Maori Peak, Split Rock (Trampers)

No. 15 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Seacliff. Enchanted Forest & Maori Hill. Farm.”
46 km from car park.
18. 27/03/2024. Trampers. Maori Peak and Split Rock.  Grade 3 Leaders: John and Dave
Resized Squarecoming Out Of The 20m Split Rock ( A Must Do Once) Caption And Photo PamI’ve always regarded myself as, and indeed endeavoured to be, an optimist. But on Tuesday night, I had serious doubts that Wednesday’s tramp would proceed. That night seemed to leave little room for optimism. A Wednesday morning early dog walk gave a glimmer of hope, that the weather, although unpredictable, might be improving.  Seventeen ‘optimistic’ trampers took part on the Split Rock tramp.

Continue reading “Maori Peak, Split Rock (Trampers)”

Harbour Cone, Broad Bay, Turnbulls Bay, Bacon Street, Peggys Hill

No. 49 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Harbour Cone, Peggy Hill Larnach Castle – Farm”. Location: 32 km.
Broad Bay Future Forest – background information.
Trampers park cars at Broad Bay. DCC Public Land; Hikers park at top of Bacon Street.

Start Track Square20. 20/03/2024. Hikers. Broad Bay Future Forest (New Hike), Grade 2.5.  30 km. Leaders: Jenny Flack, Vivienne Manning.

Twenty hikers gathered at the end of Bacon St for this new walk. Continue reading “Harbour Cone, Broad Bay, Turnbulls Bay, Bacon Street, Peggys Hill”

Hereweka Harbour Cone Future Forest – Background Information

Start Track SquareThe Hereweka Harbour Cone block of 328ha where the Future Forest is, was bought by the DCC in 2008. Since 2015 it has been managed by the Hereweka Harbour Cone Charitable Trust Continue reading “Hereweka Harbour Cone Future Forest – Background Information”