Botanic Gardens – Taieri Recreational Tramping Club

Gardens, Pine Hill Return

26/02/2025. Gardens, Pine Hill Return. Grade 2. Hikers. Leaders: Jenny Finnerty, Kay Seddon.

8.40 and only me in the carpark? I thought everyone had gone with the trampers. Luckily, I managed to scrounge up another 6 plus met up with another 5 in town

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Botanic Garden, Chingford Park, University Walkways, Woodhaugh Gardens – Information and Trips Library Post

Scope:

This grouping of Club tramps and hikes covers trips in the Central City and involves the Botanic Garden (both upper and lower), Chingford park, University walkways, Willowbank, and the Woodhaugh Gardens.

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

28/08/2024. Botanic Garden, Chingford Park. Hikers. Grade 3. Leaders :Dave Roberts, Vivienne Manning

Chingford Park, Quarry. 2021 – 2007, 6 trips with 5 reports
Street Walk – Willowbank-Opoho area. 2022 – 2017, 2 trips with reports
Botanic Garden, Logan Park, Northern Cemetery, Chingford, Big Easy 2021 – 1996, 25 trips with 16 reports inc. 15/05/2019 and 19/11/2008 for Chingford.
Waters of the Leith. 2022 – 2023 – 2022, 2 trips with reports
Woodhaugh Gardens and Leith. 2020 – 1996, 10 trips with 5 reports

City to Surf – Information and Trips Library

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

Links to earlier tramps and hikes in the same area:

07/08/2024. City to Surf. Grade 2. Combined. Leaders: Gail Williams, Karen McInnes, Jenni and Bruce Wright.

Stadium to the Sea 2022 (1 trip with report)
Gardens to Surf 2015-2017 (2 trips with reports)
Portsmouth Drive to Marina 2013-2017 (3 trips with reports)

Botanic Garden, Logan Park, Northern Cemetery, Chingford, Big Easy

Big Easy, Signal Hill, Ravensbourne, Opoho, Northern Cemetery – Information and Trips Library

Botanic Garden, Chingford Park, University Walkways, Woodhaugh Gardens – Information and Trips Library Post

25. 29 September 2021. Hikers. Otago Museum and the Fashion FWD Exhibition and a Springtime Walk. M. $5.00. Leaders: Jenny Finnerty, Noi McCunn

On Wednesday 19 hikers set off on a walk, starting at Botanical Gardens and walking to the Museum park for morning tea.

Noi 29 September Dunedin building resized — *Morning tea in the Museum Reserve – photo Noi*

We then went to have a wander around the Fashion Gallery Trail in the Museum after which we walked through the varsity to the St David Street zig zag.

Noi 29 September Dunedin playground resized — *Walking through the varsity – photo Noi*

Noi 29 September Otago University resized — *Otago University Clocktower Building – photo Noi*

Noi 29 September Dunedin steps resized — *St David Street steps – photo Noi*

Things had changed since I was a kid because Arana Hall had expanded and so now there is a locked gate at the top but lucky for us a lady swiped us in and swiped us out on the other side. Had a bit of tiki tour through studentville to Dundas Street but took a wrong track but ended up at the Cemetery.

Noi 29 September bush track resized — *Bush track up the hill – photo Noi*

Noi 29 September carpark resized — *Bracken View – photo Noi*

Alex took us to the gravesite of the 1st white baby born in Dunedin.

20210929_114819_800 — *Alex at the gravesite – photo Jenny*

Had lunch at the Rhododendron Del and after looking around we all met up at the Croque-O-Dile for coffee.

20210929_132646_800 — *Magnolia tree in the Botanic Gardens – photo Jenny*

Another walk done and dusted thanks hikers.

P.S. Was good to see our Brighton chums and others from town. Jenny and Noi.

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Gardens to Surf

City to Surf – Information and Trips Library

2. 23/8/2017. Hikers. Gardens to Surf. E. Leaders: Pam and Dawn.

We Parked our cars in Duke Street, near the Woodhaugh gardens. 22 members started off. We walked through the Varsity and had morning tea at the Polytech outdoor area. Walked along Portsmouth Drive to Queens Drive down to St Kilda beach. Walked along playing fields and some track to picnic area above beach, where we had our lunch. We then continued on to St Clair, via street and caught the bus back to the Botanical gardens where we enjoyed a hot drink. Back to our cars and home to Mosgiel by 3.45pm. A very enjoyable day was had by all. – Dawn.

1. 19/8/2015. Hikers. Gardens to Surf.
We had a good day walking from the Botanic Gardens…

Lunch panorama (John pic) — Morning tea behind the railway station. Panorama. (John pic)

…to St Kilda beach…

…and along the beach to St Clair. I had not been on the beach since the June storms and was blown away by the damage to the beach.

The piles…

…are nearly all bent over by St Clair. Thank goodness I have done 3 paintings of the piles. Judy Knox was on TV Wed. night and did a very good interview on the local TV channel.
We all went back on the bus to the Gardens and all (I think) 27 of us didn’t pay. I think the bus driver got a bit of a surprise. – Elaine. [An unintended report, purloined from an email. – Ed]