Scope:
This grouping of Club tramps and hikes covers trips involving Woodhaugh, Leith Valley up to Islay Street, Pineapple Track up to Flagstaff (Skyline) Track, Davies Track, McGouns Track, Wakari Rd Bike Tracks, Ross Creek Reserve, Cannington Road and Prospect Road.
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of 4. This is indicative only, as trips can be allocated a higher or lesser grading depending on the route taken. For more detailed analysis refer to Grading Information.
Dunedin’s Water Supply.
Pineapple Track: Information.
Pineapple and Flagstaff Walk.St. E
How To Get There:
There are multiple entrances to Ross Creek
(1) Leith Valley – take SH1 north and turn left onto Duke St. Continue on Duke St which merges into Malvern St, past the Woodhaugh Gardens, over the bridge spanning the Leith River and turn immediately into Woodhaugh St. Ross Creek entrance is behind the NZMCA Camping Ground.
Links to tramps and hikes in the same area:
15/10/2025. Pineapple Track/ Ross Creek. Hikers. Grade 3. Leaders: Wendy Langley, Val Cayford.
01/10/2025. Ross Creek Reservoir. Combined. Grade 3. Leaders: Yan Campbell, Graeme Souter, Jenni Wright, Wendy Langley.
28/08/2024. Ross Creek and Davies Track. Trampers. Grade 4 Leaders: Ross Davies and Sarah McCormack.
Ross Creek and Environs (1990 – 2024, 34 trips including 15 with reports).
Booth Road, McGouns, Pineapple Track, Ben Rudd (1990 – 2023, 9 trips including 4 reports).
Spiers Road, Davies, McGouns Creek Extension (2009 – 2023).
Bull Ring, Swampy, Nicols, Pt Pineapple, Davies, return (1989 – 2020, 4 trips, 2 with reports including 16/09/2009 Davies Track)
Davies Track, Ben Rudd (1995 – 2014, 5 trips with 1 report – see also
Warburton Track ?aka. Davies Track?).
Big (Bivvy) Rock, Pineapple, Davies, Firebreak (1991 – 2012, 3 trips with 2 reports).
Nicols Creek, Swampy Saddle, Davies Track (2001 – 2011, 3 trips with 2 reports).
Bull Ring, Flagstaff Walkway, Pineapple, McGoun, Davies, return Nicols Creek, Swampy Saddle, Davies Track (2010, 1 trip with report).
Davies Track, Jim Freeman (2000, 1 trip with no report). Continue reading “Ross Creek, Lower Leith Valley, Wakari Rd Bike Park, McGouns, Pineapple and Davies Tracks – Information and Trips Library”