Tag: Mountain Road

Eucalypts Spur, Possum Hut Route, Gold Miners Direct – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the Silver Peaks area groups together trips to incorporating the Eucalypts Spur, Possum Hut and Gold Miners Direct tracks (maps)

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

TRTC Grading Information – trips to the Possum Hut track, Eucalyptus Spur and Gold Miners track are generally given a TRTC grading of 3. 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.

How To Get There:

Take the Northern Motorway to Waitati and just past the store take a left turn onto Double Hill Road. Continue on this road which merges into Semple Road and onto Mountain Road. Access to Possum Hut  / Gold Miners Direct tracks are clearly marked (DOC signs) on the left off Mountain Track Road.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

Possum Hut 2023-1988 (15 trips , 9 with reports and photos, 6 with no report or photos)

 

 

 

South Waikouaiti River Track – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the Silver Peaks area groups together trips to the South Branch of the Waikouati River (maps)

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

TRTC Grading Information – trips to the South Waikouaiti River track 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.

How To Get There:

Take the Northern Motorway to Waitati and just past the store take a left turn onto Double Hill Road. Continue on this road which merges into Semple Road and onto Mountain Road. Access to the track is via a steep incline off Walkers Road located on the left off Mountain Road.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

15/10/2025. South Waikouaiti River Track. Grade 4.     Trampers Leaders: Ross Davies, Neil Hodgkin.

Mountain Road / South Waikouaiti River. 2024 – 2021 (2 trips, both with reports and photos)

 

 

 

Yellow Ridge, The Gap, Gap Ridge – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the Silver Peaks area groups together trips to Yellow Ridge (map) including Gap Ridge, The Gap, Yellow Hut and the South Branch of the Waikouati River

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

TRTC Grading Information – trips to Yellow Ridge, The Gap etc 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.

Silver Peaks Forest for background information on the area.
Accessed from Mountain Road from old forest HQ 6 hr ret, Route, DOC and private land.

How To Get There:

Proceed via the Northern motorway to Waitati and turn left onto Double Hill Road (just past the store on the left at the end of the motorway), which joins Steep Hill Road. Access to Yellow Ridge route is located off this road.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

19/03/2025. Yellow Ridge via Walkers Road, River Track/out via Tunnel Track.Grade 5. Trampers. Leader: Ross Davies.

Tunnels Track, Yellow Hut, The Gap, Gap Ridge. 2021 -1997 (8 trips, 6 with reports and photos, 2 with no reports)

 

 

 

 

Rosella Ridge – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the Silver Peaks area groups together trips to Rosella Ridge. (map)

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

TRTC Grading Information – trips to Rosella Ridge 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.

Silver Peaks Forest for background information on the area.
Accessed from Mountain Road from old forest HQ 6 hr ret, Route, DOC and private land.

How To Get There:

Take the Northern Motorway to Waitati and just past the store take a left turn onto Double Hill Road. Continue on this road which merges into Semple Road and onto Mountain Road. Access can be via the River Track at the bottom of Walkers Road or before that take the Green Ridge track at Hightop to Pulpit Rock turning onto Rosella just prior to Pulpit Rock.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

Rosella Ridge. 2024 – 1992 (9 trips, 8 with reports and photos)

 

 

 

Pulpit Rock, Rocky Ridge, Hermits Cave – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes in the Silver Peaks area groups together trips to Pulpit Rock, including Rocky Ridge (Hermits Cave). (map)

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of about 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.

Silver Peaks Forest for background information.

How To Get There:

There are any number of tracks within the Silver Peaks that will reach Pulpit Rock. Arguably the most common way is via the Possum Hut track.

Proceed via the Northern motorway to Waitati and turn left onto Double Hill Road (just past the store on the left at the end of the motorway), which joins Semple Road where there is several access points to the Possum Hut track.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

19/11/2025. Hermits Cave via Pulpit Rock. Grade 5. Trampers.  Leaders: Graham Thurlow and John Gardiner.
14/05/2025. Pulpit Rock. Grade 4. Trampers.  Leaders: Graham Thurlow, Lyn Keene.

Hermits Cave Silver Peaks Rocky Ridge Tramps. 2003 – 2018 (8 trips with 4 reports and photos, 3 with photos only, 1 with no report / photos)
Green Hut, Pulpit Rock. 2023 – 1988 (10 trips with reports and photos, 13 with no reports).
Shuttle: Mountain Road, Pulpit Rock, Long/Powder Ridges, Whare Flat. 2019 – 1998 (3 trips with 1 report and photos, 2 trips with no reports)