24/09/2025. Northern Cemetery-Botanic Garden. Grade 1.5. Hikers. Leaders: Wendy Langley and Linda Partridge
On a beautiful sunny blue sky spring day 28 happy hikers gathered in the upper botanic garden carpark
Tag: Northern Cemetery
Botanic Garden, Northern Cemetery, Chingford Park, University Walkways, Woodhaugh Gardens, Waters of the Leith – Information and Trips Library
Scope:
This grouping of Club tramps and hikes covers trips in the Central City and involves the Botanic Garden (both upper and lower), Northern Cemetery, Chingford park, University walkways, Willowbank, and the Woodhaugh Gardens incorporating the Waters of the Leith.
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of about 3. 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.
Links to tramps and hikes in this area:
11/03/2026. Leith To The Sea. Grade 2. Combined. Leaders: Katrina McKenzie and Julie MacKenzie
24/09/2025. Northern Cemetery-Botanic Garden. Grade 1.5. Hikers. Leaders: Wendy Langley and Linda Partridge
28/08/2024. Botanic Garden, Chingford Park. Grade 3. Hikers. 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. 2023 – 2022, 2 trips with reports
Woodhaugh Gardens and Leith. 2020 – 1996, 10 trips with 5 reports
Big Easy, Signal Hill, Ravensbourne, Opoho, Northern Cemetery – Information and Trips Library
Scope:
This grouping of Club tramps and hikes covers trips involving the Big Easy to Signal Hill Memorial, Ravensbourne, Opoho (incorporating Willowbank), the Northern Cemetery. (map)
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of 3. 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.
Town Belt Article – good links to Signal Hill and Green Belt.
Opoho Historical Background Notes
How To Get There:
The Big Easy is one of the cycle tracks that ascends to the Signal Hill lookout. To access this track take SH88 to the Dunedin Stadium. Turn left at the roundabout then right onto Butts Road (by Palmers Quarry). Follow this road to Logan Park High School and turn right on the road just past the school. This road to the carpark and toilets located behind the school.
Links to tramps and hikes in this area:
29/04/2026. Signal Hill from Ravenbourne. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Sandy Webb & Gail Williams.
26/11/2025. Bid Easy Track. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders: Barbara Shackell and Avis Williamson
16/10/2024. Ravensbourne, Signal Hill, Big Easy. Grade 3. Trampers. Leader: John Gardiner.
21/08/2024. Big Easy. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders: Pam Clough, Jay Devlin.
Signal Hill Centennial Memorial, Ravensbourne, Big Easy (2023 – 1998, 24 trips with 9 reports).
Botanic Garden, Logan Park, Northern Cemetery, Chingford, Big Easy (2021 – 1996, 25 trips with 16 reports inc. 19/05/2021 and 30/09/2015 for Big Easy).
Signal Hill Tramps (2023 – 1992, 19 trips with 8 reports inc. 22/08/2018 for Big Easy).
Street Walk – Willowbank-Opoho area. (2022 – 2017, 2 trips with reports)
Botanic Garden, Logan Park, Northern Cemetery, Chingford, Big Easy
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.
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.
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.
Alex took us to the gravesite of the 1st white baby born in Dunedin.
Had lunch at the Rhododendron Del and after looking around we all met up at the Croque-O-Dile for coffee.
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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