22/04/2026. Bayfield Park/Around Eastern side of Harbour. Grade 2. Hikers. Leaders: Jenny Finnerty, Jay Devlin, Jan Butcher and Pam Clough.
Leaving Memorial Park it was not looking good weather-wise but it soon cleared on arriving at Bayfield Park although hats & gloves were needed. Continue reading “Bayfield Park – Around Eastern side of harbour”
Tag: Rotary Park
East Harbour Cycleway, Waverley, Andersons Bay, Musselburgh – Information and Trips Library
Scope:
This page of club tramps and hikes in the Dunedin Central City area groups together trips from to the Eastern side of Otago Harbour incorporating the cycle / walkway on Portobello Road, Glenfalloch, Waverley, Andersons Bay, Musselburgh, Highcliff, Rotary Park. (map)
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of about 2. 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.
How To Get There:
(1) Bayfield Park – drive along Portsmouth Drive and turn right into Shore Street. Bayfield Park is located about 100 meters from the intersection with Portobello Road on the left. Toilets are available at the pavilion located on the sports fields.
(2) Vauxhall Yacht Club– drive along Portsmouth Drive and turn left over the causeway and follow Portobello Road to the Vauxhall Yacht club carpark located on the left about 5 minutes from the end of the causeway. Toilets are available at the carpark.
Links to tramps and hikes in this area:
22/04/2026. Bayfield Park/Around Eastern side of Harbour. Grade 2. Hikers. Leaders: Jenny Finnerty,
Bayfield carpark to Glenfalloch. 2023 (1 trip with report and photos)
Waverley, Andersons Bay, Musselburgh. Street Walks 2022 – 2000 (7 trips, 3 with reports and photos, 1 with photos only, 3 with no reports or photos)
Edgar Centre to Rotary Park, return.
2. 17/4/2019. Hikers. Edgar Centre to Rotary Park, return. E. Shona and Jill D.
28 hikers assembled at the Edgar Centre, before walking along Portsmouth Drive to Bayfield Park stopping en route to admire the memorial stone “RONGO”.
We enjoyed an early morning tea on the seats at the park, then continued to the bus
stops (some keen souls had continued to the stop further up the street) and
caught the bus to Shiel Hill terminus.
We continued walking up to Rotary Park, through the pine trees there and down the reserve track to Harbour Heights, missing our planned stop as it was too early for lunch, which we took further down Larnach Rd in the sun at the local school playground.
After lunch, we continued down to Shandon St, before turning and walking down
the Arthur’s Walk steps to reach Portobello Rd to follow the harbourside walkway back to the cars and continuing the early theme of the day, having an early coffee at Nichols. Distance 6.7kms. – Shona Jill
1. 16/8/2017. Hikers. Edgar Centre to Rotary Park, return. E. Leaders: Judy and Adrienne.
26 hikers met at the Edgar Centre carpark in clear sunshine after a frosty start to the morning. We walked along Portsmouth Drive a short way to the Bayfield sports fields for a leisurely morning tea on the comfortable seats in front of the pavilion.
From there it was another short leg to the bus stop at the bottom of Silverton Street, where we boarded the bus for the ride up to the Shiel Hill terminal. Another short walk took us further up the hill and across the road into Rotary Park for an early lunch. A lazy breeze found us well spread out, seeking sunshine and shelter – hard to find both. The views of the city and harbour are magnificent from this park.
Soon we were joined by Les and Margaret, with welcome birthday chocolates – thankyou! It was good to see Les up and about again after a bout of pneumonia.
Unfortunately it was a bit too cool for the proposed lengthy lunch and sunbathe, so by midday we were off again for the walk down the hill, via McKerrow St, Larnach Rd and Shandon Rd to the top of Arthurs Walk. With knees creaking a bit we descended the many steps down to Portobello Rd, and so back to the cars, and coffee at Nichols. – Judy and Adrienne.