Tag: Sandfly Bay

Sandymount – Sandfly Bay

No. 24 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Lovers Leap – The Chasm – Sandfly Bay. N Strang. Farm. Year Round.” No. 73 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Sandymount – Lovers Leap. Year Round”.
29 km from car-park.
See Sandymount for area background information.
Sandymount closed for lambing Aug-Oct. Track unformed in places, grassy, slippery when wet. (See also article on pingao planting.)

Sandymount, Sandfly Bay – Information and Trips Library

Resized Square25. 27/03/2024. Hikers.  Sandymount Grade 2.5 Leaders: Jenni and Bruce Wright
Today was all about preparedness. The elements indicated that those who ventured out were hardy souls.

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Sandymount, Sandfly Bay – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This page of club tramps and hikes covers trips to the Otago Peninsula and involves trips to Sandymount, including Lovers Leap and The Chasm, and Sandfly Bay

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Sandymount and Sandfly Bay Information

How To Get There:

Access to Sandymount is via Sandymount Road (off Highcliff Road) where carparking is available.
Access to Sandfly Bay is possible by following the poled route from the Sandymount track. Can also be reached via Seal Point Road (also off Highcliff Road) to the car park.

Maps – Otago Peninsula

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

Sandymount – Sandfly Bay. 2024 – 1996 (25 trips with 15 reports)
Paradise Road, Braidwood Road, Sandfly Bay. 2010 (1 trip with report)