14/05/2025. Pulpit Rock. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Graham Thurlow, Lyn Keene.
On a beautifully sunny and calm day 15 trampers tackle a well-known, and thanks to the Green Hut Group, well maintained track. Continue reading “Pulpit Rock”
Tag: Silverpeaks
Green Hut, Pulpit Rock
23. 1/10/2023. Combined. Green Hut Site and Pulpit Rock. Tramp Grade 4, Hike Grade 2. 43km. Leaders: Neil Hodgkin/Chris Bezett, Dave Roberts/Jay Devlin.
Hike to Green Hut (which is now two seats as the hut was deconstructed in 1988 because of ongoing vandalism).
On a foggy morning 18 keen hikers regathered at the On the Spot garage at Waitati where we turned left up a dusty road to the beginning Continue reading “Green Hut, Pulpit Rock”
Greengage Track – Information and Trips Library
Scope:
This page of club tramps and hikes in the Silver Peaks area groups together those trips to the Greengage Track (map) which incorporates Raingauge Spur, Swampy Ridge, Rollinsons and Green Ridge Tracks.
Background Information:
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
The Greengage Track runs between Raingauge Spur and the Green Ridge Track. There is a number of ways to access this track – the following provides 3 options.
How To Get There:
Option 1 – via Raingauge Spur which is via Rollinsons Road and will require a key to the gate approx. 2 km’s from the “Elbow” where the Raingauge track starts. A key is currently held by the club President.
Option 2 – via the Swampy Ridge Track. Access to the summit of Swampy is via Rollisons Road (option 1) with the track commencing from the Swampy Summit. This route joins the Green Ridge which forks with Greengage.
Option 3 – via Waitati. Turn left onto Double Hill Road which joins Semple Road to the starting point of he Green Ridge Track.
Links to tramps and hikes in this area:
30/10/2024. Greengage Track. Trampers. Leaders: Graeme Souter and Graham Thurlow.
Greengage Track. 2019-2014 (3 trips with reports and photos)