Taieri Recreational Tramping Club
Mid-week recreational and social walking group based in Mosgiel NZ
11/04/2025 Flax/ Track Clearing. Trampers. Leader: Phil Keene.
The famous 5 emerged to take on the challenge ‘up on Swampy’ and were underway on Upper Swinespur by just after 9am; a stunning drive up through Rollinsons Rd – no haze, just a big panorama.
This page of club tramps and hikes in the area of Whare Flat and groups together trips to tracks east of Rollinsons Road and includes the following tracks: Ben Rudd, McQuilkans, Possum Busters, Smithys, Swampy Summit Swinespur, (map)
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.
Swampy ridge track background information.
Ben Rudd Property and the Otago Tramping Club Inc
11/02/2026. Jim Freeman McQuilkans Swampy Summit Track Rolleston Road Circuit. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Phil Morris and Carolyn Pridham.
Rollinsons Rd Locked gate, Swinespur, Swampy Ridge, McQuilkans, Smithies. 2024 – 2009 (5 trips, all with reports and photos)
Rollinsons, Swampy, Swine Spur. 2019 – 1989 (8 trips, 4 with reports and photos, 4 with no reports or photos)
Swampy from Access/Rollinsons Road. 2013 – 1989 (4 trips, 1 with report and photos, 3 with no reports or photos)
Possum Busters and nearby tracks tramps. 2021 – 2000 (10 relevant trips, 9 with report and photos, 1 with no report or photos)
Moon, McQuilkan, Possum Hunters, Jim Freeman, Pineapple, Nicols 26/11/2008 (1 trip with report and photos)
TRTC in liaison with the Green Hut Track Group undertakes to maintain those tracks on Swampy and Flagstaff on the Silverstream side above Rollinsons Road. This page groups together those trips where track maintenance has been undertaken by the Club.
Also included on this page is planting activities undertaken with the Halo Project which is an Otago based organization within Predator Free Dunedin who work collaboratively to protect and strengthen communities.
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
06/05/2026. Flax Clearing Day. Combined. Leaders: John Gardiner and Graham Thurlow.
06/05/2026. Track Clearing – Boulder Beach Leader: Pam Cocks.
05/11/2025. Future Forest – Broad bay. Grade 2.5. Combined. Leaders: Jenny Flack, Linda Partridge, Gwenda Farquharson, Pam Cocks.
06/08/2025. Halo Project. Combined. Leader: Jill Dodd
11/04/2025 Flax/ Track Clearing. Trampers. Leader: Phil Keene.
26/03/2025. Flax / Track Clearing. Trampers. Leader: Phil Keene.
21/03/2025. Track Clearing. Leader: Phil Keene.
18/11/2024 Track Clearing. Leader: Phil Keene.
Halo Project Planting 2024 Combined Leader: Jill
Track Clearing 2024 – 2004 (27 trips, 16 with reports and photos, 10 with reports only, 1 with no report or photos)