Ross Creek, Lower Leith Valley, Wakari Rd Bike Park, McGouns, Pineapple and Davies Tracks – Information and Trips Library

Scope:

This grouping of Club tramps and hikes covers trips involving Woodhaugh, Leith Valley up to Islay Street, Pineapple Track up to Flagstaff (Skyline) Track, Davies Track, McGouns Track, Wakari Rd Bike Tracks, Ross Creek Reserve, Cannington Road and Prospect Road.

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Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
Dunedin’s Water Supply.
Pineapple Track: Information.
Pineapple and Flagstaff Walk.

Links to tramps and hikes in the same area:

28/08/2024. Ross Creek and Davies Track. Trampers.  Grade 4 Leaders: Ross Davies and Sarah McCormack.

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Botanic Garden, Chingford Park, University Walkways, Woodhaugh Gardens – Information and Trips Library Post

Scope:

This grouping of Club tramps and hikes covers trips in the Central City and involves  the Botanic Garden (both upper and lower), Chingford park, University walkways, Willowbank, and the Woodhaugh Gardens.

Background Information:

Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.

Links to tramps and hikes in this area:

28/08/2024. Botanic Garden, Chingford Park. Hikers. Grade 3. 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. 2022 – 2023 – 2022, 2 trips with reports
Woodhaugh Gardens and Leith. 2020 – 1996, 10 trips with 5 reports

Gardens to Surf

2. 23/8/2017. Hikers. Gardens to Surf. E. Leaders: Pam and Dawn.

We Parked our cars in Duke Street, near the Woodhaugh gardens.  22 members started off.  We walked through the Varsity and had morning tea at the Polytech outdoor area.   Walked along Portsmouth Drive to Queens Drive down to St Kilda beach.   Walked along playing fields and some track to picnic area above beach, where we had our lunch.   We then continued on to St Clair, via street and caught the bus back to the Botanical gardens where we enjoyed a hot drink. Back to our cars and home to Mosgiel by 3.45pm.  A very enjoyable day was had by all. – Dawn.

1. 19/8/2015. Hikers. Gardens to Surf.
We had a good day walking from the Botanic Gardens…

Gardens (John pic)
Gardens (John pic)
Lunch panorama (John pic)
Morning tea behind the railway station. Panorama. (John pic)

…to St Kilda beach…

Sand logs? (John pic)
Sand logs? (John pic)

…and along the beach to St Clair. I had not been on the beach since the June storms and was blown away by the damage to the beach.

Rocks (John pic)
Rocks (John pic)

The piles…

Groynes (John pic)
Piles (John pic)

…are nearly all bent over by St Clair. Thank goodness I have done 3 paintings of the piles. Judy Knox was on TV Wed. night and did a very good interview on the local TV channel.
We all went back on the bus to the Gardens and all (I think) 27 of us didn’t pay. I think the bus driver got a bit of a surprise. – Elaine. [An unintended report, purloined from an email. – Ed]