Taieri Recreational Tramping Club
Mid-week recreational and social walking group based in Mosgiel NZ
20/05/2026. Town Belt/Bullock Track/Woodhaugh Gardens. Grade 2. Hikers. Leaders: Jan Palmer & Sue Beal.
It was a bitterly cold start to the day. We had a brief gathering at Memorial Park before heading to the Southern Cemetery meeting the town folk who were joining us.
Continue reading “Town Belt/Bullock Track/Woodhaugh Gardens”
11/03/2026. Leith To The Sea. Grade 2. Combined. Leaders: Katrina McKenzie and Julie MacKenzie
22 hikers and trampers meet up at the top entrance to Woodhaugh Gardens.
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.
Road distances from Mosgiel carpark.
TRTC Grading Information – trips incorporating these tracks are generally given a TRTC grading of 4. 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.
Dunedin’s Water Supply.
Pineapple Track: Information.
Pineapple and Flagstaff Walk.St. E
There are multiple entrances to Ross Creek
(1) Leith Valley – take SH1 north and turn left onto Duke St. Continue on Duke St which merges into Malvern St, past the Woodhaugh Gardens, over the bridge spanning the Leith River and turn immediately into Woodhaugh St. Ross Creek entrance is behind the NZMCA Camping Ground.
15/10/2025. Pineapple Track/ Ross Creek. Hikers. Grade 3. Leaders: Wendy Langley, Val Cayford.
01/10/2025. Ross Creek Reservoir. Combined. Grade 3. Leaders: Yan Campbell, Graeme Souter, Jenni Wright, Wendy Langley.
28/08/2024. Ross Creek and Davies Track. Trampers. Grade 4 Leaders: Ross Davies and Sarah McCormack.
Ross Creek and Environs (1990 – 2024, 34 trips including 15 with reports).
Booth Road, McGouns, Pineapple Track, Ben Rudd (1990 – 2023, 9 trips including 4 reports).
Spiers Road, Davies, McGouns Creek Extension (2009 – 2023).
Bull Ring, Swampy, Nicols, Pt Pineapple, Davies, return (1989 – 2020, 4 trips, 2 with reports including 16/09/2009 Davies Track)
Davies Track, Ben Rudd (1995 – 2014, 5 trips with 1 report – see also
Warburton Track ?aka. Davies Track?).
Big (Bivvy) Rock, Pineapple, Davies, Firebreak (1991 – 2012, 3 trips with 2 reports).
Nicols Creek, Swampy Saddle, Davies Track (2001 – 2011, 3 trips with 2 reports).
Bull Ring, Flagstaff Walkway, Pineapple, McGoun, Davies, return Nicols Creek, Swampy Saddle, Davies Track (2010, 1 trip with report).
Davies Track, Jim Freeman (2000, 1 trip with no report). Continue reading “Ross Creek, Lower Leith Valley, Wakari Rd Bike Park, McGouns, Pineapple and Davies Tracks – Information and Trips Library”
This grouping of Club tramps and hikes covers trips in the Central City and involves the Botanic Garden (both upper and lower), Northern Cemetery, Chingford park, University walkways, Willowbank, and the Woodhaugh Gardens incorporating the Waters of the Leith.
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.
11/03/2026. Leith To The Sea. Grade 2. Combined. Leaders: Katrina McKenzie and Julie MacKenzie
24/09/2025. Northern Cemetery-Botanic Garden. Grade 1.5. Hikers. Leaders: Wendy Langley and Linda Partridge
28/08/2024. Botanic Garden, Chingford Park. Grade 3. Hikers. 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. 2023 – 2022, 2 trips with reports
Woodhaugh Gardens and Leith. 2020 – 1996, 10 trips with 5 reports
City to Surf – Information and Trips Library
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…
…to St Kilda beach…
…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.
The piles…
…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]