OTT walk Tuesday 4 August - Future Forest & Harbour Cone
A fairly short walk, only 7.7 km, but a 500 m total ascent. We will take it slowly uphill!
Leaders: Spen Walker, Jane Bruce, Andrew Shepherd, Beth Gray
1. Meet at Bayfield carpark, leaving at 9 am. Trip fare is listed as $12 on the programme.
2. Make sure that each car is full.
Parking space is limited, and Laurie’s group will be using the same carparking.
3. Drive out along the harbourside to Portobello, then up Highcliff Rd.
Park on the left-hand side of the road by the start of the Coffee Knob track. Keep clear of the farm gate.
4. There is enough parking for 4 cars at the main pullover, and another 3 cars at the second pullover 200 m along the road.
See carpark photos and google map links below.
5. Walk down Smiths Creek track to the Smiths Creek plantings.
6. Walk up Future Forest loop. A couple of damp steepish greasy sections.
Stop at the Jocelyn seat near the highest point of the track for morning tea.
7. Walk the rest of Future Forest loop, cross main bridge and walk upstream through Smiths Creek plantings.
8. At upstream end of Smiths Creek plantings, go up the zigzag track to Highcliff Rd.
9. This newish track is steepish and narrow but has steps and is dry.
Up the Harbour Cone west track, to the top of Harbour Cone for lunch.
10. After lunch, walk the Harbour Cone loop track clockwise, down to Nyhon byre, over Coffee Knob, and back to cars.
Ōtepoti Tuesday Trampers
Ōtepoti Tuesday Trampers (Club) is a social and supportive walking group for over 50s based in Dunedin. We go tramping in the wider Dunedin area every Tuesday throughout the year.
Weekly Tramps in the Dunedin region
The tramps are typically of 4-7 hours duration and usually visit tracks in the wider Dunedin area or travel to interesting places within about an hour’s drive of Dunedin.
There is a designated leader for every tramp, who is assisted by three deputy leaders. They will recce the track in advance.
On the day the leader will explain the route before the main group sets off. During the tramp the leaders will be spread throughout the group, carefully monitoring those on the tramp. The club is particularly safety conscious. Locator beacons are always carried by one or more of the leaders.
Join us
New members are always welcome. You need to complete three tramps before joining the club. This gives you time to evaluate what our club does, and make an informed decision as to whether it is for you or not.
You also need to be nominated and seconded by two current members. The annual subscription is $20.00, payable after the annual AGM. If you are interested then please refer to the Contact page.
The club runs as a cooperative and all members are expected to help organise and lead tramps. As a new member you will be given time to settle in, and to work out the kind of tramp you can help with, depending on your level of experience and fitness.
Essential Items that are to be carried by each tramper
1. Members should ensure they are correctly equipped for tramping. They should provide and bring with them on each tramp the following:
- day pack with name, address and phone number printed on the inside or on a label
- strong shoes or boots with a good tread
- waterproof parka or similar
- woollen or polar fleece jersey, hat and gloves, overtrousers
- scarf, sunhat, survival sheet or bag
- cut lunch and some extra food (eg muesli bars, chocolate), and up to 2 litres of fluid
- whistle; cup; a small personal first aid kit
- cell phone if possible
2. Members must be realistic about their own capabilities and level of fitness. The grading assigned to each tramp is intended to assist this.
DCC Dunedin Tracks
The link for the DCC website giving all Dunedin tracks is given below:
https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/do-it-online/maps-and-photos/tracks-and-trails-around-dunedin
Best to view in full screen mode (use the link below the map) and enlargen (using the + button). Then click the layer button and turn off the pest contol areas which removes the red background and enables all tracks to be visible. Click on any track to get further information about it.
There is also information on various tracks using the link below. (Note the buttons for the pdfs about the tracks are at the bottom of this page.)
https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/community-facilities/walking-tracks
The Ōtepoti Tuesday Trampers Club undertake track clearing in the Cedar Creek area under agreements with the DCC.