Ōtepoti Tuesday
Trampers Club

Tues Nov 5 Mopanui / Whites Road Medium $10.00

Meet at Woodhaugh for 9am departure. A ‘there and back’ walk. The cars will be parked at the end of Whites Road. We will walk along the Mopanui Ridgeline Track until we meet the start of the rabbit proof fence of the Orokonui Ecosanctuary. We will continue along Mopanui Road until we reach the start of the ascent to Mopanui. Some rock scrambling is required on the way up and on the way down, a walking pole would prove to be beneficial. We come out onto Mopanui Road again and head back the way we came. Some road walking involved. Back at the cars about 3ish.

Leaders Leonie Loeber, Tree Cocks, Alison Kim

Slow Tues

We'll do about the same as the rest, but less so. Start from Woodhaugh about 10, go to Whites Rd, and walk as far up the track as we feel like, then back. Cost $10 Note: there's more than one version of the ST address list around, this one is definitive, please discard all others. Laurie

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.