Trip 048 - Dunedin Town Belt

 

DATE: April 22, 2023 (Saturday)
DEPART: 9am, corner of South Rd and Maitland Street
LEADER: Antony Hamel (021 709 722)
TRIP GRADE: E-M (4-5 hours)

The Otago Tramping and Mountaineering Club (OTMC) are turning 100 during 2023, and to celebrate are running ‘100 Trips for 100 Years’, a project that is re-enacting 100 popular club tramping trips.

In conjunction with Wild Dunedin, members of the OTMC will guide groups of walkers through Dunedin’s significant Town Belt. The establishment of the Dunedin Town Belt can be traced back to the settlement of the city in 1848 and is one of the oldest Town Belts in the world.

This trip, starting at the Southern Cemetery, is an easy to moderate wander through the Town Belt to Woodhaugh Gardens, completing the loop circuit via George and Princes Streets.

The walk will take 4-5 hours. Bring comfortable walking shoes that you don’t mind getting muddy, some warm layers, raincoat and your lunch / water.

Due to the need to safely manage walkers, this trip is limited to 40 people.