Year: 2024

  • Chatto Creek and the Tunnel of Love

    Chatto Creek and the Tunnel of Love

    This Saturday we will meet at 12 noon corner Walton & Thompson streets, to catch a bus out to Ida Valley Station  with A-Ls duty pack this week. This is a little further south from Merino Ridges a couple of weeks ago , towards Poolburn Dam On Saturday the dangerous dozen set off for a…

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  • Merino Ridges – German Hills Diggings

    Merino Ridges – German Hills Diggings

    This Saturday we  will meet at 1pm or 12 midday corner Walton & Thompson streets to car pool out to Chatto Creek , where we will probably wander around the water races and follow  some maps that Joe will load on. M-Zs duty pack this week. See below for message from Joe Last Saturday saw…

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  • Businessperson’s Track

    Businessperson’s Track

    This Saturday we head to Merino Ridges  / German Hills in the Ida Valley . If you wish to get a bus ride there , then please be on the corner of Walton & Thompson streets at 12 noon with A-Ls duty pack this week. On Saturday the fog had finally moved on ,but some…

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  • Alexandra end of Roxburgh Gorge this week

    Alexandra end of Roxburgh Gorge this week

    Revised start time W1 walkers This week we will be doing a local walk along the business persons track Clyde to Alexandra. W1 walkers to meet at 12 noon to carpool to Clyde .Everyone else meet at 1pm at the Boat Ramp carpark at the end of Dunorling Street with M-Zs duty pack. The W1…

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  • Fraser Weir, Hawksburn Road

    Fraser Weir, Hawksburn Road

    This Saturday we will meet at 1:00pm,corner Walton & Thompson streets. for a local outing down the Roxburgh Gorge from Alexandra with A-Ls duty pack Last Saturday had that hoar frost feeling , of freezing temperatures and fog. Club president Mike was keen to advise everyone when he left Omakau it was fine and sunny…

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  • Blackstone Hill, Klifden Station, Ida Valley

    Blackstone Hill, Klifden Station, Ida Valley

    This Saturday  we head to the Fraser Weir, Hawksburn road area. Please meet at 1:00pm corner Walton & Thompson streets, to Car pool out with M-Zs duty pack this week. Despite some wet and snowy weather early in the week , Saturday afternoon turned out  to be  a pleasant winters day in the Ida Valley…

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  • Sheepshead Station to Fruitlands and all points between

    Sheepshead Station to Fruitlands and all points between

    This Saturday,we will once again attempt to get to Klifden  Station on the Blackstone hills, in the upper Ida Valley. The bus will depart at high noon ,that’s 11:59:55am according to club captain, corner Walton & Thompson streets With A-Ls duty pack once more. Sheepshead to Mitchells cottage always seems to be a popular outing…

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  • Como Villa this Saturday

    Como Villa this Saturday

    This Saturday we will catch a bus at 1:00pm ,corner Walton & Thompsons streets to Sheepshead station,  where those  keen will get off and walk through to Mitchells Cottage at Fruitlands. Others will stay on the bus and walk from Mitchells cottage.  M-Zs duty  pack this week. Last  Saturday we had about 35 turn up…

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  • Waikerikeri Valley

    Waikerikeri Valley

    This Saturday disregard your syllabus. Everyone to meet at 1:00pm ,corner Walton & Thompson streets , where we will car pool out to Como Villa in Earnscleugh, not Italy. A-Ls duty pack this week and we will most likely head on down to the tailings and river track area. Last Saturday we met up at…

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  • Flat Top Hill

    Flat Top Hill

    It is another local outing this Saturday. This week we will go out to Waikerikeri Valley , meet corner Walton & Thompson streets at 1pm to car pool out with M-Zs duty pack this week. For new members to the club ,we have a website www.alexharriers.co.nz ,look under the Tab “About the club” for useful…

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