Monday walk 16th March Mt Allen

Hi team 

Meet at the usual place by 9.30am. We will drive to the top of the Crown Range, .walk up the track to Mt Allen have lunch and return same way. The forecast is good 23o so take plenty of water 

$10 petrol money. Chris Gibb leader 

Monday's walk 9th March 2026

Lake Roxburgh Walkway from the end of Graveyard Gully Road to Butchers Point and back. We drive through Alexandra, turn right off Tarbert St into Little Valley Road, cross the bridge and turn right.
Petrol: $15
Leader: Brian Gilbert

Monday's walk 2nd March 2026

Locharburn. There is a carpark on the left, 4km beyond Queensberry. A short distance back up the road on the other side is a stile. The track starts with a steep 150m climb.
Petrol $10
Leader: Brian Gilbert

Monday's Walk - 23rd February 2026

Lake Sheehey - Take 2

After talking with Martin, we will set off for Clyde and complete the walk this coming week. 

See his post from last week for details of the walk and how to get to the start of the walk. 

I anticipate having lunch at Lake Sheehey about 12:30 pm followed by the 150 m off track climb to the Cairnmuir Track. 

Petrol Costs: $10

Walk Leader: Charlotte Schwartzentruber

Monday's Walk 16th February 2026

Destination: Sheehey Lake Circuit

Description: Sheehey Lake is the whimsical name given to a small ephemeral tarn clinging to the hillside opposite the Clyde Dam. Monday's walk is a 9 km anticlockwise loop around the lake, mostly following the first 4-5 km of the Cairnmuir Hill Track. 

Driver Instructions: Turn right opposite the dam just before the top of the hill, drive down to Clyde, and cross the bridge 1 km below the dam. Continue towards Earnscleugh for 1 km, turn right onto a gravel road marked by a "Lookout" sign, and follow this for 3.5 km to DoC signage on the right marking the start of the Cairnmuir Hill Track where this is ample parking on the left. Petrol costs $10 per passenger. 

Walk Leader: Martin Unwin

  

Monday's Walk 9th February 2026

Destination: Upper Potters Creek Track

Description: A 12 km loop walk starting from the top of the Nevis Road at Duffers Saddle on the Carrick Range. The walk traverses gently undulating country with all but 2.5 km on 4WD tracks. Petrol costs $15 per person. 

Walk leader: Martin Unwin

Monday's Walk 2nd February 2026

Destination: Weather dependent based on the likelihood of rain spilling east of the mountains as far as the Upper Clutha. Options include a loop walk from the Bannockburn gold fields car park to Bannockburn Arm and back If the rain seems likely to keep its distance; a more local walk if rain is possible; and a cafe walk if it's raining. 

Walk Leader: Martin Unwin