Silver Peaks Press
Author: Antony Hamel
Release: October 2008
Format: A5, 144 pages, colour
RRP: NZ$24.99
A comprehensive illustrated guide to Dunedin’s wealth of places to explore. These places range from historic buildings, the botanic gardens, bush and hill walks, unique rock formations, coastal walks, seal and yellow-eyed penguin habitats and wild tussock lands. All are less than an hour’s drive from the central city.
Over 70 tracks are described in detail and illustrated with over 40 maps and 350 photos. There are at least 25 new tracks which have not been described in previous guides. Along with other options described and the super detail on the maps this guide is designed to make readers jump out of their chairs and go somewhere new. A descendant to the previous Dunedin guide, “From Sea to Silver Peaks”, this entirely new guide continues a tradition of providing high quality and detailed information.
Dunedin Tracks and Trails
One of the most frequent questions I have been asked is what new tracks have been described in Dunedin Tracks and Trails that were not in Sea to Silver Peaks. There are over 25 significant new tracks. Dunedin Tracks and Trails is a completely new guide and contains numerous other new material.
Harbour Side - McGowns Extension - Quarry Garden - Boat Harbour to Maia - Signal Hill Bike Tracks - Waldronville - Kaikorai Stream - Quarantine Island - Harbour Cone - Upper Nicols Creek - Greenguage - Moores Bush - Cloud Forests of Leith - Escarpment Track - Campbells Road - Forrester Park - Cedar Creek Reservoir - Rosseville Reservoir - Port Chalmers Town Belt - Long Beach - Kaikai Beach - Sancatury Bike Track - Matanaka - Gold Miners Direct / Hunters Track - Hermit Ridge - Waikouaiti River South Branch - Flagstaff Forest and Snakes and Ladders - Silver Stream Mosgiel Stock Banks - Mill Creek Intake.