At each fire-tack, you'll see there is a directional arrow, which indicates where you should be looking towards/heading. There is some reflective tape up off ground at the end of your hunt (for a tricky spot there is some tape at ground level to help you know your leap was correct)..
For more information on reading fire-tacks see below.
The T Rating takes into account it can be slippery underfoot even if there has been no rain for several days.
Dunedin's Southern Cemetery is located on a rise at the southern end of the town belt and was constructed on a site known as Little Paisley (because several weavers had set up business here in the early days). It was opened on 1 April 1858 and closed for burials in 1980, with over 23,000 burials recorded.
The first cemetery of Dunedin was originally in Arthur Street (first burial occurred 1846) and was closed due to disrepair...( it was also on top of one of the town springs, which now feeds Speights Brewery) and the majority of the bodies where moved to the Southern Cemetery.
The route you follow will take you past some very interesting graves, please take some time to admire them -even at night.
Whilst there are footways open all day please note vehicles are not allowed in Southern Dunedin Cemetery between:
- 5.30pm - 8.00am from April - September
- 7.30pm - 7.30am from October - March
Animals are not permitted in any DCC Cemetery.
Each fire-tack has a directional arrow on it, those which are straight up require you to either have xray vision or take a leap of faith (keep walking in direction until you see the tack).
Those pointed downwards require you to look over your shoulder to see the next one.
At each fire-tack, stand as close as possible to it then point your torch in the direction it shows, for some you may have to walk in the direction until you see another fire-tack reflecting back.
The fire-tacks are white in the light - don't follow the other colours... you might see them blink.
