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Monday, June 12, 2006

Wandallah to Black Jack Shelter


Posted by Jez at 6/12/2006 08:46:00 PM

Labels: 2006, End-to-End 2

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Estimates of the length of the Heysen Trail vary, see the trail length discussion (verging on a tedious bore).

About this Blog


After a hike up St Mary's Peak in Wilpena Pound (Flinders Ranges, South Australia) in June 2005, I was inspired to join a hiking club. In April 2006, I joined the Friends of the Heysen Trail, and took up the challenge of walking the 1200km Heysen Trail (South Australia), from Cape Jervis, on the rugged south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, to Parachilna Gorge, in the Flinders Ranges.

"The Heysen Trail passes through some of South Australia's most diverse and breathtaking landscapes, traversing coastal areas, native bushland, rugged gorges, pine forests and vineyards, as well as rich farmland and historic towns."

I completed the Heysen Trail in August, 2008.

If you visit, please leave a comment on one of the blog entries, or email me a private message: jez@jeremyc.com. Thanks.

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The Heysen Trail

Blog entry links listed below in geographical order, rather than chronological order (blog entries on this site in chronological order). However, I did start at the beginning of the trail at Cape Jervis, and finished the trail at the end of the trail, at Parachilna Gorge, in August 2008. The maps below refer to the official guidebooks, 'S' referring to the Southern Guidebook, and 'N' referring to the Northern Guidebook.

  • Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
    Maps S1.1-S1.2
  • Cobbler Hill to Tapanappa
    Maps S1.2-S1.3
    (Walked again from Cobbler Hill to Waitpinga Beach
    Maps S1.2-S1.5)
  • Tapanappa to Balquhidder
    Maps S1.3-S1.4
  • Balquhidder to Waitpinga Beach
    Maps S1.4-S1.5
  • Waitpinga Beach to Tugwell Rd
    Maps S1.5-S2.1
  • Tugwell Rd to Inman Valley
    Maps S2.1-S2.3
  • Inman Valley to Myponga
    Maps S2.3-S2.4
  • Myponga to Mt Compass
    Maps S2.4-S2.6
  • Mt Compass to Kyeema Conservation Park
    Maps S2.6-S2.8
  • Kyeema Conservation Park to Dashwood Gully Road
    Maps S2.8-S2.10
  • Dashwood Gully Road to Mylor
    Maps S2.10-S3.2
  • Bridgewater to Hahndorf spur
    Maps S3.3
  • Mylor to Cleland
    Maps S3.2-S3.4
  • Cleland to Montacute Heights
    Maps S3.4-S3.5
  • Montacute Heights to Cudlee Creek
    Maps S3.5-S3.7
  • Cudlee Creek to Scotts Shelter
    Maps S3.7-S3.8
  • Scotts Shelter to Mt Crawford
    Maps S3.8-S3.9
  • Mt Crawford to Pewsey Vale
    Maps S3.9-S4.2
  • Pewsey Vale to Greenock to Kapunda
    Maps S4.2-S4.7
  • Kapunda to Peters Hill
    Maps S4.7-S5.3
  • Peters Hill to Tothill Range to Webb Gap
    Maps S5.3-S5.7
  • Webb Gap to Old Burra Rd
    Maps S5.7-S5.9
  • Old Burra Rd to Worlds End
    Maps S5.9-S5.11
  • Worlds End to Burra
    Maps S5.11-S5.14
  • Burra to Wandallah
    Maps S6.1-S6.2
  • Wandallah to Black Jack Shelter
    Maps S6.2-S6.3
  • Black Jack Shelter to Caroona Creek
    Maps S6.3-S6.5
  • Caroona Creek to Old Mt Bryan School House
    Maps S6.5-S6.6
  • Old Mt Bryan East School to Hallett
    Maps S6.6-S6.7
  • Hallett to Dead Cow Quarry
    Maps S6.7-S6.9
  • Dead Cow Quarry to Marble Hill Road
    Maps S6.9-S6.11
  • Marble Hill Road to Bundaleer Reservoir
    Maps S6.11-N1.1
  • Bundaleer Reservoir to Curnows Hut
    Maps N1.1-N1.4
  • Curnows Hut to Raeville
    Maps N1.4-N1.5
  • Raeville to Locks Ruin
    Maps N1.5-N1.7
  • Locks Ruin to Bowman Park
    Maps N1.7-N2.1
  • Bowman Park to Beetaloo
    Maps N2.1-N2.3
  • Beetaloo to Wirrabara Forest (old nursery)
    Maps N2.3-N2.6
  • Wirrabara Forest (old nursery) to Block Nine Road
    Maps N2.6-N2.7
  • Block Nine Road (Wirrabara Forest) to Murray Town
    Maps N2.7-N2.9
  • Murray Town to Melrose
    Maps N2.9-N2.11
  • Melrose to Alligator Gorge Road
    Maps N3.1-N3.3
    (walked again from
    Melrose to Horrocks Pass
    Maps N3.1-N3.5)
  • Alligator Gorge Road to Horrocks Pass
    Maps N3.3-N3.5
  • Horrocks Pass to Mt Brown Creek
    Maps N3.5-N3.7
  • Mt Brown Creek to Woolshed Flat
    Maps N3.7-N3.8
  • Woolshed Flat to Quorn
    to The Dutchmans Stern

    Maps N3.8-N4.2
  • The Dutchmans Stern to Mt Arden South to Buckaringa Gorge
    Maps N4.2-4.6
  • Buckaringa to Partacoona Road
    Maps N4.6-N4.8
  • Partacoona Road to Jarvis Hill
    Maps N4.8-N4.11
  • Jarvis Hill to Old Wonoka
    Maps N4.11-N5.2
  • Old Wonoka to Mt Little station
    Maps N5.2-N5.3
  • Mt Little station to Red Range Campsite
    Maps N5.3-N5.5
  • Red Range Campsite to Bridle Gap
    to Cooinda Camp to Wilpena to
    Yanyanna Hut to Camp E to
    Aroona Valley to Parachilna Gorge

    Maps N5.5-N6.8
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    GPS Maps

    A note about the GPS maps appearing on this blog. Prior to September, 2007, all Google Maps are mash-ups, drawn on-screen. Initially, I favoured the satellite image as the determining where to draw the trail, but later I started to rely on the map view to determine where to mark the track - this being more accurate when satellite images would later be updated (the map and satelite often don't closely match up). As of September, 2007, all maps are generated from a GPS unit, so can be considered accurate (particularly when looking at the map view). Of course that doesn't stop me from wandering off the trail...

    How I walked

     

    Intro
    I'm walking the trail with The Friends of Heysen Trail. I walk two weekends a month, which is 3 days, for the 8 or so months of the year when the trail is open, for 2006, 2007 and 2008.

    The Hiking Club
    The Friends of Heysen Trail is a club whose primary focus is on maintaining the 1200km Heysen Trail, which stretches from Cape Jervis in the south of South Australia, to Parachilna in the Flinders Ranges. The club does organised hikes, including the End to End hikes. They have hikes almost every weekend, often having several hikes each weekend, some easy, others harder. Anyone can go along, the cost is $7 per walk (cheaper by pre-paying), but after having walked two walks you are expected to join the club, which is about $20 per year. The walk programme is available on the club's website, and also the guidelines as to what to wear and what to bring.

    How the Walks Work
    We usually meet somewhere near where the walk will end, sometimes in the city first to car-pool to that meeting location, then for $10 each we get taken by a bus to the start of the day's walk. From here, we break into smaller groups if need be, and walk back to the cars. The End to End walks involve about 6 hours and between 15kms and 25kms of walking. It's very well organised, and easy to join in (I joined without knowing anyone). There are always new people to meet, and everyone is always very friendly.

    Two Groups
    I'm walking with two smaller groups within the hiking club: End to End 3 (the 3rd group to start walking from one end to the other) started from the trail start, at Cape Jervis, in April 2006. This group has about 100 people in it across a broad range of ages. These walks are on one Sunday per month. End to End 2, the second group, was just south of Burra when I joined them, it only has about 20-25 people in it, many of whom are older, but they are still cool! We walk one weekend per month, meeting Saturday for a walk, staying overnight in a local town, then walking again on the Sunday, being too far from Adelaide to travel that far each day. I like this because you spend more time with people and we all share a meal together at a pub or restaurant on the Saturday night. Both groups are walking northwards.

    3 Year Walking Plan

    • April 30 2006 - the Heysen Trail commenced at Cape Jervis
    • Cape Jervis to Mt Compass
      End to End 3 - 2006
    • Mt Compass to the Cudlee Creek
      End to End 3 - 2007
    • Cudlee Creek to Webb Gap
      End to End 3 - 2008
    • Webb Gap to Georgetown
      End to End 2 - 2006
    • Georgetown to Quorn
      End to End 2 - 2007
    • Quorn to Parachilna Gorge
      End to End 2 - 2008
    • August 17 2008 - the Heysen Trail completed at Parachilna Gorge

    My Other Blogs

    • Google Map of all blog trips/treks
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    • The Mawson Trail
    • Jeremy's Travels in Thailand

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