Section 15: Cudlee Creek to The Nugget Rd

Region: Adelaide Hills and South Mt Lofty Ranges

The trail leads walkers through the rolling hills of the South Mt Lofty Ranges and sections of Mt Crawford Forest. The climb towards Mt Gould provides outstanding views.

Please be advised that Section 15 of the Heysen Trail, specifically the segment between Union Bridge and Tippett Road in Cudlee Creek, is now closed. This closure is effective as of 5pm on Friday the 8th of August 2025 and will remain in place indefinitely.

The Department for Environment and Water (DEW) has been unable to secure access to this section of trail and a safe detour has not yet been established. As this area is private land, hikers will not be permitted to enter and will need to use Gorge Road and Tippett Road through this section to rejoin the existing trail. Please take care walking on these roads.

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Mapsheet 2C, Stone Hut Road to Tower Hill

Southern Guidebook, chapter 3 map 7.
chapter 3 map 8.

Re-Routes
  1. Mapsheet 2C: Reroute of the Heysen Trail near Chain of Ponds where it crosses North East Road
  2. Mapsheet 2C: Error in Grid Reference (Eastings)

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Distance
21.5km
plus extra distance of 1.2km
Location of Cudlee Creek
008 420
(300800 6142000 zone 54)
Latitude: -34.8448296139 (34° 50' 41.3866")
Longitude: 138.8213148972 (138° 49' 16.7336")
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Location of The Nugget Rd
090 518
(309000 6151800 zone 54)
Latitude: -34.7580878 (34° 45' 29.1161")
Longitude: 138.9131736 (138° 54' 47.425")
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