End to End 18 Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
Sun 26 May 2024
Registrations open 7:00am Monday 25 March, 2024
- Walk name/location
- End to End 18 Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
- Walk grade
- End-to-End 18
- Description
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This is the first walk for the new End to End 18 group.
After you register for this walk you will receive an email inviting you to attend one of two introductory walks to be held before this walk.
The introductory walks will give you a chance to assess your fitness and to raise any queries you might have before you embark on the Heysen Trail.
Those people who successfully register for this walk will also be given priority access to register for the subsequent E2E18 walks, and an invitation to attend an information night at Exurbia.Commencing at Cape Jervis, the coastal scenery along this region of the Fleurieu Peninsula is spectacular, and is a lovely walk along the first section of the Heysen Trail. The trail begins with a meander along sandy coastal tracks and exposed hillsides, with views of Kangaroo Island and the Southern Ocean over your right shoulder. On occasions, walkers are often rewarded with sightings of seals & dolphins. The trail progressively develops several undulations further along as you approach Blow Hole Beach within the Deep Creek Conservation Park. The walk ends with a much-anticipated hill climb for approx. 2km through native vegetation back to the vehicles.
Walk Difficulty – The Heysen Trail walks are demanding and suitable for experienced walkers who have walked regularly in various terrain consisting of long-distance trails with some steep inclines/declines, irregular surface with loose uneven, slippery base. They have a walking time of about 5 to 7 hours and will require a good degree of physical fitness.
BIOSECURITY MEASURES – Please ensure you thoroughly clean your footwear, clothing, walking poles and other equipment before and after each walk to remove all seeds, dirt and other debris. Removed seeds should be bagged and disposed in a ‘to landfill’ garbage bin.
- Date
- Sunday 26 May 2024
- Walk Leader
- Paul Delaine
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- The rest of the Heysen Trail shown in blue:
Event created: 10:04 pm Friday 27 October, 2023
Event last edited: 10:34 am Saturday 2 December, 2023
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