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Mt Compass/ Kyeema/Dashwood Gully Rd

Sat 15 to Sun 16 Jul 2023

Walk name/location
Mt Compass/ Kyeema/Dashwood Gully Rd
Walk grade
End-to-End 16
Description

Note: If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOTH office (once bookings open) to register for that day’s walk.

The online registering will only allow you to register for both days

Day 1 Saturday – Mt Compass – Kyeema

The pretty dairy pastures of Mt Compass and Nangkita provide the backdrop for the first section of this walk. Back roads then lead walkers up a steady incline through to Finniss Conservation Park and into Mt Magnificent Conservation Park, where a short steep hike off the main trail which will reward walkers with spectacular views from Mt. Magnificent over the southern Fleurieu Peninsula.

A combination of native bushland then back-road walking completes the day.

Fitness: 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.

Day 2 Sunday – Kyeema – Dashwood Gully

The walk starts off in the dense native bushland of Kyeema Conservation Park, and then the plantations of Kuitpo Forest. The walking here is gently undulating sandy trails.

We cross over a couple of main arterial roads where care needs to be taken.

We then exit Kuitpo Forest onto Stagecoach Road for the return to the cars.

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.

Start
Saturday 15 July 2023
End
Sunday 16 July 2023
Walk Leaders
Kathy Wright
Paul Gill
Lisa Duffield
Michael Weinel
Tracey Evans
Leanne Bell
Patrick Betham
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Mapsheet
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Guidebook maps
Southern Guidebook, chapter 2 map 6,
chapter 2 map 7,
chapter 2 map 8.

Meeting Location

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Event Fees
Event fee
AUD $20.00
(under 18 years of age AUD $1.00)
Golden Boots cards
Accepted
Bus
AUD $40.00

Saturday

Walk Specifics (Saturday)
Start time
8 am
End time
3.00 to 4.00 pm
Walking from
Mt Compass
Walking to
Kyeema
Distance
19.5
Risks (Saturday)
Hazards
Some road walking, Slippery in some sections if wet,
Steady incline.
Requirements
Appropriate Walking attire, including rain gear.
Morning tea and lunch plus 2 litre water min
Personal First aid kit, Sunscreen
Experience
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.

Sunday

Walk Specifics (Sunday)
Start time
8 am
End time
3.00 to 4.00 pm
Walking from
Kyeema
Walking to
Dashwood Gully
Distance
20.5km
Risks (Sunday)
Hazards
Some road walking
Requirements
Appropriate Walking attire, including rain gear.
Morning tea and lunch plus 2 litre water min
Personal First Aid Kit, Sunscreen
Experience
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.

Nearby Campsites and Accommodation Options

This list is generic and is derived from the Walk Selector for this walk section. Your walk leader may be suggesting a different or specific town or accommodation option to be based at.

In This Section

On or within 2km of this Heysen Trail section.

  1. Rocky Creek Hut & ‘Walk in’ site
  2. Chookarloo Campground
  3. Woodcutters Cottage (formerly Old Kuitpo Youth Hostel)
  4. Forest Gate Cottage
  5. Compass Country Cabins

Further Afield

Beyond this Heysen Trail section.

  1. Woodhouse Activity Centre
  2. Bridgewater
  3. Aldgate
  4. Mylor
  5. Hahndorf
  6. Burnslea Log Cabin
  7. Aldgate Lodge
  8. Cladich Pavilions
  9. The Retreat
  10. Hahndorf Oak Tree Cottages
  11. Amble at Hahndorf
  12. Hahndorf Resort
  13. The Manna of Hahndorf
  14. Hahndorf House
  15. Stables Inn Motel
  16. Hahndorf Old Mill
  17. Hahndorf Motel
  18. Mylor Oval