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Raeville to Locks Ruin to Bowman Park

Sat 21 to Sun 22 Oct 2017

Details

Walk name/location
Raeville to Locks Ruin to Bowman Park
Walk grade
End-to-End 9
Description

On Saturday...

This walk follows dirt roads into the small town of Georgetown and beyond past Hiskeys Hut. The trail then follows undulating fencelines through Sams Hills.

On Sunday...

An easy walk, predominantly along roads and road reserves, this section takes us through the town of Crystal Brook, then follows the Crystal Brook itself to historic Bowman Park.

NOTE - If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOHT office to register for that days walk. The online registering system will only allow you to register for both days.

Start
Saturday 21 October 2017
End
Sunday 22 October 2017
Walk Leaders
Peter Clark
David Szilassy
Aled Jones

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Walk section along Heysen Trail shown in red:
The rest of the Heysen Trail shown in blue:
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Mapsheets

Mapsheet 5A, Spalding to Hiskeys Hut;
Mapsheet 5B, Hiskeys Hut to Wirrabara Forest

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Guidebook maps (2006-2014)
Northern Guidebook, chapter 1 map 5,
chapter 1 map 6,
chapter 1 map 7.
Meeting Location

Meeting location details will be provided after you have registered for this event.

Details
Information withheld
Event Fees
Event fee
AUD $16.00
(under 18 years of age AUD $2.00)
Golden Boots cards
Accepted
Bus
AUD $40.00
Walk Specifics (Saturday)
Start time
9.00am
End time
3.00pm
Walking from
Raeville
Grid Reference: 633 066
Latitude: -33.3537969333 (33° 21' 13.669")
Longitude: 138.4562993083 (138° 27' 22.6775")
Walking to
Locks Ruin
Grid Reference: 470 054
Latitude: -33.3608978278 (33° 21' 39.2322")
Longitude: 138.2809607889 (138° 16' 51.4588")
Distance
19km.
Risks (Saturday)
Hazards

road walking.

Walk Specifics (Sunday)
Start time
8.00am
End time
2.00pm
Walking from
Locks Ruin
Grid Reference: 470 054
Latitude: -33.3608978278 (33° 21' 39.2322")
Longitude: 138.2809607889 (138° 16' 51.4588")
Walking to
Bowman Park
Grid Reference: 432 089
Latitude: -33.3284641417 (33° 19' 42.4709")
Longitude: 138.2411577194 (138° 14' 28.1678")
Distance
16km
Risks (Sunday)
Hazards

Road walking. Road and railway crossings in Crystal Brook. Watch out for stray golf balls.

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. Bowman Hut & ‘walk-in’ site
  2. Crystal Brook
  3. Hiskeys Hut
  4. Georgetown
  5. Crystal Brook Caravan Park

Further Afield

Beyond this Heysen Trail section.

  1. Wirrabara
  2. Go-Cart Track Shelter
  3. Ippinitchie Campground
  4. Curnows Hut
  5. Taralee Orchards
  6. North Laura Hotel
  7. Bundaleer Sport & Recreation Grounds
  8. Beetaloo ‘walk-in’ site (Southern Boundary Track)
  9. Flairville on Heysen