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Longhill ‘walk-in’ site

Accommodation Option on the Heysen Trail

Accommodation

'Walk-in' site

Mapsheet

Mapsheet 6B, Melrose to Wilmington

Guidebook

Northern Guidebook, chapter 3, map 3

Location

located approx 3km west of trail, Mt Remarkable National Park

Coordinates

Grid ref: 256 720
Longitude: 138.071182
Latitude: -32.755444

Download

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Contact

Mt Remarkable National Park
https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/mount-remarkable-national-park

Bookings

Camping permits required for 'backpacking sites' in Mt Remarkable NP. Permits cannot be booked on-line.

Please contact the Natural Resource Centre - Clare to organise your stay.
Phone: (+61 8) 8841 3400
Email: mrnp@sa.gov.au

Fees

$7.50/person/night (rates valid as at July 2021).

Facilities

camp site, toilets 400m north-east at Blue Gum Flat picnic area

Previous accommodation option: Sugargum Dam ‘walk-in’ site

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jez says:

21/07/2007 at 1:49pm

Basic campsite, set amongst closely spaced trees, very small clearing, no fires permitted at campsite year-round

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Mapsheet 1: Cape Jervis to Kuitpo Forest (Sept 2014)

Occasionally, due to weather or maintenance issues, it is necessary to realign sections of the Heysen Trail. Minor reroutes, necessitated by such things as sand blowouts in coastal areas, protection of native vegetation, erosion control, or requests from landholders, are also frequently carried out.

Harvesting operations in Kuitpo Forest: ForestrySA operations in Kuitpo Forest will impact the Heysen Trail into the foreseeable future. Walkers in this forest may encounter closed plantation blocks as harvesting operations are undertaken. The presence of heavy machinery and falling trees makes it highly dangerous, and heavy trucks using the haul roads add to the risk. Walkers must not enter the harvesting areas under any circumstance (penalties apply). ForestrySA Rangers and Friends of the Heysen Trail volunteers will ensure that safe reroutes are in place and are clearly marked. Walkers should follow the marked reroute trail until the new track rejoins the Heysen Trail. Reroute signs will be placed at the start and finish of the reroute. From time to time, it will be necessary to reroute the Trail along public roads. Walkers are advised to take extra care on public roads, to always walk on the right, facing traffic and to always walk in single file.

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Mapsheet 2: Kuitpo Forest to Tanunda (Sept 2014)

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Mapsheet 3: Tanunda to Burra (May 2015)

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Mapsheet 4: Burra to Spalding (May 2015)

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Mapsheet 5, Spalding to Wirrabara Forest (August 2015)

Logging operations in forests can sometimes necessitate the rerouting of the Trail. These reroutes often have to be done at short notice, and it is important to follow these reroutes, as it is dangerous to walk in areas where logging operations are in progress.

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Mapsheet 6, Wirrabara Forest to Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park (August 2015)

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Mapsheet 7, Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park to Mernmerna Creek (August 2015)

Occassionally, due to weather or maintenance issues, it is necessary to realign sections of the Heysen Trail. Minor reroutes, necessitated by such things as sand blowouts in coastal areas, protection of native vegetation, erosion control, or requests from landholders, are also frequently carried out.

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Walking near Kuitpo Forest

View Section 11, Dashwood Gully to Mylor

Longhill ‘walk-in’ site

Accommodation Option on the Heysen Trail

Previous accommodation option: Sugargum Dam ‘walk-in’ site

One thought on “Longhill ‘walk-in’ site”

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Walking to the Bluff and Wirrabara Forest

View Section 39, Mt Zion to The Bluff Lookout