Section 5: Waitpinga to Tugwell Road

One of the many spectacular sections of the Trail, you’ll follow sandy tracks through the coastal scrub of Newland Head Conservation Park before you reach dramatic clifftops. You may see whales, seals, dolphins and the endangered white bellied sea eagle. Unless you are taking the spur trail to Victor Harbor, at Kings Beach you’ll head away from the coast, leaving the Wild South Coast Way to follow roads and an uncleared road reserve and begin your long journey north.

Quick stats
17 km
plus extra distance of 1.5 km (refer to Walker / Vehicle access notes in the Location sections below.)
South Coast
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Mapsheet 1B: Wild South Coast Way waymarked into Victor Harbor on spur trail

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Location of Waitpinga
736 538
(273600 6053800 zone 54)
Latitude: -35.628289 (35° 37' 41.8404")
Longitude: 138.499944 (138° 29' 59.7984")
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Location of Tugwell Road
789 617
(278900 6061700 zone 54)
Latitude: -35.563729 (35° 33' 49.4244")
Longitude: 138.56042 (138° 33' 37.512")
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There is very limited parking where the trail crosses Tugwell Road.

Larger groups should park on the verge at Glassenbury Drive corner of Tugwell Road.

This creates a 1.5 km walk out from trail head.