Early declaration of the of the Fire Danger season for the Mid North results in the closure of the Heysen Trail north of Tanunda from 1 November 2017
Walkers need to be be aware that the Fire Danger Season is nearly upon us. As a result, there are restrictions and the early closure of the Heysen Trail in some locations. A prescribed burn off at Little Mt Crawford today also restict walker access.
Early declaration of the the Fire Danger Season in the Mid North.
The Country Fire Service has announced the early declaration of the Fire Danger Season in the Mid North. For 2017 the date has been brought forward by 2 weeks and the season now commences on 1 November.
Further information on the Fire Danger Season Dates can be found on the CFS website. At this stage the dates have not yet been declared for the Mount Lofty Ranges region.
The Heysen Trail north of Tanunda will be closed from 1 November 2017
The commencement of the Fire Danger Season signals the closure of the Heysen Trail in a region for the year. This is a one of the conditions of the access agreements negotiated with the owners of private property along the trail.
November 1 is also the declared date for the commencement of the Fire Danger Season for the Flinders region
As a result, the Heysen Trail north of Tanunda will be closed from November 1 2017.
There are some sections of the Heysen Trail that remain open to walkers during the Fire Danger Season – these are mainly where the trail traverses National and Conservation Parks and Forestry Reserves.
You can find a list of those sections here
However the trail also closes in these sections on days in which a Total Fire Ban has been declared.
Prescribed burn at Little Mt Crawford on October 24 will close the trail in that area for a week.
Forestry SA has announced a prescribed burn will be held today, October 24 2017, at Little Mt Crawford (in the Mount Lofty fire district).
Please note that the normal route of the Heysen Trail in the Little Mount Crawford/Fromm’s Farm area will be closed until further notice (possibly 1 week hence).
Forestry SA have installed signs in the area to divert walkers along Mount Road.
For any further information please contact the Forestry SA Ranger on duty during this time on telephone (08) 8521 1700.