The Bundaleer Reservoir will be closed for feral animal control activity from July 28 to August 1. Signage will be displayed on site to redirect walkers around the closure.
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For one walker, the recent End-to-End 3 weekend away, it was actually the finish. Our new president, Robert Alcock, completed his End-to-End experience on the final day of the weekend, to the acclaim of the assembled multitude.
The group, on its second last trip to the Flinders, experienced great weather to get in four long days of walking. Pushed by Simon, nearly all finished the allocated walks, however many grew crops of blisters to acknowledge the hard terrain.
The birthday theme, climaxed in the giving of presents at the group dinner, with a few getting “just what they wanted!”
The highlight of the weekend was the stunning views from the Yourambulla Range, arguable the best along the Trail.
The Heysen Trail and the Friends of the Heysen Trail were featured on last night’s episode of the Postcards, on Channel 9.
However, there were a couple of omissions –
View story on the Postcards website: www.postcards-sa.com.au
View video here:
The Heysen Trail is to be featured on Postcards this Sunday.
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Winter is back – this means the walk season is in full swing. The End 2 End 4 walkers today battled a very windy and wet day. All 80 walkers copped a drenching with the driving rain increasing to gale force on the bare hills north of Cuddlee Creek. Lunch was in the lee of the lower slopes of Mt Gill. Wet, but out of the wind. Soggy socks in squelching boots, and we hadn’t walked thru a creek crossing. In the end we all survived, with smiles on the faces (or was that grimaces’?) as we collected our choccy frog at the final bend. No delays as all jumped into the cars to get home for hot shower/bath and a hot drink. ‘Cept for Nick and Heather who waited for the last walkers to get in safely. Fortunately it’s not often we experience really chilly days with strong wind and driving rain, and I’m not in a hurry for them to return.
Following the Flinders Ranges north to Mt Hopeless
The first vision for the Heysen Trail was a trail that followed the spine of the Flinders Ranges from the mid-north town of Crystal Brook in the south to Mt Babbage in the north. The trail was constructed from southern Cape Jervis, following the Flinders Ranges spine north from Crystal Brook, to Parachilna Gorge in the central Flinders Ranges.
Extending the Heysen Trail to Mt Babbage is no longer on the agenda but it is a good destination for wilderness walkers. A page on this website has been made available that collates some of the experiences of those walkers, in order to share this with other walkers seeking to follow the way north.
Today a small band ventured south to the Waitpinga Cliffs. Chn 9 Postcards program filmed a segment for the Friend’s 25th anniversary, and we expect to be seen walking the trail, maintaining the trail, talking on the trail plus lunching on a break. To be shown on 29th May. (Keith Conlon was unavailable so will be filmed and inserted in later – a cut and paste job!). Perfect weather, mild and very calm. We were hosted by the warmth and gererosity of the local bird lady. See the huge variety of birds at Clifftop Creations
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The new walking season has bounced into action, with the first Lavender Federation Trail walk on Sunday. 54 walkers on the trail from Murray Bridge to Monarto Oval. A cool day with showers allowed all to air the wet weather gear. The trail was well defined and being relatively flat, was a great “leg stretcher” early in the season. A sandy trail finished the 18.2km walk, being more like preseason training in the sand dunes, as the local motorcycle fraternity had also enjoyed the same road reserve. The walk was followed by afternoon tea, sheltered behind the buildings next to the oval. A special thanks to everyone who contributed biscuits and slices, capping off a great first day to the season. The second walk is in early May, Please book early for a great day’s activity and fellowship.
This is going to be a special season for walking, due to the large amount of summer rain, so the environment will be very different and perhaps even unique to normal years.
Thanks to John Potter and his team, for a great day.
Steve Clift
Guide to the Heysen Trail and enticing south coast photos! This is the article published couple years ago – well worth a read or re-read.
Photo by Warren Field – “The Painted Trail”
SUNDAY 3 April 2011 10am â 3pm
Tea Tree Gully Oval, Memorial Drive, Tea Tree Gully.
Opening day organised by the The Friends of the Heysen Trail in conjunction with Walking SA.
The Friends of the Heysen Trail are celebrating their 25th Anniversary.
Official Opening by the Mayor of Tea Tree Gully at 1pm
Displays and Stalls, BBQ, TTG Concert Band, Tea & Coffee.
Diarise the date on the calendar now.