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Curnows Hut – Not Available due to re-route (CLOSED)

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  • Closed (no longer available)

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Bundaleer

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Mapsheet: 5A

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Coordinates

Grid ref: 718 100

Latitude: -33.324760
Longitude: 138.548065

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The hut will remain closed while the Trail is rerouted during construction of the Georgetown wind farm.

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What visitors have to say…

  1. Jonathan Gobin

    Someone on the “Ride the Mawson Trail” FB group said that a walker told them that Curnow’s Hut isn’t accessible for 2 years due to a wind farm development. Might be worth a quick call to the owner of the surrounding land to verify.

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    1. Friends of the Heysen Trail

      Jonathan, The hut remains open as far as I am aware, however it is now effectively 8 km on a spur Trail! For through walkers that would mean 8 in and 8 km’s out to return to the current Trail around the wind farm development. Far easier to head for Georgetown or the campsite at Baderloo.

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    2. Friends of the Heysen Trail

      Jonathan, The hut remains open as far as I am aware, however it is now effectively 8 km on a spur Trail! For through walkers that would mean 8 in and 8 km’s out to return to the current Trail around the wind farm development. Far easier to head for Georgetown or the campsite at Baderloo. It should also be pointed out that the hut is maintained by the Friends of the Heysen Trail, yet used by a variety of other groups, like bike riders, like “Ride the Mawson Trail” with no contribution to its upkeep. Julian

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      1. Jonathan Gobin

        Thanks for the update Julian. I’ll try and get out there in the next couple of weeks and report back here.

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  2. Naomi

    My husband tried to stay there on 20 April and arrived to find 5 families who had driven in to take up residence for the night. Unfortunately there was no space for him as a Heysen Trail hiker and he had to trudge on through horrid weather for another 27kms to get to Georgetown. I wasn’t with him so unsure if it’s a designated “Heysen only” hut, however it is advertised on other SA camping sites so be mindful if you’re planning on nearing here around school holidays or public holidays.

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    1. Friends of the Heysen Trail

      Naomi, thank you for letting us know about your husband’s issue regards Curnow’s. Curnow’s is a hut now on private land and managed by the local landowner. We have been in contact with him and the family group there were his family, hence their ability to take vehicles in there. Normally the gate is locked and the hut reserved for walkers. They also tell us they were mostly camped in tents and there was plenty of room in the hut for your husband. I am not sure why he thought there wasn’t.
      Another issue is that he was walking the Trail during the Fire ban season, when the Trail is closed over all private land. Bundaleer Forest used to be managed by Forestry SA, however, is now in private hands, the owners of the hut. It is important that walkers abide by the Trail closer over the fire season as we depend upon landowners’ goodwill to allow the Trail across their land.

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  3. Totsten Bunge

    Site in good shape, clean with all water tanks full after last night’s rain. Both kettles have small leaks but otherwise no damage

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  4. Sarah Coolen

    Stayed the night of 29/9/22. Plenty of lovely clean water in the tanks, and even toilet paper in the loo! Luxury! Inside the hut was spotless, with a small amount of wood for the fireplace. Many thanks to those that maintain this hut. The swing hanging from a tree out the back, and the picnic table, were the icing on the cake.

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  5. Friends of the Heysen Trail

    FOHT Trail Development team visited the hut on 8/4/2022. Water level in Hut tank approx 95%, toilet tank 95%.

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    1. Dr Richard Gawel

      Dear Gregory. It’s not your job to remove fire alarms for others to replace them just because it annoys you whilst you happened to visit. Why not donate to fix up hut vandalism, or pay as you put it pay for the “next service”.

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  6. Greg Roberts

    Tanks full. The two smoke detectors began chirping during the night. We removed them, then disabled. They will need replacing when the hut is next serviced.

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  7. Friends of the Heysen Trail

    Stopped off here on walk with E2E11 on Sunday 25/8. Plenty of water in the 2 tanks connected to the hut.
    This is a walk in hut/campsite. The gate off Springs Rd is locked and the hut can’t be accessed by cars. There are no fees applicable to staying at the hut.

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