Introductory walk for End to End 11 – Cleland Conservation Park, northern section

What to expect

From the start of the Wine Shanty Track the walk skirts the northern edge of the park before meandering its way initially south then eastwards onto the Long Ridge Track. It then heads gradually down to the short ascent to the top of Sugarloaf Hill where morning tea can be taken enabling a lovely view over Adelaide to be enjoyed by all.

From here the walk will wind its way down and around Sugarloaf Hill to meet with the Chambers Gully Track. The final 3-4 klms start with a fairly gentle climb along the Chambers Gully Track prior to a quite steep climb up the Kirrang and Gunbower tracks back to the starting point.

The walk is comparable to your the first walk on the Heysen Trail, although the final climb is probably a steeper though not as long.

Hopefully it will allow everyone to gauge their fitness and enable you time to build on it.

Walk leaders: David Roberts
Andrew McDonald
Helen Morgante
John Babister
Registrations close: 2:00pm 8 April 2016

Cost

Adults: $8.00

Golden Boots Pass accepted

Walk details

Date:
Sunday 10 April 2016

Start time:
8.15am

Walking from:
Commencement of Wine Shanty Track through the northern section of Cleland Conservation Park.

Walking to:
Back to the commencement of the Wine Shanty Track.

Distance:
Approx. 13 km

Walk difficulty: Trail Walker

These walks are reasonably demanding and for walkers who have walked regularly in various terrain. They have a walking time of about 5 to 6 hours and will require a high degree of physical fitness. These walks generally occur on Saturdays or Sundays.

Hazards

Narrow descending track down to Chambers Gully Track

Requirements

Bring a min. 2 litres of water, wear suitable walking footwear and bring protective clothing[sunhat,raincoat and warm jacket if weather is cool], morning tea and poles.

Registration terms and conditions

All walks are subject to you wearing appropriate clothing. Prime considerations are warmth and weather protection. Your safety and the safety of the walking group can be jeopardised by you wearing inappropriate clothing. In an emergency situation it can take hours to evacuate a sick or injured walker. Leaders may not accept people for a walk who have not come appropriately dressed or prepared.

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If the forecast temperature for Adelaide is equal or higher than 32C, walks are cancelled. For simplicity, this can be determined the night prior to the walk from the 7.00 pm ABC News Adelaide weather forecast, based upon the Bureau of Meteorology’s routine 4pm forecast.

Your Walk Leader will send an email to all walkers advising the walk is cancelled. We suggest you check your emails before leaving to join the walk. Even if the forecast temperature is later revised, the walk remains cancelled. In such a case walk fees will be refunded.

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