Pewsey Vale- Kyeema (Week 8)

Walking from Pewsey Vale to Kyeema on the Heysen Trail.

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What to expect

End 2 End Minus and it’s Week Eight in our final year and the theme is Braveheart!
Day 1 Starting where we left off in Week 7, we trek from Pewsey Vale, well and truly now in the Mount Lofty Ranges, across the Wirra Wirra Peaks, up the 100-step stairway to Mt Crawford, then on to the old Mount Crawford cemetery.
Day 2 Starts with a climb up to Little Mount Crawford through Chalks and then up to Tower Hill with expansive views to the north, east and west. The Trail then descends into the Warren Conservation Park, a delightful, contoured track to Watts Gully Road and onto Nugget Road.
Day 3 From Nugget Road, into more forest and the Scotts Camps site, skirting to the east of Kersbrook, past Mount Gould, Simmonds Hill, Chain of Ponds to Cuddlee Creek.
Day 4 Begins with a long road walk, past Grandpas Camp and then the ups and downs begin around Thomas Hill, Cardiac Hill and the Montacute CP and finally the heart stopping climb out of Sixth Creek to Montacute Heights and Cherryville.
Day 5 Thankfully a rest day.
Day 6 From Montacute Heights the Trail loops through Morialta CP past waterfalls and over creeks to emerge at Norton Summit, continuing in Horsnell Gully, with more hills finally reaching Cleland CP.
Day 7 From Cleland, we hit Mount Lofty with a choice of either the Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens or not. Then on to Woodhouse Activity Centre, past Mount George, Bridgewater Mill, briefly into Mylor CP and finishing at Mylor.
Day 8 Takes us from Mylor on a long road walk until Glen Bold where the Trail tackles the boardwalk through to Jupiter Creek Gold Fields and the start of the Kuitpo Forest region, Rocky Creek, Knott Hill and finishing at Dashwood Gully Road.
Day 9 Takes the group through the Kuitpo Forest for much of the day, traversing Chookaloo Campground, Christmas Hill and finally into the Kyeema CP.

BIOSECURITY MEASURES – Please ensure you thoroughly clean your footwear, clothing, walking poles and other equipment before and after each walk to remove all seeds, dirt and other debris. Removed seeds should be bagged and disposed in a ‘to landfill’ garbage bin.

Registrations close: 4:00pm 20 June 2023

Cost

Adults: $80.00

Golden Boots Pass accepted

Bus: $200.00

Dates

Saturday 24 June 2023 – Sunday 2 July 2023

Walk difficulty: End-to-End Minus 2

Starting from Parachilna Gorge and walking from the north to the southern Cape Jervis, rather than usual south to north walking direction. This second North-South traverse of the Heysen Trail begins, with three weeks walking over three years to complete the Trail in quick smart time.

These walks are for those wishing to walk some or all of the Heysen Trail. There are approximately sixty day walks involved, spread over six years. The southern walks, from Cape Jervis to Kapunda, are held on one Sunday per month during the walk season. Due to the greater travelling distances involved, from Kapunda northwards, the walk is held over a weekend.

These arrangements make it easy to walk the entire trail because the Friends of Heysen Trail work out many of the logistics.

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.

Refer to the End-to-End Walks page for more detailed information.

Walk details

Start time:
0830

Finish time:
1600

Walking from:
Pewsey Vale

Walking to:
Mount Crawford

Distance:
21

Hazards

Walking various back roads and Crossing Springton Road, Mount Crawford

Start time:
0800

Finish time:
1600

Walking from:
Mount Crawford

Walking to:
Nugget Road

Distance:
22.5

Hazards

Crossing Cricks Mill Road and Foreston Road, fast moving traffic.

Start time:
0800

Finish time:
1600

Walking from:
Nugget Road

Walking to:
Cudlee Creek

Distance:
21.5

Hazards

Hill Road and Checker Hill Road and Torrens Valley Road, fast moving traffic. Dangerous crossing of the Torrens River over Union Bridge. Single file, now dawdling, NO WALKING ABREAST!

Start time:
0800

Finish time:
1600

Walking from:
Cudlee Creek

Walking to:
Montacute Heights

Distance:
19

Experience

This is a hard walk with a number of long steep hills, culminating in a corker coming out of Sixth Creek to ascend Montacute Heights. You need to be fit, very fit!

Walking from:
Rest Day

Hazards

Thank goodness it’s a rest day!

Start time:
0800

Finish time:
1600

Walking from:
Montacute Heights

Walking to:
Cleland

Distance:
26

Hazards

Walking out of Norton Summit a very dangerous walk SINGLE FILE along Lobethal Road and great care crossing said road.

Start time:
0800

Finish time:
1600

Walking from:
Cleland

Walking to:
Mylor

Distance:
21

Hazards

Various road crossings.

Start time:
0800

Finish time:
1600

Walking from:
Mylor

Walking to:
Dashwood Gully Road

Distance:
23

Hazards

Lots of road walking on major roads with a major dangerous crossing at Dashwood Gully Road near the end of the work.

Start time:
0800

Finish time:
1600

Walking from:
Dashwood Gully Road

Walking to:
Kyeema

Distance:
20.5

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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.

View details of appropriate clothing at heysentrail.asn.au/appropriate-clothing

In the event of hot weather, the decision to proceed with or cancel a walk is made by the Walk Leader(s), having regard to risk factors such as local weather conditions, trail accessibility, vehicle support, and the physical capabilities of walkers in the group. In some circumstances, the Walk Leader may decide to amend, modify or shorten a scheduled walk. If a single-day End-to-End walk is cancelled, walk fees will be refunded. Refunds do not apply to weekend-away walks and multi-day events.

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