Hiking from Oban to Bundaleer Reservoir

Section 33 of the Heysen Trail takes you from Oban to Bundaleer Reservoir.

What you’ll experience hiking Section 33 of the Trail

Mid North
20 km

The importance of fresh water is abundantly clear for most of this section of the Trail which follows the Freshwater intake channel for Bundaleer Reservoir, only leaving it for a few kilometres to go through the township of Spalding. You’ll also see some fascinating examples of engineering from the early 1900s.

Maps and GPS Files

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Map view options

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Printed Maps

Mapsheet 4C, Hallett to Spalding

Reroutes in this section

Mapsheet 5A: Bundaleer Reservoir

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Location of Oban

Grid Reference

810 882 (281000 6288200 zone 54)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.522907 (33° 31′ 22.4652″)
Longitude: 138.642388 (138° 38′ 32.5968″)

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Location of Bundaleer Reservoir

Grid Reference

710 957 (271000 6295780 zone 54)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.453331 (33° 27′ 11.993″)
Longitude: 138.536394 (138° 32′ 11.0184″)

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