Hiking from Waitpinga to Dump Road
Section 5 of the Heysen Trail takes you from Waitpinga through the Newland Head Conservation Park to Kings Beach where you leave the Wild South Coast Way.
What you’ll experience hiking Section 5 of the Trail
One of the many spectacular sections of the Trail, you’ll follow sandy tracks through the coastal scrub of Newland Head Conservation Park before you reach dramatic clifftops. You may see whales, seals, dolphins and the endangered white bellied sea eagle. Unless you are taking the spur trail to Victor Harbor, at Kings Beach you’ll head away from the coast, leaving the Wild South Coast Way to follow roads to begin your long journey north.
Maps and GPS Files
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Printed Maps
Mapsheet 1B, Tunkalilla Beach to Victor Harbor
Reroutes in this section
Mapsheet 1B: Wild South Coast Way waymarked into Victor Harbor on spur trail
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Location of Waitpinga
Grid Reference
736 538 (273600 6053800 zone 54)
Coordinates
Latitude: -35.628289 (35° 37′ 41.8404″)
Longitude: 138.499944 (138° 29′ 59.7984″)
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Location of Dump Road
Grid Reference
799 587 (279988 6058795 zone 54)
Coordinates
Latitude: -35.590139 (35° 35′ 24.5004″)
Longitude: 138.571628 (138° 34′ 17.8608″)
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