Walk The Yorke – Pt Wakefield-Pt Arthur shelter-Price

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What to expect

Note … this weekend’s walking is through an area without any shrubbery. It is suggested that walkers add an an artificial shrub to their pack … or perhaps an umbrella.
Also …. poles are highly recommended for this walk because parts of it will be quite slippery if there has been recent rain.

Saturday

This first section of the trail passes through world class samphire flags forming a unique ecosystem.
We pass the Clinton Conservation Park. Over 138 bird species have been recorded here.
While the intertidal mudflats may seem an unappealing landscape, the environment is quite diverse, which is why it can support so many birds.

Sunday

The WTY winds its way into the hilltop country, passing historic sheep troughs and early settlers’ damming methods attempting to trap valuable water.
The trail follows roads through prime coastal farm land, providing sneaky views of the coast and surrounding areas, before dipping down into the historic township of of Clinton.

Port Clinton to Price is one of the Hero walks of the WTY.

Departing Port Clinton the trail heads onto  the clifftop with majestic views over the mangrove forest of Clinton Conservation Park, a significant site for migratory wading birds.
Further south the trail descends onto the flat behind the mangroves and adjacent samphire system. There are possible sightings of wombats through this area.

Suggested accommodation – Ardrossan
(Pt Clinton was previously suggested but workers at Pt Wakefield may have booked the place out)

NOTE – If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOHT office (once bookings have opened) to register for that day’s walk. The on-line registration system will only allow you to register for both days.

Walk leader: Peter Clark
Registrations close: 2:00pm 7 April 2022

Cost

Adults: $20.00

Golden Boots Pass accepted

Bus: $50.00

A booking has been made for a group dinner on Saturday night at the Ardrossan Hotel.

Dates

Saturday 9 April 2022 – Sunday 10 April 2022

Walk difficulty: Walk the Yorke End-to-End

Walk the Yorke from end to end with the Friends!

Walk details

Start time:
9:20am

Finish time:
2:45pm

Walking from:
Port Wakefield

Walking to:
Port Arthur Shelter

Distance:
19km

Start time:
9:20am

Finish time:
3:25pm

Walking from:
Port Arthur Shelter

Walking to:
Price

Distance:
21.6km

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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Alternatively you can notify the office by 2.15pm on the last business day before the walk. Walk leaders do not have access to messages left on the answering machine after this time. If your Walk Leader has provided their mobile phone number you may be able to contact them prior to the walk (subject to phone service availability).

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