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Bushwalking in Deep Creek and Talisker Conservation Parks * Time is generously estimated from an average walking speed varying from 1.2 to 3 km per hour - allow extra time for resting and sightseeing. and resting for time extra allow - hour per km 3 to 1.2 from varying speed walking average an from estimated generously is Time * Tachyglossus aculeatus Tachyglossus Short-beaked Echidna Short-beaked using boot cleaning facilities where provided. where facilities cleaning boot using • Deep Creek Circuit Hike Circuit Creek Deep Combining rugged coastal and spectacular creek views creek spectacular and coastal rugged Combining return km 10.9 return hours 7 (boots or shoes should not be taken home to clean) to home taken be not should shoes or (boots removing soil from footwear before leaving an area area an leaving before footwear from soil removing • Aaron Creek Hike Creek Aaron Follows creek to coast, stunning views stunning coast, to creek Follows return km 11 return hours 6 sections of the trail can be quite steep and uneven. and steep quite be can trail the of sections clean footwear clean experience and a reasonable level of fitness, as some some as fitness, of level reasonable a and experience Rocky cove at the mouth of Boat Harbor Creek Harbor Boat of mouth the at cove Rocky return km 7.3 return hours 4 Boat Harbor Circuit Hike Circuit Harbor Boat with bushwalks finishing and starting • hiking some requires hike hard a Hard: - Hike • some hiking experience hiking some • or muddy or from Tapanappa Lookout Tapanappa from • average level of fitness of level average • Excellent views of The Deep Creek Deep The of views Excellent return km 7 return hours 3.5 moderate inclines and irregular surfaces. irregular and inclines moderate wet is soil the when bushwalking avoiding • Hike Waterfall Creek Deep uneven base uneven include may and length any be can trails These • irregular surface with loose, loose, with surface irregular • at all times and obeying 'trail closed' signs closed' 'trail obeying and times all at • some steep inclines steep some • fitness. of level average an with bushwalkers Marrano Creek Hike Creek Marrano HARD Breathtaking coastal views coastal Breathtaking return km 6.7 return hours 3.5 trails walking and roads designated to keeping • a moderate hike is suitable for for suitable is hike moderate a Moderate: - Hike Blowhole Beach - Cobbler Hill Hill Cobbler - Beach Blowhole HIKE parking cars in designated car parks only parks car designated in cars parking • less than 3 km in length, with even surfaces. even with length, in km 3 than less Beautiful sandy cove sandy Beautiful return km 3 return hours 2.5 Blowhole Beach Hike Beach Blowhole on suitable bushwalking areas bushwalking suitable on and fitness levels. They are well-defined trails, generally generally trails, well-defined are They levels. fitness and contacting local DEWNR parks office for information information for office parks DEWNR local contacting • Creek from Tapanappa Lookout Tapanappa from walk is accessible to people of all ages ages all of people to accessible is walk a Easy: - Walk 3.4 km return km 3.4 return hours 2.5 Rugged coastal hike with spectacular views of The Deep Deep The of views spectacular with hike coastal Rugged Hike Cove Creek Deep The spread can be minimised by: minimised be can spread The Walks, hikes and treks and hikes Walks, Road to Talisker Road and follow the signs to the mine. the to signs the follow and Road Talisker to Road sticking to footwear. footwear. to sticking Cascading waterfall in winter in waterfall Cascading return km 5.5 return hours 3 Aaron Creek Circuit Hike Circuit Creek Aaron Creek Conservation Park. Travel along Three Bridges Bridges Three along Travel Park. Conservation Creek can spread the disease by moist soil and plant material material plant and soil moist by disease the spread can average level of fitness of level average • Talisker Conservation Park is located 9 km west of Deep Deep of west km 9 located is Park Conservation Talisker plant species, exotic fruits and vegetables. Bushwalkers Bushwalkers vegetables. and fruits exotic species, plant uneven base uneven from Trig Picnic Area Picnic Trig from creek egular surface with loose, loose, with surface egular irr • waterborne fungi that impact on a wide variety of native native of variety wide a on impact that fungi waterborne Flinders Ranges. Flinders Hike Cove Creek Deep Spectacular ocean views to secluded cove at mouth of of mouth at cove secluded to views ocean Spectacular some moderate inclines moderate some • 6.4 km return km 6.4 return hours 2.5 Phytophthora (fy-TOFF-thora) species are soil and and soil are species (fy-TOFF-thora) Phytophthora TE MODERA Cape Jervis west of the park to Parachilna Gorge in the the in Gorge Parachilna to park the of west Jervis Cape Phytophthora HIKE It traverses the state’s principal mountain ranges from from ranges mountain principal state’s the traverses It from Tent Rock Road Rock Tent from 3.5 km return km 3.5 return hours 2 trail. walking long-distance a is Park Conservation Hike Waterfall Creek Deep Year-round waterfall in a beautiful gully beautiful a in waterfall Year-round The Heysen Trail, passing through Deep Creek Creek Deep through passing Trail, Heysen The in a Trip Intentions form. Intentions Trip a in commencing a trek. School groups and trekkers must fill fill must trekkers and groups School trek. a commencing DEWNR information line 08 8204 1910. line information DEWNR 19th century Cornish Mine Ruins Mine Cornish century 19th return km 3 return hours 1.5 Hike Mine Lead Silver Talisker approach to bushwalking is essential for your safety. your for essential is bushwalking to approach Please discuss your desired route with a ranger prior to to prior ranger a with route desired your discuss Please 41 Victoria Street, Victor Harbor, or by phoning the the phoning by or Harbor, Victor Street, Victoria 41 rugged nature, a careful, responsible and well-planned well-planned and responsible careful, a nature, rugged at office Ranges Lofty Mt and Adelaide Resources of fascinating natural environments. Due to the park’s park’s the to Due environments. natural fascinating of Cross-country walking is not permitted. not is walking Cross-country Spring Wildflower Walk Wildflower Spring Colourful wildflower display September to November to September display wildflower Colourful return km 5 return hours 2.5 Annual park passes can be purchased from the Natural Natural the from purchased be can passes park Annual en childr small for suitable • network of trails allows walkers to explore a variety variety a explore to walkers allows trails of network even surfaced trail surfaced even • fire access tracks and main roads. roads. main and tracks access fire EASY challenging bushwalking areas in the state. An extensive extensive An state. the in areas bushwalking challenging improve park facilities for your ongoing enjoyment. ongoing your for facilities park improve Goondooloo Ridge Walk Ridge Goondooloo Stunning views of Backstairs Passage Backstairs of views Stunning return km 4 return hours 2 Conservation Park by linking up existing walking trails, trails, walking existing up linking by Park Conservation ALK W The park provides some of the most scenic and and scenic most the of some provides park The collected are used for conservation and to maintain and and maintain to and conservation for used are collected Extended treks can be made within Deep Creek Creek Deep within made be can treks Extended Relaxing stroll through stringybark forest stringybark through stroll Relaxing return km 2.6 return hour 1 Forest Circuit Walk Circuit Forest of the self-registration stations shown on the map. Fees Fees map. the on shown stations self-registration the of and Southern Emu-wrens. Southern and route with a ranger and fill in a Trip Intentions form. Intentions Trip a in fill and ranger a with route Entry and camping permits can be obtained from any any from obtained be can permits camping and Entry Bandicoots Brown Southern Echidnas, Short-beaked Tall shady stringybark trees and delicate ferns delicate and trees stringybark shady Tall return km 1.5 return minutes 30 Walk Loop Stringybark their discuss must bushwalkers trek, a commencing Kangaroos, Grey Western of populations healthy visit Talisker Conservation Park and camping is prohibited. is camping and Park Conservation Talisker visit remote areas where the trail is unmarked. Prior to to Prior unmarked. is trail the where areas remote vegetation on the Fleurieu Peninsula, and is home to to home is and Peninsula, Fleurieu the on vegetation not displaying a valid permit. A permit is not required to to required not is permit A permit. valid a displaying not Notes Distance Time* Trail require several days to complete, and pass through through pass and complete, to days several require It preserves the largest portion of remaining natural natural remaining of portion largest the preserves It Conservation Park. On-the-spot fines apply to vehicles vehicles to apply fines On-the-spot Park. Conservation bushwalkers with good navigational skills. Treks often often Treks skills. navigational good with bushwalkers Fees apply for entering and camping at Deep Creek Creek Deep at camping and entering for apply Fees Select your trail your Select south-west of Adelaide on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Fleurieu the on Adelaide of south-west demanding, therefore users should be experienced experienced be should users therefore demanding, Park fees fees Park Deep Creek Conservation Park is located 100 kilometres kilometres 100 located is Park Conservation Creek Deep a trek is generally physically physically generally is trek a Challenging: - Trek Ngurunderi dreaming He then walked down to the western end of Kangaroo Dreaming trails Location map Island, and threw his remaining spear out into the sea.
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