Heysen Trail Adventure Day 11: Hahndorf to Summertown

21 June 2020 Following torrential rain overnight, I was relieved when the day dawned cold, but dry. Following the trail from Hahndorf back toward Bridgewater I was unsurprised that the trail was easy to follow and the turn off sign at the point where I went astray, perfectly obvious. Must have been day dreaming yesterdayContinue reading “Heysen Trail Adventure Day 11: Hahndorf to Summertown”

Heysen Trail Adventure Day 10: Kuitpo Forest to Bridgewater

20 June 2020 My plan was to start at the point where I left the Heysen Trail in Kuitpo Forest on my last run and finish in Hahndorf, where the artist Hans Heysen lived and had his studio. It is also a town with a strong German history and culture, not to mention excellent cafesContinue reading “Heysen Trail Adventure Day 10: Kuitpo Forest to Bridgewater”

Heysen Trail Adventure Day 9: Kyeema Conservation Park to Echunga

14 June 2020 By now, I was getting closer to Adelaide, which made logistics a little easier to manage. However with a longer run planned, it was an early and chilly start with threatening clouds, so no surprise to find a deserted car park where the trail entered the park. The bonus of an earlyContinue reading “Heysen Trail Adventure Day 9: Kyeema Conservation Park to Echunga”

Heysen Trail Adventure Day 3: Tunk Head Road to Waitpinga Beach

A few weeks later and hopefully (but actually not) a little wiser, I headed back to where I had left off on day 2. The weather was looking kind, although the forecast did suggest rain was coming later in the day. The first section of the trail was along an unsealed road, so a goodContinue reading “Heysen Trail Adventure Day 3: Tunk Head Road to Waitpinga Beach”

Heysen Trail Adventure Day 2: Tent Rock Road to Tunk Head Road

After a night of torrential rain and wind, it was a relief when day 2 dawned clear, if a little on the cool side. Day 2 turned out to be even more challenging than day 1. There was a steep descent into a valley to Deep Creek Waterfall and then some longish climbs up pastContinue reading “Heysen Trail Adventure Day 2: Tent Rock Road to Tunk Head Road”