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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 6: Myponga to Myponga

I went back to do the section of the trail missed on my last run, which meant a loop starting at Myponga starting at Causeway Road and heading past Heysen’s Rest. It was a lovely day and the views heading toward the Myponga Conservation Park were wonderful. The running was easy until I got toContinue reading “Heysen Trail Adventure Day 6: Myponga to Myponga”

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”