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Appropriate Clothing
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.

Hot Weather Policy
Walks are cancelled if the broadcasted forecast is for temperatures over 32C. For simplicity, this can be determined the night prior to the walk on the 7pm ABC evening news weather forecast, based upon the Bureau of Meteorology's routine 4pm forecast. Even if the forecast is later revised, the walk remains cancelled.

Withdrawing
If unforseen circumstances arise and you are no longer able to participate in the walk, please notify the office as soon as possible, preferably by 4pm Friday, or leave a message on the answering machine after this time. Messages may be left up until the official meeting time of the walk as Walk Leaders are often able to access the answering machine remotely (* subject to mobile phone service availability). View details of our Refund Policy.

Walk Fees

There are several options for walk payments:
  • Casual, $7 per walk, payment on the day of the walk (under 18's $1 per walk)
  • Multi-walk Pass, pre-purchase a pass of 5 walks for $25 ($5 per walk), passes valid for 12 months. These can be pre-purchased at the shop
  • Golden Boots, purchase at the start of the walk season for $50 with your application or renewal, allowing unlimited walks (not valid for Summer Twilight Walks)

If a bus has been hired, each walker will need to pay $10-$13 in addition to their walk payment. Generally, only larger walk groups hire a bus, such as the End-to-End walks.

Summer Twilight Walks cost $5 per walk.

Walk Grades

Trail Starter
Introducing people to bushwalking, for those who have not walked in a group previously or who want a shorter walk.
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Trail Walker
Reasonably demanding and for walkers who have walked regularly in various terrain requiring a high degree of physical fitness.
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Trail Rambler
Infrequent walks for specialist events like bird watching and historical walks.
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End-to-End
Walk the complete length of the Heysen Trail over approx sixty walking days, spread over six years. One day or one weekend a month.
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Summer Twilight Walks
During the off-season on Wednesday evenings, close to Adelaide.
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Sturt Gorge

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Walk name/location Sturt Gorge
Walk grade Trail Starter
Description This is a lovely meandering walk through the Sturt Gorge with some great views and a relatively easy trail.
Date Sunday 1 August, 2010
Walk Leader Ben Wait
Meeting Location

Meeting location details will be provided after you have registered for this walk

Details

Information withheld

Walk Fees
Walk Fee

$7.00

Multi-walk cards

Accepted

Golden Boots cards

Accepted

Walk Specifics
Start time

9.00am

End time

12.30pm

Walking from

Sturt Gorge

Walking to

Sturt Gorge

Distance

11kms

Risks
Exits

Many exits available as the walk is no more than 15 mins away from housing and roads.

Hazards

Parts of the track may be a bit slippery if wet. Part of the walk is along the Sturt River bank. If in flood this section will be re-routed.

Requirements

Bring something to eat for morning tea.

Experience

No experience necessary. Should be fit enough to walk for three hours.

Grading
Flat

55%

Undulating/hilly

45%

Bush track/dirt road

55%

Walking trail

40%

Bitumen road

5%

Event created: 8:21pm Sunday 20 December, 2009

Event last edited: 8:28pm Sunday 27 June, 2010