Morialta Conservation Park
Date: Sun, 08 March 2015
Start 7.30 a.m. from Norton Summit, between the Scenic Hotel and the church.
As you see, there is a choice of two routes on the Trail Running SA website, one of 12 kms and one of 18 kms. The short route is contained in the long one; so we will be all together for the first six kms.
There is plenty of parking space in different parts of Norton Summit, and there are toilets in the back of the CFS building next to the meeting place.
If someone could offer to accompany slow runners doing the shorter route, that would be a great help.
If like most people you’re coming from Adelaide, the Old Norton Summit Rd is quicker than the new.
For afterwards, the Scenic Hotel is a good place for coffee.
Routes
Morialta Long
Distance: approx 18.0 km
Altitude Range: approx 242 m
Total Climb: approx 645 m
- From Norton Summit, take the turning to Colonial Drive, forking left immediately after the CFS shed, so as to follow the dirt track northwards past Morialta Barns. Following the Yurrebilla signs, rejoin Colonial Drive.
- c.600 m further on, enter Gate 15 on the left, using ladder.
- This path joins the Yurrebilla Trail (signposted). Remember this junction for when you return.
- Turn left. After about 1 km you come to a junction.Take right turn into Third Falls Track.
- After 200m , take right fork. After another 200 m turn left along Pylon Track.
- After c.1km you come to a junction with Central Track. Turn right.
- This joins Moore’s Track. Turn left. You come to an intersection with Chapman’s Track and Rocky Hill Track. Continue downhill for 1.5 kms along Moore’s Track, to a junction by a gate.
- Turn right into Fox’s Hill Track. After 2.1 kms, when almost at the bitumen road, turn right up the infamous Chapman’s Track.
- This takes you for 1.3 kms up a steep slope back to the intersection with Moore’s Track which you crossed earlier.
- Cross over it, and follow the Yurrebilla Trail signs along a broad sandy track. Watch out for a right-turn arrow into a goat track after about 1.5 kms.
- The goat track takes you after about 1.5 kms to Deep View Lookout. Turn left,still on the Yurrebilla Trail. Follow this all the way back to the start. Don’t be diverted by Heysen Trail arrows.
- The Yurrebilla Trail takes you along the famous gorge track, with views of cliffs and waterfalls. Take the short cut near Colonial Drive that you took coming out. The turnoff to it is marked by a phytophthera control brush
Morialta Short
Distance: approx 13.84 km
Altitude Range: approx 242 m
Total Climb: approx 405 m
- From Norton Summit, take the turning to Colonial Drive, forking left immediately after the CFS shed, so as to follow the dirt track northwards past Morialta Barns. Following the Yurrebilla signs, rejoin Colonial Drive.
- c.600 m further on, enter Gate 15 on the left, using ladder.
- This path joins the Yurrebilla Trail (signposted). Remember this junction for when you return.
- Turn left. After about 1 km you come to a junction.Take right turn to Moore’s Track (signposted, and referred to later on as Moore’s Rd).
- After 200m , take right fork. After another 200 m turn left along Pylon Track.
- After c.1km you come to a junction with Central Track. Turn right.
- This joins Moore’s Track. Turn left. You come to an intersection with Chapman’s Track on the right and the Yurrebilla Trail on the left.
- Turn left, and follow the Yurrebilla Trail signs along a broad sandy track. Watch out for a right-turn arrow into a goat track after about 1.5 kms.
- The goat track takes you after about 1.5 kms to Deep View Lookout. Turn left,still on the Yurrebilla Trail. Follow this all the way back to the start. Don’t be diverted by Heysen Trail arrows.
- The Yurrebilla Trail takes you along the famous gorge track, with views of cliffs and waterfalls. Take the short cut near Colonial Drive that you took coming out. The turnoff to it is marked by a phytophthera control brush.
Beach Bash
Belair Social Run
Date: Sun, 15 March 2015
On Sunday 15 March we start from Belair Park Country Club car park at 7.30 a.m. in order to run a short loop (6 kms undulating), or a long loop (14 kms very hilly).
Coffee after will at the Belair Park Country Club Cafe.
Routes
Belair 14 km Adventure Loop Trail
Distance: approx 13.85 km
Altitude Range: approx 218 m
Total Climb: approx 308 m
This loop consists of Lorikeet Loop Walk and Adventure Loop Trail. Both are well signposted.
- The starting point is the Belair Park Country Club car park. This is signposted on Upper Sturt Rd, opposite Woodlark Crescent, and 100m south of the main entrance to Belair National Park.
- There is a toilet accessible from the outside in the Country Club. It’s on the right-hand side of the building, seen from the car park. There is also a cafe in this building, which opens at 7.30 a.m.
- Enter National Park through pedestrian gate in chain link fence.
- From the eastern side of the large green shed (=Main Pavilion) join Lorikeet Loop Walk via a short grassy path.
- Follow Lorikeet Loop Walk for 1.5 kms to Old Government House.
- Turn right to follow Adventure Loop Trail (shown in yellow on the attached map) for about 11 kms.
- When, after passing golf course on the left, the Adventure Loop Trail reaches Valley Rd, turn left to re-join Lorikeet Loop Walk, and return the way you set out.
- Follow this for one km back to the start.
Belair National Park: Short Loop
Distance: approx 6.67 km
Altitude Range: approx 58 m
Total Climb: approx 76 m
- The starting point is the Belair Park Country Club car park. This is signposted on Upper Sturt Rd, opposite Woodlark Crescent, and 100m south of the main entrance to Belair National Park.
- There is a toilet accessible from the outside in the Country Club. It’s on the right-hand side of the building, seen from the car park. There is also a cafe in this building, which opens at 7.30 a.m.
- From the Belair Park Country Club car park, go through the narrow gate in the chain link fence and start on the dirt footpath east of the big green shed. This joins the Lorikeet Loop Walk after 100m.
- After 1.5 kms the Lorikeet Loop Walk reaches Old Government House and State Flora both on the right. Continue straight, and join Echo Track.
- Follow this for 700m until you come to a broad track turning to the right. This is Microcarpa Loop Walk. At this point the track is not conspicuously signposted; nevertheless the sign is there.
- Eventually this track takes you past the lake (on your right). Immediately after the lake you re-join Lorikeet Loop Walk.
- This leads you to the Main Oval, and the big green shed, next to where you started.
Black Hill Social Run
Date: Sun, 22 March 2015
Start 7.30 a.m. from Foxfield Oval, Maryvale Rd, Athelstone. There is a toilet here and plenty of parking space. There’s a choice of 2 distances: 17 kms very hilly, and 8 kms not too hilly.
Please study the map and directions carefully, because I won’t be putting out any markers.
For afterwards, O’Furno’s Cafe in Mercato shopping centre, on Lower North-East Rd. It is to your right immediately after Gorge Rd joins Lower North-East Rd.
Routes
Black Hill C.P - Ghost Gully, Orchard, Quarry Tracks
Distance: approx 16.72 km
Altitude Range: approx 343 m
Total Climb: approx 706 m
- From Foxfield Oval buildings, go south-east to left corner of oval. Squeeze through obesity-exclusion gate in chain link fence by small creek.
- Go another 100m to narrow bridge across creek, just before green-roofed buildings. Cross this bridge, pass illustrated signs on the right. Go up hill for about 400m eastwards. Turn left (northwards) at top of hill.
- Go for c.2kms northwards, passing sign on the left to Athelstone Wildflower Garden, then past an intersection, to green sign saying Ghost Tree Gully. Turn right (east) and go for c.1.5 kms up steep hill, ignoring two sign-posted turnoffs to right.
- At the top, you emerge onto a saddle and ignore a sign-posted turnoff to the left. Instead, fork right towards Main Ridge Track. When you reach a junction, turn sharp right (southwards) up a steep hill closed to vehicles by a single-bar gate. Take a well-used footpath up this hill, which at the top joins the vehicle track towards the summit.
- Before you reach the summit, you come a junction by a white oval tank. Turn LEFT along Black Hill Track. After 100m turn right into Orchard Track.
- Follow this down for perhaps 2 kms to Montacute Rd.
- Turn right down Montacute Rd for 1.6kms, to turnoff to right which is Quarry Track.
- Go up this notorious hill for 2.6 kms to green sign (facing the other way) to Black Hill Summit The summit is 50m to the left.
- From this sign, about 400m further on, you come to turnoff to the left signposted Summit Nature Trail.
- Go down this. The term goat track acquires fresh meaning.
- After 700m breakneck descent, you come to a sign to the right saying Summit Link Trail. Ignore this, and turn sharp LEFT to continue along Summit Nature Trail (not signposted here).
- This takes you down to the intersection at the Parks gate which you passed on the way out. Turn left and immediately afterwards right, to return to the start the way you came.
Black Hill Conservation Park: short
Distance: approx 8.11 km
Altitude Range: approx 190 m
Total Climb: approx 256 m
- From Foxfield Oval buildings, go south-east to left corner of oval. Pass through gate in chain link fence by small creek.
- Go another 100m to narrow bridge across creek, just before green-roofed buildings. Cross this bridge, pass illustrated signs on the right. Go up hill for about 400m eastwards. Turn left (northwards) at top of hill. This north-south track is Buffer Zone Track.
- Go for c.2kms northwards, passing sign on the left to Athelstone Wildflower Garden, then past an intersection, to green sign saying Ghost Tree Gully. Turn right (east) and go up it until you come to a sign pointing right to Summit Link Trail.
- Go along this for about 3 kms, ignoring a turnoff to the left which goes up to the summit.
- This takes you down to the intersection at the Parks gate which you passed on the way out, by the Addison Rd entrance to Black Hill C.P. Turn left and immediately afterwards right, to return to the start the way you came.
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