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Pyramid hiking tent between big eucalyptus trees with the bright light of a sunset shining through.
The Heysen Trail section hike NOBO 2022 - Part 2

October 20, 2025

After leaving Victor Harbor and the coastline I was wondering what to expect next as I turned northward and headed inland. Over the previous few days I had experienced the landscape along the southern coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula and loved it - would I enjoy the next section too? 

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Heysen Trail campsite with DCF pyramid shelter made by OrangeBrown. Australia
The Heysen Trail section hike NOBO 2022 - Part 1

October 26, 2023

In early May 2022 I packed my car early one morning, loading it up with a full backpack and several plastic crates packed with re-supply food and back-up hiking gear. I was about to start a hike in a few days - the Heysen Trail.

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A hiker, carrying an OrangeBrown OB48 backpack, on the southern circuit in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Australia.
Wilsons Promontory - Southern Circuit hike and visit to South Point

October 19, 2022

Wilson Promontory National Park southern circuit 3-day hike with a visit to South Point - the most southerly point of the Australian mainland. Staying overnight at Oberon Bay, Little Waterloo Bay (LWB) and Roaring Meg walk-in campsites.

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