Carappee Hill Hiking Trail is a 4.6km, grade 3 hike in the Carappee Hill Conservation Park, South Australia. The return hike should take around 2 hours to complete.
Hike overview
At 495 metres above sea level, Carappee Hill is the highest point on the Eyre Peninsula. Carappee Hill means €˜place of water' €“ as a high exposed granite rock containing numerous soaks, frequented by kangaroos and other wildlife. Take an energetic climb along the Carappee Hill Hiking Trail to the top following the trail markers €“ in 2019 the District Council of Cleve marked the trail with trail markers.
At the summit keep an eye out for a box, be sure to make your mark in the visitors book. The trail itself is marked with yellow trail markers on the rocks so please hike with care at all times. The gradient is very steep, with long inclines and declines. The hike is approximately 4.6km return with a steep incline.
Route and GPX file
The GPX file represents one leg of the hike. You will need to return via the same route.
Max elevation: 485 m
Min elevation: 224 m
Total climbing: 264 m
Total descent: -6 m
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Getting there
The Carappee Hill Hiking Trail is located in the Carappee Hill Conservation Park. Access to the trail is on Carappee Hill Road. The parking area is on the roadside and can be quite hard to see, with minimal signage available.
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About the region
Carappee Hill Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Darke Peak about 8 kilometres north-east of the town centre in Darke Peak. The conservation park was proclaimed on 30 August 1973 under the state's National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in respect to land in section 104 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Pascoe which had been dedicated as a water conservation reserve since 1955. As of July 2016, the conservation park covered an area of 8.5 square kilometres. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.
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Acknowledgement of Country
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