Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail - Day 5: Hanson Bay Hike is a 8.5km, grade 4 hike located in the Kelly Hill Conservation Park, South Australia. The hike should take around 4 hrs to complete.
Hike overview
This spectacular trail meanders from Kelly Hill Visitor Centre to Hanson Bay. It passes through banksia heath, Pink Gum woodlands, mallee and coastal heath, alongside freshwater lagoons, and over dunes to viewpoints that provide wonderful vistas inland and along the coast. Allow most of the day for the return trip or try to arrange a pick-up.
Access: This hike begins at Kelly Hill Visitor Centre, and the beginning takes in the Burgess Hike and May Walk.
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For more information on this hiking trail, please visit Walking SA
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Getting there
This hike begins at Kelly Hill Visitor Centre, and the beginning takes in the Burgess Hike and May Walk.
GPX file courtesy of Walking SA. File may not contain elevation data and may only represent half the length on return hikes.
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About the region
The majority of the park and much of its infrastructure was burnt in the January 2020 bushfire, but the toilets survived! We’re working hard to rebuild and reimagine the park.
In the meantime, the good news is that green shoots are emerging from vegetation in nearby Flinders Chase National Park and Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area and there are native animal sightings like goannas, eagles, kangaroos and KI echidnas.
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Acknowledgement of Country
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