Timber Creek Walk (1.5km), Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park, South Australia

Timber Creek Walk is a 1.5km, grade 1 hike located in the Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park, South Australia. The hike should take around 45 mins to complete.

Length: 1.5km

Duration: 45 mins

Grade: 1

Style: Return

Start: Timber Creek Walk

End: Timber Creek Walk

Location: Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park

Closest town: Macgillivray

South Australia

From state capital: 184km

Longitude: 137.4478454

Latitude: -35.90188064

Hike summary

This walk at Murray Lagoon offers the visitor a tea-tree swamp experience. Waterfowl such as ducks, swans and waders flock to the lagoon to create a bird-lovers delight. Hawks and eagles prey upon the waterfowl, while chats and little grassbirds sing
among the thickly vegetated shorelines.

During drought years and late in the summer the best views of Murray Lagoon can be seen from the Bald Hill Walk and Curly Creek Hike.

GPX file courtesy of Walking SA. File may not contain elevation data and may only represent half the length on return hikes.

Route and GPX file

Total distance: 2380 m
Max elevation: 0 m
Min elevation: 0 m
Total climbing: 0 m
Total descent: 0 m

Download file: Timber-Creek-Walk.gpx

For more information on this hiking trail, please visit Walking SA

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About the region

Vast areas of wilderness, the Island's largest lagoon and coastal scenery provide a spectacular backdrop to Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park and adjoining Wilderness Protection Area on the south coast of Kangaroo Island. This large area of pristine coastal environment is important for biodiversity and provides a continuous block of vegetation adjoining Seal Bay Conservation Park, a critical corridor and habitat for a range of rare and threatened species.

The park has plenty of walking opportunities, including the unmarked Cape Gantheaume Coastal Trek (experienced hikers only), established trails at Murray Lagoon (may be subject to flooding in the winter months), and short walks at D’Estrees Bay.

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