Starting from the Stenhouse Bay Jetty car park off Pondalowie Bay Road, Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, this walk takes you on a circuit around the headland above Stenhouse Bay via the Stenhouse Bay Lookout Walk. Located within Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, Inneston was once a thriving self-sufficient gypsum mining town, first settled in the late 1880s and abandoned in the 1930s after the Great Depression. In 1913, the jetty was built at Stenhouse Bay to enable the shipping of gypsum, which was transported from Inneston by a horse-drawn tram until locomotives were introduced. Nowadays, a thriving artificial reef lies beneath the jetty, making an ideal site for diving and fishing. This short and easy walk winds around the headland above Stenhouse Bay, passing a series of lookouts that provide spectacular views of Investigator Strait and the Stenhouse Bay Jetty, with interpretive signs detailing the mining history and vegetation of the area. The trail also passes an old rusted locomotive and wagons from the gypsum mining industry, as well as a seaman's grave from 1940. The walk begins near the Stenhouse Bay Campground, which is suitable for tents, caravans, camper vans and camper trailers and has toilets. This loop consists of wide, gently undulating walking trails, with compacted natural surfaces, suitable for all fitness levels. Let us begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.
Turn on to Copper Coast Highway then drive for 6.4 km
At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Yorke Highway and drive for another 55.3 km
Turn right onto Yorke Highway and drive for another 37.3 km
Turn left onto Maitland Road and drive for another 32 km
Turn right onto Moorowie Station Road and drive for another 6.8 km
Turn left onto Yorke Highway and drive for another 48.7 km
At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Stenhouse Bay Road and drive for another 175 m
Keep right and drive for another 265 m
Turn slight left onto Yorke Highway and drive for another 660 m
Turn slight left onto Yorke Highway and drive for another 25 m
Turn left and drive for another 230 m
Keep right and drive for another 50 m
Keep right and drive for another 175 m
Keep right and drive for another 70 m
Keep right and drive for another 15 m
Turn right and drive for another 1 m
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Track Notes
Turn by turn instructions & maps
Turn map
Directions & comments
Start.
Find the car park at the start.
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After another 35 m continue straight.
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After another 55 m veer left.
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After another 20 m turn sharp left.
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After another 65 m veer left.
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After another 85 m veer left.
After another 40 m veer right.
After another 10 m continue straight.
The starting point of an optional sidetrip. To start this optional side trip turn left here. On returning from this side trip turn right when you get back to this intersection. Details below.
After another 120 m veer right.
After another 80 m continue straight.
After another 60 m continue straight.
After another 55 m turn right.
After another 10 m continue straight.
After another 30 m continue straight.
After another 35 m continue straight.
After another 10 m turn sharp left.
After another 50 m continue straight.
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After another 50 m continue straight.
After another 60 m continue straight.
After another 25 m continue straight.
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After another 15 m continue straight.
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After another 15 m continue straight.
After another 25 m continue straight.
Keep right.
After another 35 m turn left.
After another 75 m come to the end.
Turn map
Directions & comments
Start.
After another 120 m come to the end.
Turn around and retrace your steps back the 120 m to the main route.
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Terrain
Know the Hills, grading & facilities
Stenhouse Bay Lookout Circuit
Grading
Class 2/6
Easy track
Length
1.9 km
Time
45 min to 1 h
Quality of track
Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6)
Gradient
Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6)
Signage
Clearly signposted (1/6)
Infrastructure
Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (2/6)
Experience Required
No experience required (2/6)
Weather
Weather generally has little impact on safety (2/6)
Bushwalk
45 min to 1 h
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Find the car park at the start.
After another 35 m continue straight.
After another 10 m veer right.
After another 75 m come to the end.
Turn around and retrace your steps back the 120 m to the main route.