Cobbler Creek Ruins Loop

Starting from the Gate 8 car park on The Grove Way, Salisbury East, this walk takes you on a circuit around Cobbler Creek Recreation Park via the Ruins Loop. Cobbler Creek Recreation Park is a popular destination for walkers and mountain bikers, with an excellent network of purpose-built trails, and contains the largest remaining stand of mallee box grassy woodland in the Adelaide Plains, providing important habitat for endangered bird species. The Ruins Loop explores the park's ruins, initially passing some historic farming equipment next to a cairn marking the original location of William Pedler's house, 'Trevalsa', before climbing to the top of the hill past the Teakle Farmhouse Ruins, offering great views of the Adelaide Hills and surrounding plains. This loop consists of shared-use fire tracks and walking trails, suitable for walking, running and mountain biking, with some moderate hills. Dogs are allowed, but must be kept on a leash. 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.

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Safer Bushwalks Tips on staying safe on track
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.

Getting There Transport options and directions
Start (-34.7771347,138.6821357)
Mode Bus Car
Directions From Main North Road, A20, Salisbury Plain.
Turn on to The Grove Way then drive for 1.9 km
Turn left and drive for another 15 m

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Getting started
From the Gate 8 car park on The Grove Way, Salisbury East, head through the gate, turn left and follow the Dam Track for about 10 metres, then turn right and follow the Tunnel Link track for about 30 metres up the small hill. Once you reach the intersection with the Super D Track, turn left and continue the Cobbler Creek Ruins Loop (clockwise).....

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. Find the gate at the start. Turn left, to head along Dam Track. After another 9 m (at the intersection of Tunnel Link & Dam Track) turn right, to head along Tunnel Link (a highway\|cycleway).
	After another 30 m (at the intersection of Super D & Tunnel Link) turn left, to head along Super D.
	After another 105 m (at the intersection of Dam Track & Super D) veer right, to head along Dam Track. After another 100 m pass the sign (5 m on your left). After another 15 m (at the intersection of Dam Track & Porosa Track) continue straight, to head along Dam Track.
	After another 50 m turn right. After another 105 m pass a "Bench Seat" (20 m on your right). Continue straight.
	After another 15 m turn right. After another 15 m (at the intersection of All roads lead to Hollywood & Moto Loop) veer right, to head along All roads lead to Hollywood. After another 265 m (at the intersection of All roads lead to Hollywood & Porosa Track) continue straight, to head along All roads lead to Hollywood.
	After another 120 m (at the intersection of Zig Zag Climb & All roads lead to Hollywood) turn sharp left, to head along Zig Zag Climb. After another 160 m (at the intersection of Zig Zag Climb & Porosa Track) continue straight, to head along Zig Zag Climb. After another 85 m (at the intersection of Zig Zag Climb & Porosa Track) continue straight, to head along Zig Zag Climb.
	After another 55 m (at the intersection of Zig Zag Climb & Porosa Track) continue straight, to head along Zig Zag Climb. After another 55 m (at the intersection of Zig Zag Climb & Porosa Track) continue straight, to head along Zig Zag Climb. After another 35 m (at the intersection of Zig Zag Climb & Porosa Track) continue straight, to head along Zig Zag Climb. After another 55 m (at the intersection of Zig Zag Climb & Porosa Track) continue straight, to head along Zig Zag Climb.
	After another 90 m (at the intersection of Porosa Track & Zig Zag Climb) continue straight, to head along Porosa Track (a vehicle track). After another 450 m pass a seat (on your left)., has a backrest.
	At the intersection of Ruins Loop & Porosa Track turn right, to head along Ruins Loop (a highway\|cycleway). After another 10 m continue straight, to head along Ruins Loop. After another 180 m (at the intersection of All roads lead to Hollywood & Ruins Loop) continue straight, to head along All roads lead to Hollywood.
	After another 105 m (at the intersection of Super D & All roads lead to Hollywood) turn sharp right, to head along Super D. Then pass the sign (4 m on your left).
	After another 1.2 km (at the intersection of Grove Way Service Track & Super D) veer right, to head along Grove Way Service Track (a vehicle track). After another 15 m (at the intersection of Super D & Grove Way Service Track) veer right, to head along Super D (a highway\|cycleway). After another 100 m continue straight, to head along Super D.
	After another 30 m (at the intersection of Tunnel Link & Super D) turn left, to head along Tunnel Link.
	After another 30 m (at the intersection of Dam Track & Tunnel Link) turn left, to head along Dam Track (a vehicle track). After another 9 m turn right. After another 20 m come to the end.

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Cobbler Creek Ruins Loop

Grading

	Class 3/6 Moderate track
Length	3.5 km
Time	45 min to 1 h

Quality of track	Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient	Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage	Clearly signposted (1/6)
Infrastructure	Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)
Experience Required	Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (2/6)

Some facilities on route

Seat: There are 2 on route, on average they are 1.2 km apart with the largest gap of 1.7 km.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Seat	440 m	Bench Seat
Seat	1.8 km	[seat]

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Weather Forecast
- Terrey Hills Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
  
  Monday 28 April
  
  Shower or two.
  
  Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers along the coastal fringe, slight chance elsewhere. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening.
  
  Tuesday 29 April
  
  14°C → 22°C
  Showers.
  80% chance of rain
  0 → 10mm
  
  Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the outer west in the early morning. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.
  
  Fire Danger Rating: No Rating
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection 9:40am to 1:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
  
  Wednesday 30 April
  
  14°C → 19°C
  Showers.
  90% chance of rain
  3 → 20mm
  
  Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds south to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h.
  
  Thursday 1 May
  
  13°C → 18°C
  Showers.
  95% chance of rain
  6 → 30mm
  
  Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h turning southerly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning.
  
  Friday 2 May
  
  12°C → 19°C
  Showers.
  80% chance of rain
  1 → 10mm
  
  Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the evening.
  
  Saturday 3 May
  
  13°C → 21°C
  Shower or two.
  70% chance of rain
  0 → 7mm
  
  Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southeasterly during the day.
  
  Sunday 4 May
  
  13°C → 21°C
  Shower or two.
  50% chance of rain
  0 → 2mm
  
  Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
  
  Monday 5 May
  
  14°C → 22°C
  Possible shower.
  40% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
  
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