Let’s follow LPT 6

McKee Clan’s cache

            Let’s follow LPT (Little Para Trail) is a series of caches along the trail for you to find. Please enjoy the walk or Ride as we have and happy hunting.

            Due to the number of caches in carisbrook park and Howie bowie reserve we decided to start in salisbury and continue out to sea. Enjoy the walk or ride.

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Local point of interest

1km Fitness Loop -

The Salisbury Recreation Precinct now boasts a 1km fitness loop. Utilising a portion of the Little Para Trail, the fitness loop incorporates a central activity hub with outdoor fitness equipment to challenge upper, lower and core strength.

Features include:

• chest press
• chin ups
• sit up bench
• monkey bars

Distance markers are located every 100m around the loop as well as small break away stations with addition equipment. This fitness loop is the perfect opportunity for those looking to get fit!

Salisbury Swimming Centre -

The Salisbury Swimming Centre is located amongst the beautiful surroundings of the Salisbury Recreation Precinct. It features a 25m and 50m outdoor swimming pools as well as a toddler pool. A great venue for the entire family equipped with a playground, free electric BBQ’s and large shaded grassed areas, kiosk, swim school shop and friendly staff! The Salisbury Swimming Centre is a great venue for the entire family, why not make a day of it and take a dip this swimming season!

They are open from mid-October through to April each year and is the ideal place to cool off during the hot summer months.

We have a designated smoking area, away from the pools and we are an alcohol free venue. A condition of entry to the Salisbury Swimming Centre is that all bags and eskies will be checked on admission.

Please note: There may be occasions throughout the season where public swimming and lap swimming are unavailable due to major events, carnivals or bookings. In such cases, all due and reasonable notice will be given to centre patrons via the centre's public notice board. We encourage all people to call ahead to make sure they can access our facility.

Little Para Trail

The Little Para Trails follow the Little Para River, which has many attractions for all to enjoy. Flowing from the City of Salisbury's hilly escarpments to the plains, it meanders through many significant sites that played an important role in the early development of the City. Of great importance are the remnants of natural landscapes present along the river's edge. Varieties of eucalyptus woodland and native golden wattle still exist and some of the earliest almond trees and orange groves are still blossoming.

Points of interest along the trails include Deal Court, Paralowie House, Pitman Park, the Old Water Wheel, Harry Bowey Reserve, and Carisbrooke House.

Little Para River

Origin – near Lower Hermitage

Mouth – Globe Derby Park

Avg Discharge – 3590 m⁶/year

The Little Para River is a seasonal creek running across the Adelaide plains of South Australia, whose catchment fills reservoirs that supply some of the water needs of Adelaide’s northern suburbs. It runs from its source near Lower Hermitage in the Mount Lofty Ranges, flows north westerly to the Little Para Reservoir and then westerly to the Barker Inlet of the Gulf St Vincent at Globe Derby Park. The lower portion of the river is badly affected by human activity and storm water runoff but the upper reaches have a good range of biodiversity.

The river attracted John Harvey to form his settlement at Salisbury in 1847 and was crucial to the development of the citrus industry from 1852. In the 1960s the City of Salisbury began acquiring land for public space, and a belt of parklands with biking and walking trails now borders the river. The river’s name derives from the Kaurna word Pari which roughly translates as a stream of flowing water.

As the river flows down from the Adelaide Hills over the Para fault escarpment, it has formed a large alluvial fan on which Salisbury is built. The river is narrow and winding, formerly flooded in heavy rain and rarely reaches its sea outlet. Over time the river has been widened and levees added to reduce this flooding. In the 1800s lack of consistent flow in the river and the absence of an organised water supply system led to the digging of wells. The Little Para refreshes the well's water, mostly held in clay, sand and gravel layers up to 200 feet (61 m) deep. The Little Para Reservoir is built in the path of the river for water storage and flood mitigation. As the river's catchment is insufficient to fill the reservoir, it is mainly used to store water pumped from the River Murray. Periodically water is released from the reservoir into the river, enabling refreshing of ground water.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Little Para river is marked in yellow with blue tributaries

For the First to find there is a certificate and a unique FTF path tag. They are not swapped or given out so the first to find pathtag will be a unique item that no one else will have. We will contact the FTF to send the prize. Good luck