Starting from the Waitpinga Campground off Dennis Road, Waitpinga, this walk takes you on a circuit around Newland Head Conservation Park via the Ridgeway Hill Loop Hike. This moderately challenging loop takes walkers through the more secluded areas of Newland Head Conservation Park, providing good opportunities to discover native plants and animals. The walk follows a section of the Heysen Trail through open mallee scrub, then heads inland through dense flowering understorey to form a loop around the bushland, passing over Ridgeway Hill before returning to the campground. Along the way, there are spectacular views towards the Southern Ocean, Kangaroo Island and over the park's rolling sand dunes and rugged cliffs. A variety of birds can be seen along the trail in spring, as well as colour­ful displays of wildflowers. This loop consists of wide and narrow walking trails and fire tracks, with uneven natural surfaces, compacted natural surfaces, sandy surfaces and short steep hills, suitable for moderate 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.

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