Let’s follow LPT 1

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 as we have and happy hunting.

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

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Local point of interest

At this point-

There is what we think is an old well. When trying to research this spot we came up with nothing but we found that there were some wells along the trails used for the farms that used to be here many years ago. If anyone knows any more information about this spot we would love to know.

Pioneer Park -

The Water Wheel museum is the focal point of this area. A project undertaken

by the Rotary Club of Salisbury the Water Wheel was recovered from the Old Spot Hotel and restored to original condition. LPT 2 has more information on the wheel

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