Clayton to Boundary Creek Loop South Australia
Starting from Clayton Bay Boat ramp, this loop trail takes paddlers along the Murray River to Boundary Creek, and then on to the Tauwitchery Barrage, before returning to launch point.
Paddle overview : Clayton to Boundary Creek Loop
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Murray River, Lakes and Coorong |
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Clayton (86 km from Adelaide) – View in google map |
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20km return (approx) |
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6 hrs (full day paddle) |
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Easy/moderate |
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Toilets, other facilities and town shops are nearby. |
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Visit BOM for weather conditions |
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River and reedy river backwaters. |
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Available at launch site |
Trail Notes
Launch Site:
Clayton Bay Waterfront Reserve (boat ramp) GPS: 35.4970 S; 138.9235 E
Trail Points:
The trail starts at the Clayton Bay Waterfront Reserve and heads in a south easterly direction to the entrance of Boundary Creek.
Follow the numbered beacons and Rat Island will appear about 4.3 k from the launch point. The entrance to Boundary Creek is behind the island at Point A about one kilometre further on (GPS: 35.5298 S; 138.9669 E).
The entrance may be obscured by reeds but it is marked by an unlit navigation beacon near the entrance. Be aware that there is an abundance of reeds in Boundary Creek itself and the water can be quite shallow in places.
From the entrance to Boundary creek it is only 3.5k to the Ewe Island barrage, a suitable spot for a lunch break before returning to your launch site back at Clayton Bay.
Note: the islands on either side of the creek are privately owned. The other creeks in the area are not navigable due to reeds.
Caution
The weather forecast should be checked prior to departure as winds can pick up quickly in this area.
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Facilities
Camping available at the Clayton Bay Holiday Park
Toilets, other facilities, and town shops are nearby
Points of interest
Clayton
history (see Murray River Pilot for more details. This publication covers the Murray River from Goolwa to the SA/NSW Border, plus Lower Murray Lake and Coorong)
Clayton was named for Captain Sturt’s carpenter, apparently a generously built and amiable gentleman with simple pleasures.
Clayton is the staging post for the Mundoo and Boundary Creeks, principal channels in a maze of reeds and waterways leading once to the Coorong in the lee of Hindmarsh Island, but closed today by the Murray Mouth Barrages.
Islands near the Murray Mouth
Rat Island of the eastern tip of Hindmarsh Island was once called Ram Island because this is where the rams were set aside. This is also a clue to the naming of Ewe and Lucerne Islands and Boundary Creek!
Islands in this region were paddocks and the creeks and channels were fences. The fun came in shifting stock from ‘paddock to paddock’. Rankine’s Ferry, today a cluster of old stone buildings on the slope of Hindmarsh Island was a crossing in days gone by with the farmers swimming stock to the mainland. In dry seasons stock perished here without fresh water, but local farmers persevered through the seasons. Indeed members of the Rankine family, who once rented the land, went on to purchase Hindmarsh Island to establish it as a separate run.
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Clayton Bay, in South Australia, just received a new TimberMatch shelter and table setting.
The all new 3m x 3m Skillion shelter in TimberMatch finish looks just like timber and pairs up beautifully with our 1800mm length matching table setting.
Alexandrina Council selected these products for a small picnic area upgrade in Clayton Bay, a town located on the River Murray opposite the north-east tip of Hindmarsh Island. The island is about 87 kilometres by road from Adelaide and 12 kilometres upriver from Goolwa.
A huge shout out to our install crew to Josh and Jarryd, for their outstanding effort once again, getting this project erected in a single day.
Take a look next time you pass through Clayton Bay and relax in this idyllic setting.
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October 4th 2020. Clayton Bay as viewed from the Cleveland Way path.
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⚡️SOLD AT AUCTION⚡️
9 Clayton St, Clayton Bay
A brilliant auction today with 10 registered bidders, 4 active bidders and selling under the hammer!
Congratulations to all involved! 👏 🥂
Saying goodbye to Clayton bay after 9 nights. Packing up is the worst #camping #campinglife #campertrailer #ezytrailcampers #ezytrail #claytonbay #dmax #isuzu
Kayaking on the Murray, Easter fun. Alt 4.4m 25mm f2.6 1/80 ISO 100 DJI Spark. #loftydrone #kimshapley #drone #dronephotography #dronestagram #dronegram #dronepic #dronepics #dronephotos #dronephoto #dronesouthaustralia #droneshots #droneaustralia #dronepics🚁 #dronephotos #dronephoto #claytonbay #claytonbaysa
Can we hit the ‘Reset’ button on this long weekend?! Some great adventures #fleurieupeninsula style!
📍Clayton Bay 💯👍👌☑️
Random evening drive to the beach ❤️🌅☀️
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24/08/2020–25/08/2020
The final trip with
codyyang1989 and kellyh071126
Hope you guys back to Taiwan safely , Bon Voyage!
笑果十足的兩人要回台灣了 好捨不得拉🥺
回台再繼續約起來!
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Some splendid colours last night #claytonbay
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„Wszak istnieje coś takiego jak zarażanie podróżą
I jest to rodzaj choroby w gruncie rzeczy nieuleczalnej „ ❤️ #claytonbay #uk
Lucy’s beach shack Clayton bay nice walk today to Clayton bay
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Clayton shores, 10 acres self isolating family fun by the waterfront! #claytonbay #southaustralia #familygetaway #isolation (https://bit.ly/2L2bTTY)
Secluded Clayton Bay on the banks of the River Murray
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The quickest was to my heart... take me to the seaside and feed me fish and chips 💙
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Sorry I missed your call because I was on other Line.
Good memories after long busy schedule.
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This morning’s sunrise... a moment to listen to the breeze, take in the sound of the birds, breathe, slow down, pause and reflect on what I feel is the greatest wisdom to come out of the hardest year:
Society has created a very narrow box and we’re all expected to fall in line and meet a certain criteria. But the truth is that the human condition is more varied and we need to celebrate those differences rather than judge them against the parameters of what’s socially acceptable and that limited scope which we’ve done traditionally. Unfortunately that traditional scope marginalises most people. Going forward we should be actively broadening the aperture of our minds and understanding that we all have gifts and things that make us uniquely who we are, to the extent that we can celebrate those differences and unique qualities.
You are your greatest superpower ✨
