Happy Valley Reservoir opened to the public on the weekend, with 20km of trails over four new trail loops. The reservoir is also open to cycling, fishing and kayaking.

We’ve outlined the four trails below. The trails explore the water’s edge, woodlands, pine forest, native flora and open grassy areas.

Each of the four can be access from the main reservoir trailhead and carpark, off Chandlers Hill Road, from the roundabout with Kenihans Road. There are toilets, picnic shelters and bbqs at this trailhead. This carpark is accessible to wheelchair users. The two longer trails can also be accessed from the carpark near the dam wall, off Chandlers Hill Road, and a couple of other access gates scattered around the reservoir boundary.

		Southern Loop 2km, Grade 2 Gentle hills, no bushwalking experience required Marked with purple trail markers This is the easiest and shortest of the four trails View trail
		Woodland Loop 4km, Grade 3 Short steep hills. Some bushwalking experience required Marked with yellow trail markers This is the second easiest and second shortest of the four trails View trail
		Boundary Loop 10.5km, Grade 4: Very steep hills. Some bushwalking experience required Marked with green trail markers View trail
		Shoreline Loop 11km, Grade 4: Very steep hills. Some bushwalking experience required Marked with orange trail markers The Boundary Loop and Shoreline Loop are very similar, the difference being in the south eastern corner and southern side of the reservoir, the Shoreline Loop follows closer to the shore, whilst the Boundary Loop sticks closer to the boundary fence. There is a trail connection on the corner of South Road and Black Road between Happy Valley Reservoir and Glenthorne National Park-Ityamaiitpinna Yarta. View trail

During daylight savings, the reservoir is open from 7.30am – 8pm daily, except for days of total fire ban. Dogs are not permitted at Happy Valley Reservoir or at any of South Australia’s other reservoir reserves, as they can carry harmful bacteria and viruses that can easily contaminate the water and are a risk to the safety of the drinking water. Assistance animals are permitted.

We’re seeking info on just over 200 unlisted trails, so that we can expand our popular list of walks on our website. Currently with 630 walks listed around the state, it helps people to explore walking opportunities near them.

Remember during these Covid-19 times, you’ll need to follow social distancing and health measures, including any limitations on group size. Also note, whilst national parks and forests are open, some private locations remain closed at this time.

Trails we are seeking info on

We have a shortlist of 200 trails and walks we are seeking information on:

1. view all walks on a map (200)
2. or Doc #1: List of Bushwalks (143)
3. or Doc #2: List of Suburban walks (43)
4. or Doc #3: List of Historical walks (16)

Trails sorted by regions

You can view the same docs of trails we are seeking info on, but filtered by region:

Bushwalks (143) by regions:

• Adelaide Hills (23)
• Fleurieu Peninsula, Kangaroo Is, Coorong, Murray (25)
• Mid North inc Barossa, Clare, Southern Flinders (13)
• Riverland, Murray, Mallee (20)
• Eyre Peninsula (6)
• Limestone Coast & Coorong (50)
• Yorke Peninsula (19)
• Flinders and Far North (8)

Suburban walks (43) by regions:

• Central, inc City, inner suburbs, foothills (9)
• North and north-east suburbs (20)
• Western suburbs and Le Fevre Peninsula (3)
• Southern suburbs (9)
• Country towns (4)

To provide info on a trail

If you are interested to provide information for a trail, please let us know via the form below so we can update our spreadsheet to note that you are collecting information, so we can avoid multiple people doing the same work.

To add a marked trail or named trail (or a walk from our shortlist) to our website, please visit:
https://www.walkingsa.org.au/walk/submit-a-walk/

Before submitting your walk

Please ensure:

• The walk is a named or marked trail, or one where directions are easy to follow
• If the walk is not listed above on the trails we are seeking info on, then check that the walk is not already listed in our Find a Place to Walk directory
• The walk is on public land (such as a reserve, park, pathway or beach). If the walk is on private land, that the landowner permits walking
• The walk is in South Australia

Info we’re looking for on each trail

• name of trail
• brief description and the best thing about the trail
• where to find maps
• some photos
• on some trails, some GPS data like a GPX file exported from a GPS device, smartphone or smartwatch (popular apps include Strava, or on iPhone myTracks or Open GPX Tracker, or on Andriod GPS Logger, or GPS Logger by BasicAirData)

Let us know you are going to provide information

If you are interested to provide information for a trail, please let us know via the form below so we can update our spreadsheet to note that you are collecting information, so we can avoid multiple people doing the same work.

Flinders Chase National Park, on Kangaroo Island, is the National Parks and Wildlife Service SA Park of the Month for October 2019. They’re celebrating the 100 year anniversary of Flinders Chase National Park.

Experience the rugged wilderness with its iconic landmarks such as the world-famous Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch. Enjoy the park and its diverse wildlife on the network of walking trails. Trek the five day Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail on assisted day walks or camping out along the way.

Ravine Des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area connects the two sections of Flinders Chase National Park. Below we’ve outlined 19 hikes and trails in the two parks.

19 Great Hikes and Trails in Flinders Chase National Park

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