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Adelaide Kaurna Walking Trail

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Adelaide Kaurna Walking Trail

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Walking Route Facts
Distance
9.7 km circuit
Duration
2-3 hours
Suitable for
Walking, Dog Walking, Get to by public transport
Difficulty
Moderate
Terrain
Flat
Region
Adelaide City & Suburbs
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  1. 2 GPS files
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Photos
10 photos
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Travel options
  1. Bus
  2. Car
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  4. Tram
Travel time from Adelaide
1 hour or less
Adelaide Kaurna Walking Trail

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Take a walk through Adelaide’s rich Kaurna heritage with this walking trail. The Kaurna (pronounced ‘Gar-na’) people are the traditional owners and custodians of the Adelaide Plains. This trail will take you to places of significance to Kaurna culture and heritage. You’ll learn about traditional Elders and discover their stories of the past as told through art and word.

The trail invites reflection on Kaurna life before European settlement and explores the impact of this settlement on Aboriginal people.

The first 17 sites can be viewed in a 2-3 hour 9.7km walk beginning at the Peace Foundation’s Reconciliation Sculpture located outside the Adelaide Festival Centre. The walk ends at Tarntanyangga / Victoria Square.

The Kaurna Walking Trail was planned in collaboration with the Peace Foundation and the Kaurna people, the traditional owners and custodians of the Adelaide plains.

2020 note: major works are being undertaken around the Adelaide Festival Centre so some access around there may be limited.

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Photos

Site 2: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial

Site 2: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial

Site 3: King William Road bridge underpass

Site 3: King William Road bridge underpass

Site 5: Looking to Adelaide Oval / Torrens Lake

Site 5: Looking to Adelaide Oval / Torrens Lake

Site 10: Pirltawardli and Tininyawardli

Site 10: Pirltawardli and Tininyawardli

Walking across the Torrens Lake Weir

Walking across the Torrens Lake Weir

Site 9: Old Adelaide Gaol

Site 9: Old Adelaide Gaol

Site 11: Yarakartarta (Yerrakartarta) in the Intercontinetal Hotel forecourt

Site 11: Yarakartarta (Yerrakartarta) in the Intercontinetal Hotel forecourt

Site 12C: Government House

Site 12C: Government House

Site 15: Kainka Wirra

Site 15: Kainka Wirra

Site 16: Tandanya (Tarntanya)

Site 16: Tandanya (Tarntanya)

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