- Distance
- 3.5 km circuit
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Suitable for
- Walking, Hiking, Trail Running
- Grade 2, Moderate Walk
- Terrain
- Undulating
- Park
- Onkaparinga River National Park
- Region
- Adelaide City & Suburbs, Adelaide Hills
- Download maps & GPS files
- 2 GPS files
- 1 website link
- Photos
- 4 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
- Travel time from Adelaide
- 1 hour or less
About the Walking Trail
A narrow trail takes you over moderate slopes and through lovely pink gum, grey box and sheoak bushland. Enjoy the winter and spring floral displays, including stunning orchids. You will see some ruins, get great views of the gorge, and get a good workout.
The Echidna Hike begins from a small roadside carpark at Gate 12 on Piggott Range Road. It’s easy to combine this hike with the adjacent Nature Hike into a 7km hike.
Photos
The Echidna Hike passes through pink gum and grey box woodland
Ruins of an old two-roomed cottage on the Echidna Hike
As at mid 2017, the Echidna Trail and Nature Trail are just marked with these large signs. Although there are not more regular smaller trail signs, it is easy to follow both trails.
The Bakers Gully Track leaves the Echinda Trail, and is an unmarked fire track that heads down to the River and up the other side of the Gorge to meet at the rock climbing carpark