- Distance
- 1.7 km circuit
- Duration
- 30 mins
- Suitable for
- Walking, Hiking, Trail Running, Mountain Biking
- Moderate
- Terrain
- Flat
- Park
- Mount Remarkable National Park
- Region
- Flinders Ranges & Outback
- Download maps & GPS files
- 1 website link
- Photos
- 8 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
About the Walking Trail
Walkers use the Monitor Loop
In 2024 the trails here in Willowie Forest were consolidated. Walkers can experience the forest on the Monitor Loop.
Be aware of the numerous mountain biking paths that cross the Monitor Loop. They are signposted and you will need to give way to crossing mountain bikers.
A short loop from the Willowie Forest car park that circles formerly cleared cropping land of the farm. The walk passes a collection of old farm machinery.
The trails in Willowie Forest, part of Mount Remarkable National Park, were built in opened in late 2017. The shared-use trails are for walkers and mountain bikers – although as the area is generally flat, and the trails mostly on wide fire tracks, it’s an ideal shared-use trail environment.
There are three trail loops in Willowie Forest:
- Echidna Loop (1.7km loop)
- Monitor Loop (6.5km)
- Possum Loop (4.2km loop)
Access the trailhead from the carpark and picnic area for Willowie Forest, which is 7.7km by road north of Melrose. You can also access it via the Southern Flinders Rail Trail, 4.8km north of the Melrose Showgrounds, or 6.8km north of Melrose.
Photos
Hiking in Willowie Forest
The trails in Willowie Forest pass some old farm machinery
Walking on the Echidna Loop through old farming land
Walking on the Echidna Loop
The hiking and mountain bike trails in Willowie Forest are well marked
The trails in Willowie Forest pass some old farm machinery
The Willowie Forest trailhead has a picnic area with a shelter
The Willowie Forest trailhead with carpark and picnic area is 7.7km north of Melrose, towards Wilmington