- Distance
- 2.4 km circuit
- Duration
- 45 mins
- Suitable for
- Hiking
- Grade 1, Easy Walk
- Terrain
- Flat
- Park
- Ferries McDonald Conservation Park
- Region
- Fleurieu Peninsula, Murray River, Lakes & Coorong
- Download maps & GPS files
- 2 GPS files
- Photos
- 5 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
- Travel time from Adelaide
- 1-2 hours
About the Walking Trail
This easy walk meanders through remnant, mature mallee habitat and in spring provides the opportunity to see the park abundant with native orchids, flowering blossom and all of the beautiful birds this season attracts.
The trail is sandy, with some shade, and is well marked. We suggest walking in a clockwise direction.
The trail begins from a carpark off the dirt Chaunceys Line Road, 1.5km east of the intersection of Ferries McDonald Rd and Chaunceys Line Road.
Photos
The Ferries McDonald Loop Trail is a short sandy trail that meanders through the park
The Ferries McDonald Loop Trail is well marked
Walking on the Ferries McDonald Loop Trail
A plaque erected in 1988 commemorating the half-centenary of the park, acknowledging the contributions of Edwin Ashby, Robert Sweet McDonald, James Ferries, Henson Bunn, George James Lemmey and the Field Naturalists' Society of SA.
The carpark at the start of Ferries McDonald Loop Trail