The Hollow Tree Trail is a 1.2km shared use return walking & cycling trail winding through majestic Eucalyptus trees. Experience the many species of native birds & maybe even get a glimpse of the rare sugar gliders living in the tree tops.

The trail passes The Meeting Circle.

About the Mount Burr Recreational Trail Network

The Mount Burr Recreational Trail Network features two loops trails offering shared use, accessible, family friendly interaction with the Australian bush & the majestic pine forests of the Limestone coast:

1. Lookout Loop Trail, 2.3km circuit (marked in yellow on maps.)
   The Lookout Loop Trail is the longer and more difficult of the two Mount Burr Trails. The is marked in yellow on maps.

2. On this page:
   Hollow Tree Trail, 1.2km circuit (marked in green on maps.)
   The Hollow Tree Trail is the shorter and easier of the two Mount Burr Trails. The is marked in green on maps.

Each trail is clearly marked allowing users safe access to unique experiences around the Mount Burr township & easy navigation back to the central trailhead.

Start the trails from the carpark on Brown Street, Mount Burr. There is a playground and toilets nearby on Brown Street.

Trails cater for shared use walking & cycling. Cyclist are kindly asked to yield to walkers.

Enjoy unique experiences throughout the changing seasons with wattles bursting into bloom during spring, rare orchids emerging in summer & exciting glow mushrooms appearing in winter.

Wildlife is abundant in the area with sugar gliders, possums & many bird species utilising the tree tops & hollows. Kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas & numerous reptiles may also be encountered whilst exploring the trails.

These trails are designed, built & maintained by volunteers of Mount Burr Trails Inc. Please respect the natural environment and leave it as you found it. Take rubbish home or use bins provided at the general store. Walking, dog walking and mountain biking is permitted. Horse riding and motor bikes are not permitted.

The reserve is closed on days of Total Fire Ban, visit cfs.sa.gov.au for information on Bans & Ratings – the reserve is part of the Lower South East Fire Ban District.

Mt Burr the town is named alter a local mountain called Mount Burr; it measures 240 metres tall and is one of I 5 dormant volcanoes within the Limestone Coast. The town was established in 1931 along with a sawmill operation. It was the first of all the milling towns in the region. Mt Burr was built from locally sawn material and erected on a forest reserve. The sawmill closed in 2000.