- Distance
- 7.5 km circuit
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Suitable for
- Walking, Hiking, Dog Walking, Trail Running
- Grade 4, Hard Hike
- Terrain
- Undulating
- Park
- Para Wirra Conservation Park
- Region
- Adelaide Hills
- Download maps & GPS files
- 2 GPS files
- 1 website link
- Photos
- 9 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
- Travel time from Adelaide
- 1 hour or less
About the Walking Trail
Follow the walking trail downstream along Mack Creek through a valley of magnificent river red gums. Look out for the beautiful orchids flowering in late winter and spring.
The return route is along the fire tracks that follow parallel to the nearby roads, and although less than 2km is parallel to a bitumen road. The fire tracks are shared trails with horse riders.
The hike could be extended by following part of the Horseplay Trail to the west.
Begin the hike from either:
- Mack Creek Hike Carpark on Humbug Scrub Road, which is 0.5km beyond the main Para Wirra Conservation Park entrance
- a carpark on the corner of Humbug Scrub Road and Bassnet Road, which is 2.6km beyond the main Para Wirra Conservation Park entrance
Photos
The Mack Creek Hike walking trail follows the creek and valley
The Ruins Track on the Horseplay Trail and briefly on the Mack Creek Hike
The Mack Creek Hike and Horseplay Trail follow this fire track which is parallel to a bitumen road
The Mack Creek Hike and Horseplay Trail follow some fire tracks through the southern section of Para Wirra Conservation Park
The Mack Creek Hike and Horseplay Trail follow some fire tracks through the southern section of Para Wirra Conservation Park
The Mack Creek Hike and Horseplay Trail follows a firetrack along the southern boundary of the conservation park. Forestry SA managed scrub land is on the other side
The Mack Creek Hike and Horseplay Trail trail markers
As at April Mack Creek Hike is yet to be marked with the new markers (as part of the 2018 upgrade of the park). This arrow marks the trail as it heads south from the Ruins Track (firetrack)
The trailhead of the Mack Creek Hike and Horseplay Trail at the carpark called Mack Creek Hike Carpark (only 500m beyond the main Para Wirra Conservation Park entrance)