About the Walking Trail

Experienced bushwalkers can trek the length of Onkaparinga Gorge in the summer months.

Discover a sense of remoteness as you trek between commanding cliffs, tranquil waterholes and enduring river red gums.

This is a difficult hike, which requires navigation and route choice, including selecting routes around obstacles, water pools and cliffs. Some sections of this route are non-existent as a trail. During winter and after rainfall events, the unmarked route is not accessible.

• Upper Gorge
  4-5 hr one way, 7 km one way
  (Gate 11, 13, 15, 20 all in the national park)
• Central Gorge
  6-7 hr one way, 8 km one way
  (Gate 7, 11, 20, 25, all in the national park)
• Lower Gorge
  4-5 hr one way, 6 km one way
  (Gate 1 or 7 both in the national park)

Contact the Belair National Park Office on (08) 8278 5477 for seasonal information and to lodge a Trip Intentions form.

Alternative shorter hikes in Onkaparinga Gorge include:

• Sundews River Hike (Central Gorge, gate 11)
• Tatendi Hike (gate 25)
• Wetlands Loop Trail (below Lower Gorge, gate 12)