- Distance
- 2.8 km circuit
- Duration
- 1 hour each
- Suitable for
- Walking, Hiking, Dog Walking
- Moderate
- Terrain
- Undulating
- Region
- Riverland
- Download maps & GPS files
- 1 map PDF
- 2 GPS files
- 1 website link
- Photos
- 22 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
About the Walking Trail
In this historical nature reserve, managed by the National Trust of South Australia, you can see natural and manmade changes which have taken place over millions of years; in the times before vertebrate animals roamed the landscape, in the times when small communities of Aborigines lived off the land and more recently, from early European settlers to the present, when rural industries and urban communities rely so heavily on the River Murray.
These walks provide geological and historical background and explore the challenges that current water management issues pose to both the local and wider community
There are three walks:
- Herons Bend Walk (2.6km circuit, marked in blue on map above)
- Floodplain Walk (2.7km circuit, marked in green on map above)
- Heritage Walk (2.8km circuit, marked in red on map above)
- a loop of all 3 trails is about 6km
Photos
The Murray River on the Overland Corner Walking Trails
The Murray River on the Herons Bend Walk
The Herons Bend Walk involves climbing this hill, up to some old sea bed oyster beds, and views of the Murray
The historic Overland Corner Hotel. As at January 2018 it is open for lunch, and dinner by appointment
The original cemetery on the Heritage Walk
Views from the lookout on the Heritage Walk
Walk through an old quarry on the Heritage Walk
The Heritage Walk visits the second and larger cemetery
The second and larger cemetery on the Heritage Walk
Walking back to the Overland Corner Hotel on the Heritage Walk
An old wagon in the quarry
Fossils in the quarry wall
An ancient seabed with oyster beds and fossils
There is not a lot of shade along the walking trails, so set out early on hotter days
The Heritage Walk passes some old mine tunnels
The Canoe Tree on the Heritage Walk. Marked at point 9 on the map, the canoe shape in the bark isn't visible from the walking trail because it is obscured by the pepper tree, but it is easily visible from the road
There are trail checkponts like this one along the way
The start of each of the 3 trails at the carpark appears a little overgrown, but the trails are marked
There are 3 walking trails in the Overland Corner Reserve. All 3 start from the trailhead and reserve entrance in the carpark on the river side of the Old Overland Corner Hotel
The route on the Herons Bend Walk and Floodplain Walk between point 1 (carpark) and 15 (on the river) is the main access road to the river
The start of each of the 3 trails at the carpark appears a little overgrown, but the trails are marked, although occassionally difficult to know whether to follow the road or look for a walking trail
The Herons Bend Walk and Floodplain Walk follow some roadways