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Hikes in the Kangaroo Island region

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5 Feb 2020: Kangaroo Island was devasted by bushfire in January 2020. Some parks and trails remain closed. View our article of 13 walking trails open post-bushfire.

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Below we have showcased 45 walks and trails in the Kangaroo Island.

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Hiking Expo, 2 April 2023, Belair National Park

Below we have showcased 45 walks and trails in the Kangaroo Island.

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Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail (5 days)

Fireball Bates Trail, Historical Walk of Penneshaw

Cape du Couedic Hike

Waterfall Creek Hike (Billy Goat Waterfall, Western River Wilderness Protection Area)

Ironstone Hill Hike

Prospect Hill, Kangaroo Island

Cliff Top Hike

Tadpole Cove Walk

Day 2 or 3, Sidetrip to Admirals Arch, Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail

Day 5, Kelly Hill Section, Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail

Remarkable Rocks Walk

Weirs Cove Hike

Day 2, Maupertuis Section, Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail

Rocky River Hike

Heritage Walk

Cape Willoughby Lightstation Heritage Hike

Harveys Return Hike

Black Swamp Hike

Kangaroo Island Sculpture Trail

Hanson Bay Hike (Day 5 of the Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail)

Cape Gantheaume Coastal Trek

Beach, Birds & Bush (Fish Cannery Walking Trail)

Investigator Trail, Kangaroo Island

Day 1, Rocky River Section, Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail

Day 3, Sanderson Section, Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail

Beyeria Walk

Woodland Walk

Discovery Walk

Lighthouse Heritage Walk

Admirals Arch Walk

Burgess Hike and May Walk

Timber Creek Walk

Curley Creek Hike

Independence Trail, American River

Bald Hill Hike

American River History Trail

Ravine Hike (Ravine des Casoars Hike)

Return Road Hike

Platypus Waterholes Walk

Snake Lagoon Hike

Day 4, Grassdale Section, Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail