- Duration
- 1 hour
- Suitable for
- Walking
- Moderate
- Terrain
- Undulating
- Park
- Roachdale Reserve
- Region
- Adelaide Hills
- Download maps & GPS files
- 1 map PDF
- 2 GPS files
- 2 website links
- Photos
- 5 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
- Travel time from Adelaide
- 1-2 hours
About the Walking Trail
The Roachdale Reserve is one of the few remaining places in the Mount Lofty Ranges where one can see original native forest of the region as it has been for thousands of years. The 46 hectare woodland has an upper storey of eucalypt trees and an understorey of grasses, herbs and shrubs adapted to dry conditions. It is a refuge for native birds and other animals.
The reserve is closed on on days when a Total Fire Ban, Catastrophic or Severe Fire Risk is declared in the Mt Lofty Ranges. Visit the CFS website for current info.
The trailhead is on the South Para Road, where it meets Wattle Road. The trailhead is 2.6km north of Kersbrook.
Photos
The Roachdale Nature Trail and Roachdale Reserve are recovering from the 2015 Sampson Flat bushfires
There are 15 marked points of interest along the trail, which are described in the brochure
Trailhead sign at the Roachdale Nature Trail. There are brochures here you can grab and walk along with
Signage at the Roachdale Reserve entrance
The Roachdale Nature Trail begins behind the gate on the corner of Wattle Road and South Para Road, 2.6km north of Kersbrook.