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Section 1: Belair National Park to Eagle on the Hill, Yurrebilla Trail

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Section 1: Belair National Park to Eagle on the Hill, Yurrebilla Trail

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Walking Trail Facts
Distance
18 km one way
Duration
3.5-4.5 hours
Suitable for
Hiking, Get to by public transport, Trail Running
Trail Class
Grade 4, Hard Hike
Terrain
Undulating
Part of a longer trail
Yurrebilla Trail
Park (national park, conservation park, forest, reserve)
Belair National Park
Region
Adelaide Hills
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Travel time from Adelaide
1 hour or less
Section 1: Belair National Park to Eagle on the Hill, Yurrebilla Trail

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This section of the Yurrebilla Trail in the edge of Belair National Park, Brownhill Creek, and the open grassy hills and ridgetops of Waite Conservation Reserve.

Yurrebilla Trail Overview

This walk is part of the Yurrebilla Trail. The Trail is 53 kilometres long and can be walked in its entirety in 3 to 5 days. It’s divided into one full-day and four half-day sections:

  1. Section 1: Belair Railway Station to Eagle-on-the-Hill (18 km)
  2. Section 2: Eagle-on-the-Hill to Summertown (7.3 km)
  3. Section 3: Summertown to Norton Summit (9 km)
  4. Section 4: Norton Summit to Morialta (5.5 km)
  5. Section 5: Morialta to Ambers Gully (River Torrens) (13.4 km)

Ranging from narrow single-person tracks to vehicle fire tracks, the Yurrebilla Trail passes many of the Adelaide Hills’ top tourist attractions, including Carrick Hill, Waterfall Gully, the Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens, Mount Lofty Summit and Cleland Wildlife Park. It also visits or has connection to picturesque Hills’ towns such as Summertown, Crafers and Norton Summit, as well as wineries, pubs and other attractions.

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