- Distance
- 16.7 km one way
- Duration
- 4-5 hours
- Suitable for
- Walking, Wheelchair Accessible, Dog Walking, Jogging, Cycling
- Easy
- Terrain
- Flat
- Region
- Adelaide City & Suburbs
- Download maps & GPS files
- 1 map PDF
- 2 GPS files
- Photos
- 3 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
- Travel time from Adelaide
- 1 hour or less
About the Walking Trail
The Tapa Martinthi Yala Shared Use Path runs alongside the Northern Connector motorway which opened in 2020. In the north the path connects to the Stuart O’Grady Bikeway (which runs alongside the Northern Expressway). In the south the path connects to the Port River Bikeway which also opened in 2020.
The name of the path is Tapa Martinthi Yala, meaning “pathway to embrace today” in the Aboriginal Kaurna language.
There are great landscapes with views of the Swan Alley wetlands at Bolivar, the Salt Pans and Barker Inlet wetlands including the mangroves.
Whilst the trail’s open expanses and bitumen nature may make it attractive primarily to cyclists, small sections, particularly between Globe Derby Park, Bolivar and Waterloo Corner would be suitable for people walking, including walking whilst children cycle, pram users and wheelchair users.
The section through the Little Para Wetland and Whites Road Wetland at Bolivar is particularly delightful, and we’ve detailed a 90min 5.5km walking loop there.
The total trails network of the three trails is 43km and is a shared-use bitumen trail, connecting Port Adelaide with Gawler.
Trail sections
| Trail | Distance | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
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7.6km |
Port Adelaide You could start from Lipson St, Port Adelaide, or from the end of St Vincent St East where it meets Perkins Drive |
Salt Pan Junction (Northern Connector Southern Interchange or the South Road / Port River Expressway interchange) You could start from Salt Pan Junction or Magazine Road. |
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Tapa Martinthi Yala Shared Use Path (trail alongside Northern Connector) |
16.7km |
Salt Pan Junction (Northern Connector Southern Interchange or the South Road / Port River Expressway interchange) You could start from Salt Pan Junction or Magazine Road. |
Northern Connector Northern Interchange (where Northern Connector meets Port Wakefield Rd) You could start from the start of the Stuart O’Grady Bikeway off Calvengrove Rd, Waterloo Corner. |
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22.6km |
Northern Connector Northern Interchange (where Northern Connector meets Port Wakefield Rd) You could start from the start of the Stuart O’Grady Bikeway off Calvengrove Rd, Waterloo Corner. |
Gawler You could start from the start of the Stuart O’Grady Bikeway off Two Wells Road, Buchfelde (near Gawler). |
You could also access the trail at Bolivar from the suburban street of Lovelock Road, Parafield Gardens.
Photos
The Tapa Martinthi Yala Shared Use Path follows the Northern Connector, it is pictured here at the South Interchange (the South Road / Port River Expressway interchange)
The Tapa Martinthi Yala Shared Use Path follows the Northern Connector
Map of Tapa Martinthi Yala Shared Use Path (Northern Connector) trail