- Distance
- 20 km one way
- Duration
- 5 hours
- Challenging
- Terrain
- Flat
- Part of a longer trail
- Walk the Yorke
- Region
- Yorke Peninsula
- Download maps & GPS files
- 2 GPS files
- 1 website link
- Photos
- 19 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
About the Walking Trail
This one-day walk passes along the spectacular coastline within Hillocks Drive, which is a real highlight of this end of Yorke Peninsula. Experience the rugged coastline, quiet sandy beaches and magnificent rock pools.
Our notes here begin at the end of Hillocks Drive, at the Kangaroo Island lookout, although you could begin walking west to Marion Bay from any beach or campsite within Hillocks Drive. The trail through Hillocks Drive isn’t well marked along the beaches, but is still relatively easy to follow (when it’s on camp roads it is easily followed). The trail in the western end of the property is also not well marked, as the trail heads to Meehan Lookout. From the lookout the trail is mostly on the beach in to Marion Bay.
This section of the Walk the Yorke trail is part of the section called Walk 9 – Foul Bay to Marion Bay.
Other Walk the Yorke Trail Sections
View other sections we have listed:
- Marion Bay to Gleesons Landing (5 days / 60.5 km)
- Port Vincent Walking Trails (2hrs / 5.5km)
- The Mosaic Trail, Edithburgh to Sultana Point (2.9km, 1-2 hrs)
- Thomson-Pfitzner Plaster Trail Hike (3hrs / 7.6km)
- Inneston Historic Walk (2km)
- Gym Beach Hike (12km)
Photos of this Section, Hillocks Drive to Marion Bay
Photos
Meteor Bay
Walking past rock pools across rocky headlands
Some small short road sections (vehicles accessing campsites and beaches)
Walk the Yorke shelter and campsite, Hillocks Drive
Walking along the coastal heath
Walk the Yorke through Hillocks Drive, above Butlers Beach
Walking along Butlers Beach, in Hillocks Drive
Walking between Butlers Beach and Salmon Beach, at Hillocks Drive
Walking along Salmon Beach, in Hillocks Drive
Walking along the cliffs above Salmon Beach, Hillocks Drive
Hiking between Salmon Beach at Hillocks Drive, and Meehans Lookout. There is no walking trail, walkers need to find their own way along the cliffs between markers
All across these clifftops there are small shells. Walking between Salmon Beach at Hillocks Drive, and Meehans Lookout
Walking near Meehans Lookout
Walking along the cliffs above Salmon Beach, Hillocks Drive
Walking between Salmon Beach at Hillocks Drive, and Meehans Lookout. There is no walking trail here, follow cliffs and markers
Reminder to stay on the walking trail between Meehans Lookout and Kangaroo Island Lookout, through Hillocks Drive and other properties
Near Meehan Lookout
Long beach walk from Meehans Lookout to Marion Bay
Start/end at jetty carpark at Marion Bay