Looking for trails open after the bushfires?
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.
- Distance
- 1 km circuit
- Duration
- 20 mins return
- Suitable for
- Walking
- Grade 1, Easy Walk
- Terrain
- Undulating
- Park
- Flinders Chase National Park
- Region
- Kangaroo Island
- Download maps & GPS files
- 1 map PDF
- 2 GPS files
- 1 website link
- Photos
- 8 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
About the Walking Trail
This is a sheltered stroll through sugar gum woodlands and acacia thickets. Listen for woodland birds along the way. The trail includes the Walking Trail Information Shelter overlooking Black Swamp.
The trail connects the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre to the Rocky River Campground and day visitor facilities.
The hike can be accessed from the main walking trails trailhead at Flinders Chase Visitor Centre, or from the Rocky River Campground (path is near the toilets.)
Photos
Signage on the Woodland Walk is easy to follow
The Woodland Walk is a nice shady loop walk
Interpretive signage along the Woodland Walk makes learning about the various plants interesting
Signs and silhoutte cutouts makes discovering the megafauna that used to live on the Black Swamp interesting for kids
Silhouette outlines of megafauna on Black Swamp near the Black Swamp Lookout shelter
Black Swamp Lookout shelter
Information about hike options at the Black Swamp Lookout shelter
All walks leave from the infomation shelter at the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre