Explore over 145 trails across eleven stunning regions of South Australia. From gentle coastal strolls to challenging outback adventures, find your perfect trail below.
Adelaide & Adelaide Hills
From coastal paths along Adelaide’s metropolitan beaches to forested trails winding through the Mount Lofty Ranges, this region offers the most accessible and varied trail network in South Australia. Waterfalls, summit hikes, heritage rail trails, and world-class mountain biking are all within easy reach of the city.
- Adelaide’s Underwater Heritage Trail
- Aldinga Drop Off Dive Site
- Aldinga Pinnacles Dive Site
- Ambers Gully Hike & Sugarloaves Track- Black Hill Conservation Park
- Amy Gillett Bikeway
- Black Hill Summit Hike – Black Hill Conservation Park
- Blue Gums – Eagle Mountain Bike Park
- Broken Bottom Dive Site
- Claris Dive Site
- Coast Park Path – Adelaide Coast Line
- Coast to Vines Rail Trail
- Crafers Bikeway
- Deep View Lookout Hike – Morialta Conservation Park
- Dry Creek Trail
- Fourth Creek Walk – Morialta Conservation Park
- Fresh Water Lake Walk – Little Dip Conservation Park
- Garden Island Ships’ Graveyard Maritime Heritage Trail
- Gawler Rivers Path (Tapa Pariara)
- Glenelg Barge Dive Site
- Gosse Hill Hike – Ngarkat Conservation Park
- Grange Tyre Reef Dive Site
- Gwen Ellis Walking Trail – Mount Monster Conservation Park
- Gym Beach Hike – Innes National Park
- Jack Bobridge Track & The Barossa Trail – Barossa Valley
- Jack Point Pelican Observatory Walk – Coorong National Park
- Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail
- Kersbrook Horse Trail
- Lakeside Trail – Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens
- Lavender Federation Trail
- Leather Jacket Alley Dive Site
- Little Para River Trail – City of Salisbury
- Lizard Rock Nature Walk – Para Wirra Recreation Park
- Mawson Trail – Full Trail
- Morialta Falls Plateau Hike
- Morialta Falls Valley Walk – Morialta Conservation Park
- Overlocker – Eagle Mountain Bike Park
- Pioneer Womens Trail
- Port Noarlunga Reef Dive Trail
- River Torrens Linear Park Trail
- Second Falls Gorge Hike – Morialta Conservation Park
- Sidewinder – Sturt Gorge Recreation Park – Craigburn Farm Trails
- Southern Brown Bandicoot Trail – Mark Oliphant Conservation Park
- Sticks and Stones – Sturt Gorge Recreation Park – Craigburn Farm Trails
- Stuart O’Grady Bikeway
- Sturt River Linear Park
- Sundews Ridge Hike – Onkaparinga River National Park
- Tapa Turrungka Trail – Sturt Gorge Recreation Park
- The Nature Trail – Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens
- Tom Roberts Horse Trail
- Valley Road – Eagle Mountain Bike Park
- Valley Trail – Eagle Mountain Bike Park
- Waterfall Gully to Mount Lofty Summit Hike
- Waterfall Hike – Belair National Park
- Yurrebilla Trail
Barossa
One of Australia’s most celebrated wine regions, the Barossa offers gentle trails through rolling vineyards, historic stone villages, and conservation parks rich in native wildlife. Cycling and walking trails here wind past cellar doors, heritage churches, and golden hillsides.
- Firetail Link – Sandy Creek Conservation Park
- Inneston Historic Walk – Innes National Park
- Wallowa Hike – Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park
Clare Valley
The Clare Valley is home to the iconic Riesling Trail, one of Australia’s finest rail trail conversions. Trails here meander through picturesque vineyards, past stone ruins, and along creek beds shaded by towering river red gums.
Eyre Peninsula
A remote and rugged coastline where dramatic cliffs plunge into turquoise waters. Trails on the Eyre Peninsula lead through pristine national parks, past world-class diving sites, and along wild beaches where the Southern Ocean meets the outback.
- Cuttlefish Dive Experience – Whyalla – Eyre Peninsula
- Elliston Coastal Trail
- Yangie Bay to Long Beach Hike – Coffin Bay National Park
- Yangie Island Hike – Coffin Bay National Park
Fleurieu Peninsula
Stretching from the vine-covered hills south of Adelaide to the dramatic sea cliffs of Deep Creek, the Fleurieu Peninsula offers spectacular coastal walks, wine region trails, and sections of the famous Heysen Trail with views across to Kangaroo Island.
- Aaron Creek Circuit Hike – Deep Creek Conservation Park
- Aaron Creek Hike – Deep Creek Conservation Park
- Blowhole Beach – Cobbler Hill Marrano Creek Hike – Deep Creek Conservation Park
- Blowhole Beach Hike – Deep Creek Conservation Park
- Deep Creek Circuit Hike – Deep Creek Conservation Park
- Deep Creek Cove Hike from Tapanappa Lookout – Deep Creek Conservation Park
- Deep Creek Cove Hike from Trig Picnic Area – Deep Creek Conservation Park
- Deep Creek Waterfall Hike from Tent Rock Road – Deep Creek Conservation Park
- Ewens Ponds – Ewens Ponds Conservation Park
- Forest Circuit Walk – Deep Creek Conservation Park
- Glenelg Tyre Reef Dive Site
- Karte Walking Trail – Karte Conservation Park
- Lakes Nature Trail Walk – Coorong National Park
- Ngrugie Ngoppun Walk – Coorong National Park
- Nukan Kungun Hike – Coorong National Park
- Ridgeway Hill Loop Hike – Newland Head Conservation Park
- Stringybark Loop Walk – Deep Creek Conservation Park
- Talisker Silver Lead Mine Hike – Talisker Conservation Park
Flinders Ranges & Outback
Ancient landscapes shaped over 800 million years provide the backdrop for some of Australia’s most iconic outback trails. From the natural amphitheatre of Wilpena Pound to deep gorges carved through red quartzite, these trails offer extraordinary geological and Aboriginal cultural experiences.
- Ali Lookout Walk – Alligator Gorge – Mt Remarkable National Park
- Alligator Gorge Ring Route Hike – Mt Remarkable National Park
- Balcanoona Creek Hike – Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park
- Blinman Pools Walking Trail – Flinders Ranges
- Bunyeroo Gorge Hike – Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park
- Daveys Gully Hike – Mambray Creek – Mt Remarkable National Park
- McTaggart Track Hike – Witjira National Park
- Monarch Mine Hike – Witjira National Park
- Oppaminda-Nudlamutana Hike – Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park
- Red Hill Lookout Hike – Flinders Ranges National Park
- Sugar Gum Lookout Hike – Mambray Creek
- The Dutchmans Stern Hike – The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park
- The Dutchmans Valley Hike – The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park
- Wirra Water Loop – Mambray Creek
Kangaroo Island
Australia’s third-largest island is a wildlife sanctuary surrounded by pristine coastline. Trails here wind through dense bushland teeming with native animals, along clifftops overlooking wild Southern Ocean beaches, and through landscapes still recovering from the 2020 bushfires.
- Burgess Hike (incorporating Mays Walk) – Kelly Hill Conservation Park
- Clifftop Hike – Cape Borda Lightstation – Kangaroo Island
- Heysen Trail – Full Trail
- John Robb Dive Site
- Mays Walk – Kelly Hill Conservation Park
- Platypus Waterholes Walk
- Rocky River Hike – Flinders Chase National Park – Kangaroo Island
- Tadpole Cove Walk
- Weirs Cove Hike – Flinders Chase National Park
Limestone Coast
A region of extraordinary geological diversity, from the vast wetlands of the Coorong to the volcanic craters near Mount Gambier. Trails explore underground caves, ancient fossil sites, towering sand dunes, and some of the most significant wetland habitats in Australia.
- Banksia Loop – Padthaway Conservation Park
- Big Dip Lake to Eliza Lake Hike – Little Dip Conservation Park
- Butcher Gap Walk – Butcher Gap Conservation Park
- Butterfly Walk – Penambol Conservation Park
- Cape Buffon Walk – Canunda National Park
- Coola Outstation Historical Hike – Canunda National Park
- Currawong Loop – Padthaway Conservation Park
- Ex HMAS Hobart Dive Site – Rapid Bay
- Gunawar Walk – Bool Lagoon Game Reserve
- Ironstone Hill Hike – Baudin Conservation Park – Kangaroo Island
- Kidman Trail
- Limestone Cliffs Hike – Naracoorte Caves National Park
- Seaview Hike – Canunda National Park
- Stoney Point Hike – Naracoorte Caves National Park
- Tea-Tree Boardwalk – Bool Lagoon Game Reserve
- Telford Scrub Conservation Park – Forest Canopy Walking Trail
- Telford Scrub Conservation Park – Stringybark Forest Walking Trail
- The Barossa Trail – Barossa Valley
- Willichum Lookout Hike – Canunda National Park
- Wombat Walk – Penambol Conservation Park
- World Heritage Hike – Naracoorte Caves National Park
Murraylands
The mighty Murray River carves its way through this region, creating a landscape of towering limestone cliffs, ancient river red gum forests, and expansive floodplains. Trails follow the riverbank, explore mallee wilderness, and reveal the rich pastoral heritage of the region.
- Box Flat Walk – Ngarkat Conservation Park
- Goondooloo Ridge Walk – Deep Creek Conservation Park
- Kai Kai Nature Trail – Katarapko – Murray River National Park
- Mount Rescue Hike – Ngarkat Conservation Park
- Ngak Indau Wetland Trail – Murray River National Park
- Pertendi Hike – Ngarkat Conservation Park
- Pine Hut Soak to Fishponds Hike – Ngarkat Conservation Park
- Pine Hut Soak to Scorpion Springs Hike – Ngarkat Conservation Park
- River Bend Heritage Trail – Tailem Bend
- Tyms Lookout Hike – Ngarkat Conservation Park
Riverland
Where the Murray River winds through irrigated orchards and vineyards before reaching the broad floodplains of the lower river. Trails here follow the riverbank through towering red gum forests, past historic paddle steamer ports, and into conservation parks alive with birdlife.
Yorke Peninsula
A boot-shaped peninsula surrounded by sparkling gulf waters and Southern Ocean surf. Trails here explore historic copper mining towns, wild coastal national parks, and long stretches of uncrowded beach backed by low scrubland and farmland.
- Copper Coast Rail Trail
- Gunners Run – Sturt Gorge Recreation Park – Craigburn Farm Trails
- Hardys Scrub Hike – Onkaparinga River National Park
- Royston Head Hike – Innes National Park
- Stenhouse Bay Lookout Walk – Innes National Park
- Thomson-Pfitzner Plaster Trail Hike – Innes National Park
- West Cape Headland Hike – Innes National Park
Looking for a guided experience? Browse our guided tours guide for tour operators and multi-day adventures across all SA trail regions.