Willunga Basin Trail

Willunga Basin Trail

The Willunga Basin is bounded by the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges to the east and south, the Onkaparinga River to the north and the Gulf St Vincent to the west. The Basin’s diverse land of rolling hills and steep escarpment, undulating alluvial plain crossed by a river and creeks, and coastal cliffs and sandy beaches is a walker’s paradise.

The Willunga Basin Trail winds its way around and across the Willunga Basin, taking walkers through a diverse landscape of bushland, forests, vineyards, almond groves, parks and beaches. It links the townships of McLaren Vale, McLaren Flat, Kangarilla, and Willunga to the suburbs of Aldinga, Port Willunga, Maslin Beach, Moana and Seaford.

And it’s only an hour’s drive from Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia by car or public transport – and only a flight to Adelaide for the rest of the world.

The Willunga Basin Trail is a partly established 130 km walking trail approximately 50 km south of Adelaide, through varied terrain, of easy to moderately difficult trail standard. It can be walked over 5 days or in 11 half-day walks.  The walks are numbered and described as travelling around the Willunga Basin in a clockwise direction but can be accessed in any order and from either direction.

The Trail will link with other trails such as the Heysen and Coast to Vines, and with walks through parks such as the Aldinga Scrub and the Onkaparinga River National Park. It will pass through the historic settlements of McLaren Vale, Willunga, Kangarilla and the coastal suburbs of Sellicks, Aldinga, Port Willunga, Maslin Beach, Seaford and Moana.

Maps:

Overall Map of proposed trail  

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Maps of established trail sections:

Section 1 North       View (jpg)     Print (pdf)

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Section 3              View (jpg)     Print (pdf) 

Section 6              View (jpg)     Print (pdf) 

Section 7              View (jpg)     Print (pdf)

Section 8 North                     Print (pdf)

 South                     Print (pdf)

Section 9 North        View (jpg)    Print (pdf) 

South       View (jpg)     Print (pdf)

Section 10 North      View (jpg)     Print (pdf)

South       View (jpg)      Print (pdf)

Section 11 North      View (jpg)     Print (pdf)

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