Grey Box Circuit (2.9km), Shepherds Hill Recreation Park, South Australia

Grey Box Circuit is a 2.9km, grade 3 hike located in the Shepherds Hill Recreation Park, South Australia. The hike should take around 1.45 hrs to complete.

Length: 2.9km

Duration: 1.45 hrs

Grade: 3

Style: Circuit

Start: Viaduct Track

End: Viaduct Track

Location: Shepherds Hill Recreation Park

Closest town: Eden Hills

South Australia

From state capital: 11.4km

Longitude: 138.5819626

Latitude: -35.01349186

Hike summary

Explore the grassy Grey Box woodlands in the south of the park along this meandering single track trail.

Best walked anti-clockwise. Watch out for cyclists.

You can walk your dog in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park provided it remains under your control on a lead.

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Route and GPX file

Total distance: 2861 m
Max elevation: 0 m
Min elevation: 0 m
Total climbing: 0 m
Total descent: 0 m

Download file: Grey-Box-Loop.gpx

For more information on this hiking trail, please visit Walking SA

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Location

Getting there

This hike can be accessed via:

Adelaide Metro bus, from Bus Stop 25 Ayliffes Road, St Marys.
Adelaide Metro train, from Eden Hills Railway Station on the Adelaide to Belair train line, to the south-east section of the park (the upper sections of the Seaview Loop and the Grey Box Loop ) via Ellis Avenue and Boundary Track

GPX file courtesy of Walking SA. File may not contain elevation data and may only represent half the length on return hikes.

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