Hale Conservation Park Circuit (4km), Hale Conservation Park, South Australia

Hale Conservation Park Circuit is a 4km, grade 1 hike located in the Hale Conservation Park, South Australia. The hike should take around 1.5 hrs to complete.

Length: 4km

Duration: 1.5 hrs

Grade: 1

Style: Circuit

Start: Mount Lofty Walking Trail

End: Mount Lofty Walking Trail

Location: Hale Conservation Park

Closest town: Williamstown

South Australia

From state capital: 53.1km

Longitude: 138.911905

Latitude: -34.68986498

Hike summary

A 4km circuit of Hale Conservation Park, exploring the rocky lookouts, waterfall and old mine diggings. Watch out for echidnas which can often be heard, and sometime seen.

Begin the hike from the carpark on Warren Road, 2.5km south of Williamstown. The trail is marked anti-clockwise (turn right at the trailhead at Gate 1.) The trail has been developed and marked by the Walking Trails Support Group, you can download their excellent brochure to find out more about the environment along the way.

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

Route and GPX file

Total distance: 4034 m
Max elevation: 436 m
Min elevation: 322 m
Total climbing: 157 m
Total descent: -157 m

Download file: Hale-Conservation-Park-Loop.gpx

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

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About the region

Hale Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the locality of Williamstown about 60 kilometres north-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 2 kilometres south-east of the town centre in Williamstown.

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