Microcarpa Circuit is a 4.5km, grade 1 hike located in the Belair National Park, South Australia. The hike should take around 1.5 hrs to complete.

Length: 4.5km

Duration: 1.5 hrs

Grade: 1

Style: Circuit

Start: Sir Edwin Ave

End: Sir Edwin Ave

Location: Belair National Park

Closest town: Belair

South Australia

From state capital: 10.8km

Longitude: 138.635902

Latitude: -34.999653

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Hike overview

Walk through one of the most diverse and best-preserved woodland areas remaining in the Mount Lofty Ranges. Grey box woodland (Euralyptus microcarpa) is an endangered ecosystem. Once common across Adelaide, clearing has reduced it to remnants in the Adelaide Hills. Just off the trail on Sir Edwin Avenue you'll find historic sugar gum plantings, the Hawthorn Maze and Belair Railway Station.

An off-road stroller would be suitable in dry conditions. Some sections of the trail can become waterlogged, slippery or muddy during winter or wet weather.

Extend the Hike

Combine with the Lorikeet Loop Walk
Combine with a larger look of the Lorikeet Loop Walk and the Valley Loop Hike (10.5km)

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: 4271 m
Max elevation: 314 m
Min elevation: 304 m
Total climbing: 7 m
Total descent: -16 m

Download file: Microcarpa-Hike.gpx

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

Trail location

Getting there

carpark at Playford Lake
Belair Railway Station
the Lodge Track, from Sheoak Road (cross the railway line)
Pines 2 picnic area

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About the region

Set in beautiful natural bushland, Belair National Park is just 25 minutes from Adelaide city centre. This is South Australia’s oldest national park, and is home to Old Government House – a significant heritage building. Also in the park is State Flora, the oldest plant nursery in South Australia and still going strong today. The park remains one of the few relatively undisturbed areas of native vegetation in the Adelaide Hills region, making it an important refuge for native plants and animals.

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