Newman's Nursery Ruins Walk is a 3km, grade 1 hike located in the Anstey Hill Recreation Park, South Australia. The hike should take around 1.25 hrs to complete.

Length: 3km

Duration: 1.25 hrs

Grade: 1

Style: Return

Start: Newmans Nursery Ruins Walk

End: Newmans Nursery Ruins Walk

Location: Anstey Hill Recreation Park

Closest town: Vista

South Australia

From state capital: 16.8km

Longitude: 138.7254167

Latitude: -34.8359955

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Hike overview

A walk along Water Gully to the ruins of Newsmans Nursery. The walk starts at Gate 6 on Perseverance Road, Vista.

Established in 1854, the extensive nursery ruins show glimpses into the past, including the heated glass houses. It was once the largest nursery in the southern hemisphere.

It's easily possible to do this hike by catching an Adelaide Metro bus, to bus stop 46, Perseverance Road, on route 557.

The Newmans Nursery was established in 1854, and the extensive ruins show glimpses into the past; of heated glass houses, and that it was the largest nursery in the southern hemisphere. The nursery was devastated by flood in 1912, and never quite recovered, being used as a dairy from 1932, and from 1935 assets from the buildings were salvaged and the property used for sheep grazing. What remained was destroyed by Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983. Some of the family set up the current day Newmans Nursery in 1925, nearby on North East Road.

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Walk the Anstey Hill Loop, 7.5km, 2-3 hours

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: 1732 m
Max elevation: 329 m
Min elevation: 210 m
Total climbing: 148 m
Total descent: -37 m

Download file: Newmans-Nursery-Ruins-Walk.gpx

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

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It's easily possible to do this hike by catching an Adelaide Metro bus, to bus stop 46, Perseverance Road, on route 557.

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About the region

Discover this park's unique features, including ruins of the original Newman’s Nursery, abundant bird life, western grey kangaroos and koalas. Many animals call this area home and the park conserves rare vegetation which was once widespread throughout the Adelaide Plains and Mount Lofty Ranges.

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