Waterfall Gully to Mt Lofty Summit (5km), Waterfall Gully, South Australia

Waterfall Gully to Mt Lofty Summit is a 5km, grade 4 hike located in the Waterfall Gully, South Australia. The hike should take around 2.5 hrs to complete.

Length: 5km

Duration: 2.5 hrs

Grade: 4

Style: Return

Start: Heysen Trail

End: Heysen Trail

Location: Waterfall Gully

Closest town: Cleland

South Australia

From state capital: 17.6km

Longitude: 138.709066

Latitude: -34.974117

Hike summary

This popular walk is short and sweet. With a cafe at each end, a well made path and regular seating, this walk is popular for a reason.

On almost any morning of the year the trail attracts a range of people: some casually walking, others using it as a training walk, some runners, and others with heavy-simulated packs training for distant hiking locations like Nepal. As the walk involves some steep sections, the time taken to walk the trail can vary significantly.

Route and GPX file

Total distance: 3915 m
Max elevation: 713 m
Min elevation: 239 m
Total climbing: 30 m
Total descent: -506 m

Download file: Waterfall-Gully-to-Mt-Lofty-summit-hike.gpx

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

Tips

On a busy weekend, car parking at Waterfall Gully can be limited.

Starting hiking from Mount Lofty instead of Waterfall Gully can be a good way to use the downhill as a warm up, to super charge your up-hill efforts.

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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0 Reviews on “Waterfall Gully to Mt Lofty Summit (5km)”

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Petr Pavlik

It needs a bit more. After the trail was damaged, rangers had to change it and you walk behind the waterfall, not in front of it. It adds a few extra km and you might need 2 hours to walk one way. Return is a bit faster bit unless you run, I would not place a bet on 2 hours return time.

24/03/2022, 05:24

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1. Sam Villis
  
  Oh that’s perfect
  
  24/03/2022, 05:24
  
2. Joel Villis
  
  Sam Villis nice little training walk
  
  24/03/2022, 05:24
  
3. Darren Edwards Post author
  
  Thanks Richard. I have made the correction to the 15km reference. There are two versions of this hike. One is 8km and the other is a bit shorter. Both can be found here
  8km hike: https://www.trailhiking.com.au/waterfall-gully-to-mt-lofty-summit/
  5km hike: https://www.trailhiking.com.au/waterfall-gully-to-mt-lofty-summit-2/
  
  24/03/2022, 05:24