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Length: 4.5km
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Duration: 1hr 45 mins
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Grade: 1
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Style: Circuit
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Start: Sir Edwin Ave, Belair
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End: Sir Edwin Ave, Belair
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Location: Belair National Park
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Closest Town:
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Distance from CBD: 10.8 km
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State: SA
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Latitude: -34.999652999
Longitude: 138.635902042
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Microcarpa Circuit is a 4.5km, grade 1 Circuit hike located in Belair National Park South Australia. The hike should take approximately 1hrs 45 mins to complete.
Summary
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.
Getting there
- carpark at Playford Lake
- Belair Railway Station
- the Lodge Track, from Sheoak Road (cross the railway line)
- Pines 2 picnic area
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.
Max elevation: 313 m
Min elevation: 303 m
Total climbing: 8 m
Total descent: -17 m
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