Waterfall Gully to Mt Lofty Guided Hike | La Vacanza Travel

Waterfall Gully to Mt Lofty Guided Hike

Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Destination: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide
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  • 4 hours 30 minutes
  • Adelaide
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Follow winding hiking trails through the Australian countryside on this guided hike from Waterfall Gully to Mt Lofty Summit. Trek along the 2.5-mile (3.9-km) route at your pace, and pass tumbling waterfalls and shimmering streams. Along the way, admire the beautiful countryside for which Australia is famous and watch the treetops for sightings of sleepy koalas. At Mt Lofty’s high summit, enjoy rewarding views over the rugged terrain to coastal Glenelg and Port Adelaide. With return transport provided to/from the trail-head from Adelaide CBD.

This hike is graded as hard - it involves steep sections and uneven services and a good level of fitness and mobility is required.The total return walking distance is 7.8km.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Waterfall Gully Road Cleland Conservation Park, Adelaide, South Australia Australia

Following a morning pickup at your Adelaide hotel, take the scenic drive out of the city toward Waterfall Gully — the trailhead of Adelaide’s most popular hike. On arrival, watch the spectacular First Falls sparkling in the morning sunshine then set off at your own pace.

During your hike, follow the 2.5-mile (3.9-km) trail past cascading waterfalls and along winding streams, and admire panoramic views from the tall gully ridges. Stop along the way to admire the beautiful scenery and fully immerse yourself in the natural environment.

Listen as native birds chirp in the trees and enjoy the scent of eucalyptus trees on the air. As you explore, keep an eye out for sleepy koalas high in the gum trees and kangaroos grazing in the bush.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Mount Lofty Summit Road, Crafers, South Australia 5152 Australia

At the summit of Mt Lofty, take in panoramic views of the city buildings, parklands and the iconic Adelaide Oval below. Be sure to look out across the plains to the coastal town of Glenelg and the far reaches of Port Adelaide. On a clear day, you may even see Kangaroo Island!

Perhaps relax and enjoy coffee or brunch at The Summit Café (own expense). Then, head back down to Waterfall Gully and meet your pureSA driver for the return to your Adelaide hotel.

Duration: 2 hours

Inclusions
  • Trail orientation
  • Local tour guide
  • Return Transport to the CBD

Exclusions
    • This hike is graded as hard - it involves steep sections and uneven services and a good level of fitness and mobility is required.The total return walking distance is 7.8km.
    • Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or young children
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear clothing and footwear suitable for bushwalking.
    • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Travelers should have a strong physical fitness level
    • In the interest of sustainability we recommend you bring a refillable water bottle (full).
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 13 travelers
    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    Departure Point

    Traveler pickup is offered


    Departure Time

    08:00 AM

    Voucher info

    You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

    Duration

    4 hours 30 minutes


    User's Reviews

    Terry_S

    06 Nov, 2023

    A quite demanding hike over only 4kms (up). Kane our guide was f fantastic. Lovely Australian bush well paved with easy directions. Very nice Cafe at Mt lofty summit.

    Vansh_G

    09 Jul, 2023

    The hike was amazing and so were the people, especially our tour guide! Super friendly, very helpful and informative. Overall, loved the trip to the core of it’

    garnik01

    10 Mar, 2022

    This was self guided - it’s a 4km hike to the top of mount Lofty with at least a 700m incline … at times exhausting - but very good exercise and an excellent path Unfortunately after reaching the peak in around an hour it was cloudy so I couldn’t see more than a few metres in front of me … The walk down is obviously much easier and I managed to catch some beautiful views of Adelaide The waterfall at the bottom is also quite beautiful Probably wouldn’t recommend this if you’re unfit or don’t have a few hours to spare

    Maria L

    27 Jan, 2021

    Mike from PureSA explains the hiking route very well and I have used their waterfall gully tours more than 4 times and done different routes.

    Tom_S

    23 Jan, 2021

    Tour guide Mike was very friendly cooperative and gave good advice at the start of the hike location regarding routes and expected times which turned out to be fairly accurate. The first part of the hike was pleasant in the cool weather visiting the flowing first and second falls and passing through interesting Gully vegatation After this the steep climb commenced and apart from a few slight downhill and flatter stretches continued all the way to the summit. Other points of interest were Wilson's Bog a forest of many trees Mt Lofty Cottage and the city and suburban and ocean views from the summit After spending about 25 minutes at the summit the return journey although not requiring so much energy still required aj lot if care in the steep downhill sections. An early start is certainly a good recommendation as attempting the ascent in warm weather is not a good idea especially for those in the older age groups. My guide generously offered to take me all the way home but I did not accept his offer as I was not as exausted as he thought I was.

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