ONKAPARINGA RIVER NATIONAL PARK, BAKER’S GULLY

ONKAPARINGA RIVER NATIONAL PARK, BAKER'S GULLY

 

 

Onkaparinga River National Park, Baker’s Gully hiking trail, is a combination of several trails in the Onkaparinga National Park Upper Gorge, which include the Nature Trail, Echidna Trail and Bakers Gully Track. The loop walk has some steep sections and you will be rewarded with great views over the gorge.

On the Echidna trail there is a side trip to a “waterfall”. Returning to the path you will soon reach a ruin. Following Bakers Gully track keep an eye for kangaroos in the area. You eventually reach Onkaparinga River which you follow for a short distance. Often the river is difficult to cross, so the loop was designed to stay on the same side of the river. Trace your walk back on Bakers Gully track, Echidna trail and then Nature trail which are running more or less parallel, at a lower level, with those we came on. At the end of Echidna Trail just before Nature trail, you will reach the Gorge access Trail. It is worthwhile, going down on the Gorge Trail which takes you to a beautiful rock pool with a sheer cliff face plunging into water. The Gorge trail will take one hour return.

 ONKAPARINGA RIVER NATIONAL PARK, BAKER'S GULLY, Gorge Trail

ONKAPARINGA RIVER NATIONAL PARK, BAKER'S GULLY,View from Gorge Trail

Returning to Nature Trail will be an easy walk to the car park. If you are not in a hurry, take the track to the Sundews Lookout with great views over Onkaparinga River.

Distance: 12.5 km

Climb: 279 m

Time: allow 4 hours

Difficulty: Moderate

Season: All, except summer due to heat, snakes

Starting point: Gate 11, intersection Piggott Range Road with Upper Penney’s Hill Road, Onkaparinga Hills

How to get there: From Morphett vale take States Road, Penny’s Hill Road, Upper Penny’s Hill Road to Piggott Range Road