Join us to celebrate the launch of the first section of the Adelaide100® trail.

The Adelaide100® is a loop walking trail of over 100km that takes in the coast, waterways and hills of the capital city of South Australia.

The 7km showcase walk starts from Pinky Flat, following the linear trail along the beautiful River Torrens / Karrawirra Parri. Walking upstream past Adelaide Oval before crossing the river at Hackney Bridge and returning past the zoo and Elder Park. Passing the Festival Centre and Convention Centre, the walk continues under Montefiore Road, crossing the river over the weir before returning to Pinky Flat.

Sunday 11 October 2020
10:00am
Pinky Flat, Adelaide
Register at walkingsa.org.au/event/adelaide100-trail-launch

Registration is free. Participant numbers are limited due to COVID-19 event planning guidelines. Please register to assist us in managing our COVID-Safe event plan.

Post a photo on social media with #adelaide100 for a chance to win a $200 Scout Outdoor Centre voucher.

Register at walkingsa.org.au/event/adelaide100-trail-launch

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The Adelaide100® is now fully marked in the City of Holdfast Bay.

This 11km portion of the Adelaide100® from the marina and lock at the Patawalonga heads south along the foreshore through Glenelg, Brighton and Seacliff, with coastal views extending far into the distance. The trail follows the new boardwalk through the dunes at Somerton Park, past the Tjilbruke monument to the country’s custodians at Kingston Park, and the historic house at Kingston Park. The marked section finishes in the Gully Road Reserve at Seacliff Park, with O’Halloran Hill Recreation Park only one kilometre away.

The City of Holdfast Bay Youth and Recreation Coordinator Melissa enthusiastically set the task in motion. The job was efficiently delivered by Work Group Leader Bill and his Maintenance Team. Jason of the Maintenance Team took a great sense of pride and enjoyment in the job done. Walking SA Project Manager Helen was delighted in the ambience of the locale and was delighted that 25% of the trail is now complete.

The Adelaide100® can be enjoyed as small chunks or as a multi-day loop walk with accommodation opportunities and food outlets along the way.

Look for the signed bollards between Anderson Avenue Glenelg North, and Arthur Street Seacliff Park.

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Walking SA is currently engaged in negotiating with fourteen property stakeholders along the 100 plus km route of the new walking trail the Adelaide100^®. Local government of the north eastern suburbs immediately recognised the worth of the project. The Campbelltown City Council, the City of Tea Tree Gully and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield quickly committed support and resources to the portions of the trail traversing their regions.

This is a 10.5km section to add to the 1.6km start at Norton Summit. As this story is posted the marking with 32 post and signs of the Campbelltown City Council portion has been completed. The portions in the City of Tea Tree Gully and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield will be completed in the next couple of weeks.

As with Norton Summit it is a great walk on its own so be one of the first to have a go when it is finished. Start at the Black Hill Wildflower Garden in Addison Avenue. Traverse local parks and reserves, wind your way along Fifth Creek, follow the River Torrens Linear Park to Lochiel Park Golf Course and enjoy a baguette and coffee at Bunker Cafe.

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We’ve started working through Stage 2 of bringing the Adelaide100^® trail to reality. Stage 2 is focussed on the advanced planning of some of the more complex trail connections, which will then be work-shopped with key stakeholders to seek necessary approvals, support and ongoing co-operation.

The Adelaide100^® trail is a concept for a 100km trail circumnavigating the Greater Adelaide region. The trailwill link up existing infrastructure, creating short distance links to create the full trail. Adelaide is renowned for its beautiful parks and reserves that encircle our city, enhance our suburbs, thread along our coast and feature throughout the hills. The trail will take in these beautiful areas.

Board members Rod Quintrell and Jim Mclean have been undertaking field surveys in suburban Lockleys, Basket Range and Stirling in the Adelaide Hills.

Whilst working on the planning, there’s plenty of the trail that can be walked. There is a new 1.6km section of trail in Norton Summit, heading north along Monument Road. The section is well signposted and varied in landscape and terrain, with a historic church ruin to visit along the way. The trail is undulating and presents no significant challenges to anyone of moderate fitness. The section showcases the Adelaide Hills well, and is a nice sampler of the Adelaide100^®.

We have been pleased to have consistently constructive and well received feedback from stakeholders, with trail approvals achieved with the City of Campbelltown and Flinders University.

We are awaiting finalisation around trail marker positioning after a positive meeting with the team from the City of West Torrens. Other stakeholder consultations continue.

Maps of the concept trail and details of sections that are accessible now can be found on our website.

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We’ve installed our first post on the Adelaide100^® trail.

The Adelaide100^® will link up existing infrastructure, creating short distance links to create a 100km trail. Adelaide is renowned for its beautiful parks and reserves that encircle our city, enhance our suburbs, thread along our coast and feature throughout the hills. The trail will take in these beautiful areas.

The first post was installed in the Adelaide Hills, directing walkers along a short section of a road reserve along Monument Road between Norton Summit and Debneys Road.

The trail proposal involves key stakeholders like the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), Foresty SA and numerous local councils.

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As at June 2017, Walking SA has met with key staff in the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) in order to take the Adelaide100^® walking trail concept to a reality, which includes engaging with key stakeholders such as land managers and nine local councils.

For the most part the trail will link up existing trails to form a circuit. A short connecting section near Norton Summit was marked in early June 2017. Some sections still require negotiation with land owners and managers, or aren’t practical to walk along. Some of the route can be walked, albeit without the trail being marked as such, and without detailed local maps. Please respect land owners and keep to existing trails, paths and roads. The following sections can be easily walked along existing trails:

• River Torrens Linear Trail, West Beach to Adelaide CBD to Athelstone
• Coast Park Path, from West Beach to Glenelg
• Sea to Summit Trail, which is not a marked trail, but connects existing trails and suburban roads

Maps of the Proposed Route

As the project progresses towards implementation, further detailed maps, brochures and apps may be developed, and the trail marked.

Overall Circuit Map

GPS Map

GPS files and maps will be improved as the project progresses from a concept to reality.

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The staff were most supportive of this initiative and provided specific advice in translating the vision into a reality. This will involve some formal submissions and engagement with the Department and other state agencies as well as local government. Their support will most useful in us taking this to the next level.

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The major advantage this trail has in its implementation is that it uses existing trails to form the whole of the Adelaide100^®. As such infrastructure needs are minimised, as the various trail elements and their ongoing maintenance that make the Adelaide100^® are already supported, so that what we are left to provide is signage on the trails together with interpretative signs at various locations.

Our vision goes beyond this thought to include a dedicated web site, an Adelaide100^® trail app with many benefits and other features. We are planning a forum for all key stakeholders shortly at which we will present the next stage of the plan.

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We enjoyed the coast, watercourses and Hills over 9 days and 8 nights. At the end of the day there was a warm bed in a holiday park at Belair, a bed and breakfast at Stirling, or a hotel at Newton. On the menu was a bacon and egg breakfast from Jaspers at platform level in the Adelaide Railway Station, a pasty from the award winning Orange Spot Bakery at Glenelg, or a three course feast in the medieval decored Camelot Castle at Basket Range.

To ensure that we covered the whole loop, and the airport diversion, we started from Lockleys and ended at Gilberton. Local, regional and international walkers would be served well. Alan is a well travelled global walker. His view was that Adelaide’s geographical position is unique. There is nowhere else in the world with a walking opportunity from a major city like this.

Ian and Rosie are world travellers and local walkers. They were able to cast critical eyes over the finer details of the route, the accommodation, the food, and the wine. The package passed the test. As a result of the constant vigorous discussion, I came away with a long list of “things to do”–refinements to make the Adelaide100^® even better.

Partners have been jumping on board. We have the support of the Office of Recreation and Sport. Affiliated Walking SA club Skyline Walkers is putting a regular annual donation into the project. The Adelaide Hills Council has approved the development of our first piece of the Adelaide100^®, Monument Road at Norton Summit. The Adelaide100^® links into the Heysen Trail via Monument Road. The Friends of the Heysen Trail has made a donation to get us started.

Businesses along the route have been very interested in the clientele that might pass their way and have expressed interest in sponsoring the project. The network has at least 21 places to stay overnight. We were selective in identifying 33 food outlets that we could recommend. There are 17 wineries within walking distance of the route.

Negotiations with land managers are encouraging. DEWNR welcomes the increased visitation to the Parks that will result. The Adelaide Hills Council has approved Monument Road. Preparations for negotiations with all 12 Local Government Authorities along the route are solid. Similar negotiations are planned for Forestry SA, SA Water and Flinders University.

The involvement of local Friends groups and local residents is being encouraged. The Sixth Creek Catchment Group along with the Adelaide Hills Council and the Green Army is cleaning up the creek, making bridges, making a staircase, and even making a portion of the trail. This is all happening in one of a number of “undiscovered treasures” to be revealed by the Adelaide100^®. The Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park, Burdett Scrub, is hidden in the back blocks of Basket Range. Just negotiating the steep slopes from Merchants Road down to the creek required early explorer skill and resolve. The reward of cleaning up and opening up this Park will prove to be immeasurable.

The Board of Walking SA is committed to the challenging Adelaide100^® project. Those involved in it, and those who know of it, see it as special. Everyone who is part of the Adelaide100^® can rightly feel that part of the Adelaide100^® is theirs.

Jim McLean

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Having conducted a wide range of initial consultation, a small group walking the trail to learn first hand and as we continue to refine the concept we are now into a business planning mode to determine how we can garner further support to make this project happen. As we have used the principle of using existing well maintained trails for the Adelaide100^® we believe that the additional cost of creating the trail will be relatively modest, and in particular when compared to what it would be if we were creating it from scratch.

We are grateful for the ongoing support we are receiving across the Board for this project through our member clubs and organisations, local government, state government and a wide range of community groups that we are engaging with. In particular we acknowledge the financial contribution made by the Friends of the Heysen Trail and Skyline Walkers which will greatly assist us getting work done on the ground.

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