TW Wattle Pk to Horsnell Gully

Registrations open 7:00am Sunday 21 June, 2026.

What to expect

Walk up Kensington Road, Wattle Park to the lookout to see stunning views over the city to the coast. Follow a road reserve and suburban streets to Old Coach Road, then a brief down hill and a lot of up hill until we reach the point where Old Coach Road intersects the Heysen Trail at the top of Horsnell Gully CP. Plenty of bush scenery and likely to see koalas. We then follow the Heysen Trail for a short while within Horsnell Gully CP, before turning off onto the Rockdale Hill Track and walking mostly down hill to the Horsnell Gully CP car park. The next part is mostly up hill along suburban streets and gravel roads, before entering the Magill Stone Mine Reserve. A few more suburban streets and we’re back to the cars.

BIOSECURITY MEASURES – Please ensure you thoroughly clean your footwear, clothing, walking poles and other equipment before and after each walk to remove all seeds, dirt and other debris. Removed seeds should be bagged and disposed in a ‘to landfill’ garbage bin.

Walk leader: Kristyn Willson
Registrations close: 5:00pm 3 July 2026

Cost

Adults: $12.00

Golden Boots Pass accepted

Walk details

Date:
Sunday 5 July 2026

Start time:
0815 for 0830

Walking from:
Wattle Park

Walking to:
Loop walk

Distance:
14km

Walk difficulty: Trail Walker

These walks are reasonably demanding and for walkers who have walked regularly in various terrain. They have a walking time of about 5 to 6 hours and will require a high degree of physical fitness. These walks generally occur on Saturdays or Sundays.

Hazards

Road walking and crossing (including a road with quarry trucks). Lots of up hill sections and a few slippery down hill sections. Fenced off mine shafts.

Requirements

Wear appropriate hiking clothing, hiking footwear, hat, sunscreen, rain jacket etc as you need per forecast weather conditions.

Carry at least 1.5 litres of water and a personal first aid kit including electrolytes.

Bring food and snacks for morning tea.

Walking poles recommended.

Experience

Trailwalker experience preferred.

Registration terms and conditions

All walks are subject to you wearing appropriate clothing. Prime considerations are warmth and weather protection. Your safety and the safety of the walking group can be jeopardised by you wearing inappropriate clothing. In an emergency situation it can take hours to evacuate a sick or injured walker. Leaders may not accept people for a walk who have not come appropriately dressed or prepared.

View details of appropriate clothing at heysentrail.asn.au/appropriate-clothing

If the forecast temperature for Adelaide is equal or higher than 32C, walks are cancelled. For simplicity, this can be determined the night prior to the walk from the 7.00 pm ABC News Adelaide weather forecast, based upon the Bureau of Meteorology’s routine 4pm forecast.

Your Walk Leader will send an email to all walkers advising the walk is cancelled. We suggest you check your emails before leaving to join the walk. Even if the forecast temperature is later revised, the walk remains cancelled. In such a case walk fees will be refunded.

If unforeseen circumstances arise and you are no longer able to participate in the walk, please cancel your registration as soon as possible using the Manage Walk Registrations facility on your Account page.

Alternatively you can notify the office by 2.15pm on the last business day before the walk. Walk leaders do not have access to messages left on the answering machine after this time. If your Walk Leader has provided their mobile phone number you may be able to contact them prior to the walk (subject to phone service availability).

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