The Yurrebilla Trail is a walking trail passing through the Mount Lofty Ranges in the Adelaide hills area of Adelaide, South Australia, to the east of the Adelaide city centre.
| Yurrebilla Trail | |
|---|---|
 Trail marker on a section shared with the Heysen Trail | |
| Length | 54 km (34 mi)[1] |
| Location | South Australia |
| Established | 2 September 2003[1] |
| Trailheads | Belair railway station & Ambers Gully[1] |
| Use | Hiking |
The name probably derives from the Kaurna name Yuridla, meaning "two ears", which refers to the peaks of Mount Lofty and Mount Bonython; the same word which gave rise to the naming of Uraidla.[2]
The trail is 54 km (34 mi) long and runs from Belair railway station (at Belair National Park) in the south to the River Torrens at Ambers Gully in the north. Mostly traversing the hills face, it also passes through Cleland National Park and the upper section of Horsnell Gully Conservation Park,[3] as well as Giles,[3] Morialta, and Black Hill conservation parks, and scales the summit of Mount Lofty. Much of the trail consists of old footpads, fire tracks, road reserves, and roads rebadged, with the trail marked along them, linking to form a coherent trail from north to south along with newly-created sections. Panoramic views of the city and Adelaide Plains are to be had from every section. It was officially opened on 2 September 2003.[1]
The trail is divided into one full-day and four half-day sections:[1]
- Belair Railway Station to Eagle On The Hill (17.5 km)[4]
- Eagle-on-the-Hill to Summertown (7 km)[5]
- Summertown to Norton Summit (9 km)[6]
- Norton Summit to Morialta (7.5 km)[7]
- Morialta to Ambers Gully (River Torrens) (13 km)[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Yurrebilla". Office for Recreation and Sport. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ Amery, Rob; Buckskin, Vincent (Jack) Kanya (March 2009). "Chapter 10. Pinning down Kaurna names: Linguistic issues arising in the development of the Kaurna Placenames Database". In Hercus, Luise; Hodges, Flavia; Simpson, Jane (eds.). The Land is a Map: Placenames of Indigenous Origin in Australia. ANU Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-1921536571.
- ^ a b "Horsnell Gully Conservation Park and Giles Conservation Park (brochure, revised October 2010)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Section 1: Belair National Park to Eagle on the Hill, Yurrebilla Trail". Walking SA. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Section 2: Eagle on the Hill to Summertown, Yurrebilla Trail". Walking SA. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Section 3: Summertown to Norton Summit, Yurrebilla Trail". Walking SA. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Section 4: Norton Summit to Morialta, Yurrebilla Trail". Walking SA. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Section 5: Morialta to River Torrens, Yurrebilla Trail". Walking SA. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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