A cliff top walk from Marino to Hallet Cove is a spectacular way to appreciate winter sunshine. Only 17 kilometres from the centre of Adelaide it is a half hour scenic train trip (catch Seaford train to Marino) to the starting point or a short car trip. The advantage of taking the train is that you need only walk one way and you can even take a shortcut and walk part of the way between stations.
It has to be said that you will only like this walk if you don’t mind stairs, some of them steep! The full length of the trail is 7 kilometres or 4 train stations. On a fine day the views are breathtaking but beware of direct sunlight in summer because there are no trees on the walk.
The last kilometre of the walk enters into the Hallet Cove Conservation Park which features some of the most stunning glacial geology in Australia. You could spend a further hour or two in this park doing the Glacial Hike and reading about the rock formations going back 600 million years.
Art work is also featured on this walk including the statue commemorating the legend of Tjilbruke created by sculptor John Dowie. This aboriginal monument can be found at the Kingston Park coastal reserve several hundred metres before the official start of the walk.
The walk concludes at the Boatdeck Cafe at Hallet Cove, a fitting place to take refreshment overlooking the rugged coastline.
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Very well done. One of the hidden treasures
Peter
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Adelaide is difficult to beat!
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oh what a beautiful walk . . never got to Adelaide on my Australian travels. need to rectify that i see
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Yes we are lucky to live close by
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Great Anne Marie! You did it! Wonderful pictures!
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Looks like my kind of walk. Thanks to Becky for highlighting it for me. Would you mind if I include it on my Monday walks?
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Marion Coastal Walk has to be one of the best!
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Yes to Monday walks and I am happy to share the treasures of Adelaide
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Thanks Anne Marie!
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Yet another treasure of Adelaide and another reason for a return visit! Thanks. Mel
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Hi just wanted to apologise for not reading your reply to me until today.
For some reason I am no longer getting notifications of replies to my comments on other blogs!
My settings say i should get them so not sure what has happened . . .hoping it is a temporary fault. In meanwhile I am today popping round to see everyone I can remember I have left a comment with recently to alert them why I have not been continuing the conversation.
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I used to weekend in Adelaide when I lived in Broken Hill, but I knew nothing of this walk, or the glacial hike. Thank you.
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Hello fellow Aussie
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Comment posted before I could elaborate. Thanks for showing me a part of Adelaide regions. I will definitely get there one day.
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Enjoy when you return to Adelaide
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Adelaide is easy to to move around- lots of walks close to city centre – enjoy
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