You can ride your bike on public roads and any specific cycling trails and tracks on offer in this park.
Please obey signs and use the trail classifications and descriptions, where available, to select trails suitable to your ability. Many trails are shared, so always keep an eye out for others. Generally, cyclists give way to pedestrians. Please be considerate of all trail users at all times.
Generally both cyclists and walkers give way to horses, and cyclists give way to walkers.
Learn more about cycling in SA's parks, including other parks offering cycle tracks, trail classification and read the trail user code of practice for important points to remember when planning your bike ride.
Intermediate
Cow Bones Loop (2km loop)
A mix of open and twisty trail. Featuring dense acacia forest.
Surf and Turf (1.2km)
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An easy trail with views of both the old pastures and of the sea.
Craigberms (700m)
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For lovers of bermed corners and big dippers.
Sidewinder (2.8km)
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A long trail that hugs the hillside. Great fun in both directions.
Stick and Stones (1.5km)
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A challenging trail featuring rock gardens. Try it both ways!
Little River (1.5km)
A gentle trail featuring views of the spring-fed creek. Follow this to the lake.
Walk the Dog (1.8km)
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An easy trail for the whole family with sweeping views of the hills and valleys.
Lakeview (1.5km)
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A great trail for a stroll around the lake away from the hustle and bustle. Ride bikes at walking pace only.
Gunners Run (3km)
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A flowing contour trail with a bit of everything. Great fun in both directions.
Horners Corners (2km)
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An easy and fun surfaced trail that links with external council shared-use paths.
River Trail (8km)
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An adventurous route through the Sturt River valley that explores the rugged beauty of Sturt Gorge. The trail can link Horner’s Bridge with Adam’s Orchard Trail to Main South Road and beyond. Some sections are for walking only. Some steep inclines. This trail has some particularly steep sections - watch for warning markers. Bushwalking/mountain biking experience and an average level of fitness recommended.
Spring Creek Trail (1km)
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This trail follows Spring Creek along the valley to the Sturt River, and provides challenging sections for both walkers and cyclists. This trail has some particularly steep sections - watch for warning markers. Bushwalking/mountain biking experience and an average level of fitness recommended.
Wattle Trail (4km)
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With challenging sections for both walkers and cyclists, this trail explores many of the park’s historic track and trail routes on the southern side of the flood control dam. This trail has some particularly steep sections - watch for warning markers. Bushwalking/mountain biking experience and an average level of fitness recommended.
Lomandra Trail (4km)
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Get off the asphalt and back to nature! Ride or walk along this trail that runs parallel to Broadmeadow Drive through sheoak and grey box woodland. For an extended journey, follow the trail all the way down to the gorge; there are several options to get you back to the top. Some steep inclines. Some bushwalking/mountain biking experience and an average level of fitness recommended.
de Rose Trail (4km)
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Named after the de Rose family who settled this land in the 1920s, walk or ride the extended and meandering north-south route across the Sturt River. Spectacular views of the Sturt Gorge and Adelaide Plains appear around every corner. Some steep inclines. Some bushwalking/mountain biking experience and an average level of fitness recommended.
Tapa Turrungka Trail (3km)
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This is `the path on the ridge’, in the language of the Kaurna people. Walk or ride along the northern boundary of the park amongst grey box grassy woodland, with views across the gorge. Some steep inclines. Some bushwalking/mountain biking experience and an average level of fitness recommended.
Magpie Creek Trail (1km)
Follows Magpie Creek to the park boundary where it connects with the City of Mitcham’s Magpie Gully Trail. Some sections are walking only. See Sturt Tillite at the junction with the Sturt River; flat shiny rock that provided the first evidence of glacial activity in the Southern Hemisphere! Some steep inclines. Some bushwalking/mountain biking experience and an average level of fitness recommended.
Parrianna Link Trail (400 m)
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A challenging but quick route down to the picturesque spring-fed cascades of Sturt River, this trail is for walking only. Create your own loop walk by using the River Trail and other trails. Some steep inclines. Some bushwalking/mountain biking experience and an average level of fitness recommended.