Walking & Hiking
Clifftop trails and riverside strolls
The best walking & hiking in Riverland
Walk the cliff tops above the Murray, loop the wetland boardwalks at Banrock Station, or trace the riverfront promenades that link the Riverland’s towns.
Walking in the Riverland is mostly gentle, shady and rich in birdsong. The terrain is flat floodplain rather than mountain, so the trails here favour the easy ramble — riverfront paths under towering red gums, wetland loops alive with waterbirds, and short climbs to clifftop lookouts with views along the Murray's great bends.
Follow the creek-side loop at Bookmark Creek Wetland on the edge of Berri, stroll the shaded Loxton riverwalk past flood markers and the famous Tree of Knowledge, or take in the ochre cliffs from Headings Cliffs Lookout.
For wilder walking, the levee tracks of Loch Luna and the floodplain reserves around Morgan reward those who like solitude. Most outings are flat and family-friendly, best tackled in the cool of the morning. Pair a walk with some wildlife watching and you'll see the Riverland at its quiet, unhurried best.
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Morgan's Historic Town Walk
FreeWalk the boomtown that rivalled Port Adelaide
A self-guided heritage walk around Morgan's port precinct — the towering 1877 wharf, the railway station turned museum, customs house and courthouse from the days when Morgan was SA's second-busiest port.
Murray River National Park
Floodplain forest and wetlands
A national park in three sections — Bulyong, Katarapko and Lyrup Flats — protecting some of the finest floodplain forest on the Murray.
New Residence Wetland
A restored floodplain wetland near Loxton
Ngak Indau Wetland Trail
FreeAn easy floodplain loop with a purpose-built bird hide
A gentle 2.6 km walk through restored wetlands in the Katarapko section of Murray River National Park, with a bird hide overlooking herons, egrets, ibis and cormorants.
North West Bend Reserve
Floodplain and lagoons where the Murray turns south
Overland Corner Wetlands
Floodplain wetlands and historic stock-route country around the old Overland Corner Hotel.
Paringa Cliffs Reserve
A clifftop reserve above the Murray at Paringa with sweeping river views and golden sunset light.
Pike River Wetlands
FreeA major floodplain and anabranch system near Paringa, recently reconnected for environmental flows.
Pooginook Conservation Park
Mallee scrub and woodland north of Waikerie
Ral Ral Creek
A quiet anabranch creek threading the Renmark floodplain
Renmark Riverfront
Palms, paddle steamers and pelicans
Renmark’s palm-lined riverfront, home to the historic PS Industry paddle steamer, houseboat moorings and riverside walks.
Rocky Gully Wetlands
A constructed wetland near Barmera with a walking trail and bird hide, treating water for Lake Bonney.
Scotts Creek Conservation Park
FreeQuiet floodplain reserve of red gum and lignum loops along a backwater of the lower Murray.
Wachtels Lagoon Walk
A wetland walking trail through the Banrock Station floodplain, looping past lagoons and bird hides.
Waikerie Cliffs
Ochre cliffs above the Murray
The dramatic limestone river cliffs that rise behind Waikerie, best seen from the riverfront, ferry and clifftop walks.
Waikerie Rotary Clifftop Walk
FreeAn hour above the Murray on a settlers' clifftop route
A 3.6 km walking trail along the ochre cliffs above the Murray at Waikerie, following a clifftop route used by settlers since the 1890s, with lookouts over the river and floodplain.
White Dam Conservation Park
FreeBlack oak, bluebush and birdsong on an old stock route
An 891-hectare conservation park eight kilometres north-west of Morgan, protecting black oak woodland over bluebush plains on a former stock route — with about 91 bird species recorded.
Wilabalangaloo Reserve
Heritage homestead and bushland above the Berri cliffs