6 Great Riverland Walks
Clifftops, wetland loops, heritage streets and weir-side strolls - the region's best on foot
Nobody comes to the Riverland to climb things - the joy here is walking beside and above water, on cliff lines that colour the river and floodplains that fill with birds. These eight walks are all easy to moderate, most are free and dog-stretching short, and together they cover every kind of Riverland country, from wetland boardwalk to boomtown streetscape.
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WaikerieWaikerie Rotary Clifftop Walk
3.6 km along the ochre cliff line above the Murray on a settler-era route, with lookout after lookout and the painted silos at the town end.
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BerriNgak Indau Wetland Trail
An easy 2.6 km floodplain loop in Murray River National Park near Berri, built around a purpose-built bird hide. Bring binoculars, come early.
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MorganMorgan's Historic Town Walk
Self-guided streets of a boomtown that rivalled Port Adelaide - wharf, station, customs house and courthouse, ending in big river views.
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LoxtonLoxton Riverfront Walking Trails
Loxton's riverfront stroll strings together the pepper tree, the flood-marker Tree of Knowledge and the historical village under big river red gums.
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Waikerie
Hart Lagoon
A flat wetland circuit near Waikerie that earns its reputation as one of the region's most reliable birding spots - spoonbills to whiskered terns.
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BerriWilabalangaloo Reserve
Short bluff-top trails on a heritage reserve between Berri and Renmark, with cliff views over the river and a historic homestead.
Carry water on every cliff-line walk - shade is scarce and summers are serious. In return, winter and shoulder-season walking here is about as good as flat country gets: cool air, low light, and birds everywhere.
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Image credits
- Murray River, upstream of Headings Cliffs, South Australia.JPG by Kaarenmax19 , CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons