Greenhill Rd to Mt Lofty Summit loop

Distance: 12 kms
Ascent: 530 m
Duration: 3 hrs 30min
Difficulty: level 4 - moderate
This is an alternate way to hike up Mt Lofty, instead of the popular Waterfall Gully to Mt Lofty Summit Hike. Longer, but with a gentle grade on average. Few steep sections with long flat breaks in between.
On this hike you can enjoy the sanctuary of Chambers Gully. Watch out for cockatoos, butterflies and bandicoots as you follow the track fringed with ferns. We will follow the Bartrill Spur track, and a steep climb takes us to the ridge, at some moderate elevation over the canopy. We will skirt he Cleland Conservation Park on the east side and commence our final ascent to Mount Lofty Summit where splendid views of the city and coast are revealed. We return via the Wine Shanty track.
This hike will take 3 hours and is 12km long (circuit). I have allowed 3.5 hrs to give us time for a snack break at the summit. Bring your snacks or buy something at the Summit Café.
Good hiking shoes are recommended. Water, multi layers, and raingear are a must!
Meet at the corner of Greenhill Rd and Yarrabee Rd, near BUS STOP 18 (see pin drop). Yarrabee intersects Greenhill twice – we want the second crossing as we go up.
Meet at 8.50 for a 9.00 am departure.
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