Pioneer Women's Trail

6 h, 10 h to 2 days
3 h to 5 h 30 min

24.4 km
oneway

↑ 642 m
↓ -771 m

Hard track
Starting from the Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden on Mount Barker Road, Hahndorf, this walk takes you to Beaumont via the Pioneer Women's Trail. Experience the amazing journeys undertaken by the Prussian Lutheran women and girls who walked from Hahndorf to Adelaide, carrying fresh produce for the hungry townsfolk during the early years of European settlement. The Pioneer Women's Trail honours these women, for they were instrumental in saving the young colony of South Australia from starvation. The walk follows country roads, laneways and bush tracks through a beautiful section of the Adelaide Hills, passing historic buildings, deciduous trees and native bushland, with interpretive signs detailing the area's history along the way. The walk initially crosses the Onkaparinga River before joining the official trail at Verdun, then winds through Bridgewater and follows Cox Creek past the historic Old Bridgewater Mill. After traversing Mount George Conservation Park, the trail passes the Stirling Golf Club and heads through Stirling, a picturesque village with many cafés, restaurants and boutique shops. The trail continues through Crafers and Cleland Conservation Park, then follows the Old Bullock Track, emerging to stunning city views before descending to the historic Beaumont House. This walk consists of wide and narrow, gently undulating walking trails, fire tracks and roads, with uneven natural surfaces, compacted natural surfaces and sealed surfaces, suitable for moderate fitness levels, and can be done in either direction. Let us begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
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Safer Bushwalks
Tips on staying safe on track
Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.
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Getting There
Transport options and directions
Start (-35.0277674,138.8086826)
Mode Bus Car
DirectionsFrom South Eastern Freeway, Verdun.
  • Turn on to then drive for 610 m
  • At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Mount Barker Road and drive for another 2.4 km
  • Turn right and drive for another 15 m
Finish At the intersection of Dashwood Road & Glynburn Road (-34.9505753,138.6610474)
Mode (end) Car Shuttle   Bus   Car  
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Track Notes
Turn by turn instructions & maps
Getting started
From the Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden on Mount Barker Road, Hahndorf, head northwest along Mount Barker Road and continue the Pioneer Women's Trail (Hahndorf to Beaumont).....
Turn map Directions & comments
Start.
There is a car park (about 35 m back from the start).
Find the toilet at the start.
Find the water tap at the start.
After another 10 m veer left.
After another 5 m turn left, to head along Mount Barker Road - Main Street.
After another 40 m pass the "The White House" (10 m on your right).
After another 30 m pass the "Hahndorf Pizza House" (15 m on your right).
After another 30 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road - Main Street.
After another 100 m (at the intersection of Mount Barker Road - Main Street & Hereford Avenue) continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road - Main Street.
After another 70 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road - Main Street.
After another 30 m pass the car park (20 m on your right).
After another 65 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road - Main Street.
After another 15 m (at the intersection of Mount Barker Road - Main Street & Boehm Drive) continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road - Main Street.
After another 265 m (at the intersection of Mount Barker Road & Ambleside Road) continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 590 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 25 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 60 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 390 m (at the intersection of Mount Barker Road & River Road) continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 190 m (at the intersection of Mount Barker Road & Storch Lane) continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 60 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 115 m cross the bridge (about 45 m long)
At the intersection of Mount Barker Road & Taminga Grove continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 180 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
Keep right.
After another 105 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 20 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 345 m (at the intersection of Mount Barker Road & Red Road) continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 35 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 115 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 40 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 55 m continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 130 m (at the intersection of Silver Road & Mount Barker Road) continue straight, to head along Silver Road (a residential road).
After another 390 m head through the bollard.
After another 260 m (at the intersection of Mount Barker Road & Silver Road) turn right, to head along Mount Barker Road (a road).
After another 470 m (at the intersection of Mount Barker Road & Otranto Street) continue straight, to head along Mount Barker Road.
After another 145 m (at the intersection of Oak Avenue & Mount Barker Road) turn left, to head along Oak Avenue (a residential road).
After another 165 m (at the intersection of Oak Avenue & Orontes Avenue) continue straight, to head along Oak Avenue.
After another 120 m (at the intersection of Osterley Avenue & Oak Avenue) turn right, to head along Osterley Avenue.
After another 440 m (at the intersection of Avoca Avenue & Osterley Avenue) turn left, to head along Avoca Avenue.
After another 60 m turn right.
After another 140 m continue straight.
After another 510 m continue straight.
After another 215 m cross the bridge (about 10 m long)
After another 120 m continue straight, to head along Heysen Trail.
After another 30 m cross the bridge (about 5 m long)
After another 120 m veer left, to head along Heysen Trail.
After another 7 m continue straight, to head along Heysen Trail.
Keep right.
After another 15 m head through the tunnel (about 10 m long)
After another 15 m cross the bridge (about 8 m long)
After another 8 m pass the playground (4 m on your left).
After another 25 m cross the bridge (about 10 m long)
After another 15 m pass the picnic table (15 m on your right).
Then pass the toilet (40 m on your right).
After another 7 m pass the "The Little Cog" (25 m on your right).
After another 10 m pass the car park (on your right).
At the intersection of Heysen Trail & Mill Road continue straight, to head along Heysen Trail.
After another 15 m pass the "Bridgewater Mill" (6 m on your right).
After another 40 m turn right, to head along Heysen Trail.
Then head up the steps (about 20 m long)
After another 130 m continue straight, to head along Heysen Trail.
After another 180 m veer right, to head along Heysen Trail.
After another 55 m head through the tunnel (about 30 m long)
After another 340 m continue straight, to head along Heysen Trail.
After another 60 m (at the intersection of Old Mount Barker Road & Heysen Trail) continue straight, to head along Old Mount Barker Road (a vehicle track).
After another 80 m (at the intersection of Heysen Trail & Old Mount Barker Road) continue straight, to head along Heysen Trail (a vehicle track).
After another 90 m head through/around the gate.
Continue straight, to head along Heysen Trail.
After another 390 m head through the tunnel (about 70 m long)
After another 85 m continue straight, to head along Heysen Trail.
After another 35 m cross the bridge (about 25 m long)
After another 205 m veer left, to head along Heysen Trail.
After another 25 m cross the bridge (about 4 m long)
After another 170 m (at the intersection of Heysen Trail & Cascade Trail) turn right, to head along Heysen Trail.
After another 260 m (at the intersection of Heysen Trail & Timber Cutters Trail Track) continue straight, to head along Heysen Trail.
After another 410 m cross the bridge (about 15 m long)
After another 305 m (at the intersection of Foreman Firetrack & Heysen Trail) veer left (a vehicle track).
After another 460 m (at the intersection of Old Carey Gully Road & Heysen Trail) turn left, to head along Old Carey Gully Road (a highway|tertiary).
After another 360 m (at the intersection of Old Carey Gully Road & Spring Gully Road) continue straight, to head along Old Carey Gully Road.
After another 85 m continue straight, to head along Old Carey Gully Road.
After another 65 m (at the intersection of Old Carey Gully Road & Golflinks Road) continue straight, to head along Old Carey Gully Road.
After another 230 m continue straight, to head along Old Carey Gully Road.
After another 105 m (at the intersection of Old Carey Gully Road & Nara Road) continue straight, to head along Old Carey Gully Road.
After another 25 m cross the bridge (about 90 m long)
After another 210 m (at the intersection of Old Carey Gully Road & Weatherald Drive) continue straight, to head along Old Carey Gully Road.
After another 150 m (at the intersection of Old Carey Gully Road & Downer Grove) continue straight, to head along Old Carey Gully Road.
After another 240 m continue straight.
After another 250 m continue straight, to head along Old Mount Barker Road.
After another 380 m (at the intersection of Gould Road & Old Mount Barker Road) veer left, to head along Gould Road (a residential road).
After another 40 m (at the intersection of Pomona Road & Gould Road) turn right, to head along Pomona Road.
After another 370 m (at the intersection of Pomona Road & Merrion Terrace) continue straight, to head along Pomona Road.
After another 540 m pass the car park (9 m on your right).
Continue straight, to head along Pomona Road.
After another 45 m continue straight, to head along Pomona Road.
After another 25 m pass the toilet (45 m on your left).
After another 50 m pass the "Angler" (50 m on your left).
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Then pass the "Ruby's cafe" (70 m on your left).
This cafe is wheelchair accessible.
Turn right.
After another 45 m turn right, to head along Avenue Road.
After another 10 m pass the water tap (10 m on your left).
Turn right.
After another 20 m pass the car park (8 m on your left).
After another 305 m continue straight, to head along Braemar Terrace.
After another 85 m (at the intersection of Melrose Avenue & Devon Avenue) continue straight, to head along Melrose Avenue.
After another 25 m turn right.
After another 600 m continue straight, to head along Howard Drive.
After another 120 m turn right.
Then cross the bridge (about 85 m long)
After another 95 m pass the "Crafers Gourmet Deli" (40 m on your right).
After another 30 m pass the "Indi's Indian takeaway" (35 m on your right).
Continue straight.
After another 30 m continue straight.
After another 25 m pass the "Jimmie's" (10 m on your left).
After another 20 m pass the pay phone (on your left).
After another 5 m continue straight.
After another 100 m pass the toilet (40 m on your right).
Turn right.
After another 4 m continue straight.
After another 10 m turn right, to head along Waverley Ridge Road.
After another 20 m veer left.
After another 4 m continue straight.
After another 20 m pass the "Crafers Park 'n' Ride" (9 m on your left).
After another 10 m turn right.
After another 4 m continue straight.
After another 9 m turn right.
After another 9 m pass the "Clealand Shared Use Trails" (8 m on your left).
After another 20 m veer left.
After another 5 m head up the steps (about 30 m long)
After another 35 m continue straight, to head along Mount Street.
After another 30 m continue straight, to head along Mount Street.
After another 15 m continue straight, to head along Mount Street.
After another 105 m (at the intersection of Shurdington Road & Mount Street) turn left, to head along Shurdington Road (a vehicle track).
After another 105 m continue straight, to head along Shurdington Road.
After another 50 m (at the intersection of Shurdington Road & Roclin Loop Track) continue straight, to head along Shurdington Road.
After another 740 m (at the intersection of Shurdington Road & Radio Tower Access) continue straight, to head along Shurdington Road.
After another 25 m head through the bollard.
After another 15 m (at the intersection of Beela Track & Crafers Bikeway) veer right, to head along Beela Track (a vehicle track).
After another 90 m veer right, to head along Beela Track.
After another 1.4 km (at the intersection of Beela Track & Boundary Track) continue straight, to head along Beela Track.
After another 25 m head through/around the gate.
Veer right, to head along Beela Track.
After another 110 m (at the intersection of Mireen Track & Beela Track) turn left, to head along Mireen Track.
After another 85 m turn right, to head along Mireen Track.
After another 195 m turn left.
After another 185 m turn right.
After another 65 m continue straight, to head along Yurrebilla Trail.
After another 35 m come to the "Measday's Lookout" (30 m on your left).
After another 150 m turn right.
After another 75 m continue straight.
After another 305 m continue straight, to head along Eagle on the Hill to Waterfall Gully Hike.
After another 165 m (at the intersection of Eagle on the Hill to Waterfall Gully Hike (closed for regeneration) & Eagle on the Hill to Waterfall Gully Hike) continue straight.
After another 290 m continue straight.
After another 7 m veer right.
After another 50 m continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 15 m head through/around the gate.
After another 30 m (at the intersection of The Old Bullock Track & The Old Bullock Track (Mountain Bike)) continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 70 m continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
Keep left.
After another 15 m (at the intersection of The Old Bullock Track & The Old Bullock Track (Mountain Bike)) continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 60 m continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 350 m (at the intersection of The Old Bullock Track & Plantation Track) continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 250 m head through/around the gate.
After another 20 m pass the "Gate Entry To Mount Osmond Reserve" (15 m on your left).
After another 210 m continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 210 m (at the intersection of The Old Bullock Track & Venison) continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 7 m (at the intersection of The Old Bullock Track & Waterfall Gully DH Track) continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 280 m (at the intersection of The Old Bullock Track & Mainline) continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 65 m continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 60 m veer left, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 90 m (at the intersection of The Old Bullock Track & Mt Osmond Road Walking Trail) continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 80 m continue straight, to head along The Old Bullock Track.
After another 40 m (at the intersection of Centre Track & The Old Bullock Track) continue straight, to head along Centre Track.
After another 20 m continue straight, to head along Centre Track.
After another 35 m (at the intersection of Pioneer Womens Walking Trail & Centre Track) continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail (a footpath).
After another 245 m (at the intersection of Pioneer Womens Walking Trail & Centre Track) continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 7 m (at the intersection of Pioneer Womens Walking Trail & Bayview Track) continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 270 m continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 115 m (at the intersection of Pioneer Womens Walking Trail & Travers Track) continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 380 m (at the intersection of Pioneer Womens Walking Trail & Sherwood Terrace Link) continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 8 m continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 400 m continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 330 m (at the intersection of Pioneer Womens Walking Trail & Bayview Track) continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 10 m pass a seat (6 m on your right).
After another 460 m turn left, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 270 m (at the intersection of Pioneer Womens Walking Trail & Bay View Track) veer right, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 115 m (at the intersection of Pioneer Womens Walking Trail & Bayview Track) continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 25 m continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 350 m continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 155 m continue straight, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
After another 80 m veer right, to head along Pioneer Womens Walking Trail.
Continue another 65 m to find at the intersection of Dashwood Road & Glynburn Road at the end.
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Terrain
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Pioneer Women's Trail


Grading
Class 4/6
Hard track
Length 24.4 km
Time 6 h, 10 h to 2 days
Quality of track Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6)
Signage Clearly signposted (1/6)
Infrastructure Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6)
Experience Required Moderate level of bushwalking experience recommended (4/6)
Weather Storms may impact on navigation and safety (3/6)

Some facilities on route
Toilet: There are 4 on route, on average they are 4.9 km apart with the largest gap of 9.6 km.

Seat: There is one 22.9 km from the start.


Order of key facilities on route
ItemFrom StartName & link to notes
Toilet
0 m[toilet]
Toilet
6.5 km[toilet]
Toilet
13.2 km[toilet]
Toilet
14.8 km[toilet]
Seat
22.9 km[seat]
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