Mt McKinlay, South Australia
Mt McKinlay Bluff as seen from the Italowie Walk

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BURNSIDE WALKS
 
  • Click to access printable Burnside Walks Map
  • Location of the area covered by the map is south east of Adelaide CBD. It is generally accessible by public transport
  • Leaflets, which include the map, are available at Burnside Council office — (401 Greenhill 'Road, Glenside, 5065) and at 8 trailheads as numbered on the map:—
    Toll Gate (10)
    Seaview Road (13)
    Allendale Avenue (19)
    Hayward Drive (23)
    Mount Osmond (32)
    Brock Reserve (36)
    Dashwood Road (38)
    Chambers Gully (43)
 

The bare foothills of Burnside are quite biodiverse. Here is a sample of native plants you may see


Australian Hollyhock (Lavatera plebeia); spring, flowers sometimes pinkish
Drooping Sheoak (Allocasuarina verticillata); pollen producing spikes are rust coloured in spring
Australian Bindweed (Convolvulus erubescens); in spring
Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra); flowers quite bronze, may cover hillsides in summer
Spear Grasses (Stipa spp.); feathery tops in spring produce sharp, spiky seeds
Twiggy Daisy-bush (Olearia ramulosa); shrub with small daisy flowers


Australian Hollyhock

Drooping Sheoak

Australian Bindweed

Kangaroo Grass

Spear Grasses

Twiggy Daisy-bush