A Walk to the Giant's Cave

A Walk to the Giant's Cave

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Posted 2016-07-17 by Hazel Cochranefollow

The kids will love the short trail to the Giants Cave in the Morialta Conservation Park, located 12km east of Adelaide.

Morialta Conservation Park offers something for all levels of fitness and motivation, from walking through an extensive network of walking trails, which the rugged rock ridges linking the three seasonal waterfalls, to rock climbing and abseiling.


Incorporating sections of the Heysen and Yurrebilla Trails, the park was declared as a National Pleasure Resort in 1915. The name Morialta has its origin from the Kaurna word for ever-flowing river, although the creeks and waterfalls can be dry in the warmer months.



Open from sunrise to sunset, the entrance to the park is located on Stradbroke road. The walk from Stradbroke road to the First Falls car park is an ideal place for walkers with a dog on a lead, although dogs are not permitted past the First Falls information area or in other areas of the park. Walking trail details, as well as historical and geographical information displayed on the boards adjacent to the First Falls Car Park will guide you to the starting point for the walk.



A favourite family walk is the short 3km trail to the Giants Cave. Frogs can be heard, and occasionally seen, as the path winds from the First Falls car park, following the Fourth Creek track, to the cave. Keep an eye out for koalas sleeping in the tall river red gums, and a variety of birds, including the yellow tailed black cockatoos, which make nests in hollows of the gum tree trunks. Bridges along the trail provide rest stops, photo opportunities and the chance for children to view the aquatic life in the seasonal creek. Look up from the second bridge to see the Deep View Lookout high above. Continue on the trail, crossing the third and fourth bridges, toward the sixty steps that lead to the Giant's Cave.



The cave, one of many on the cliff faces at Morialta, is large enough for several people to stand inside, pausing to admire the view or for a drink break, but probably not big enough to house a giant.

The trail begins the meandering downhill, passing the path to Hogan's trail, returning to the First Falls car park to complete the walk. Picnic and toilets facilities available near the First Falls car park, make this an ideal spot to extend the visit with a picnic lunch under the shelters or the shady trees.


The undulating, dirt trail is unsuitable for prams or wheelchairs, although a pleasant walk from the Stradbroke road to the First Falls car park is pram and wheelchair friendly.



Parking on Stradbroke Road or in the Resource Centre car parks is free, however a fee applies for car parking at the First Falls car park. All car parks close 15 minutes before sunset, so make sure you leave enough time in your walk to get back to your car.



The walk to the Giant's cave is fun in any season, with the colourful display of wildflowers in spring to the flowing creeks and waterfalls in the colder months, there is always something to see. Remember to take water and sunscreen, as shade can be intermittent, particularly in the summer months.

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