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A mostly flat 30km sealed path running along the Encounter Coast between Victor Harbor and Goolwa - perfect for families, casual walkers and cyclists.

A samphire estuarine wetland on Matthew Flinders Drive at Encounter Bay, with a sealed walking path, shaded shelters, fish nursery and rich birdlife.

Wildlife & Nature

Granite Island

Victor Harbor

A small rocky island off the Victor Harbor foreshore, home to a little penguin colony and accessed by the iconic horse-drawn tram causeway.

Wildlife & Nature

Hindmarsh Falls

Victor Harbor

A short, easy walk leads to a lookout over a roughly 20-metre cascade on the Hindmarsh River, tucked into a quiet recreation reserve north of Victor Harbor.

A small, hidden beach framed by dramatic sandstone cliffs in Newland Head Conservation Park - reached by a short walking track from the carpark.

Family Activities

Kleinigs Hill Lookout

Victor Harbor

A clifftop lookout above Victor Harbor offering one of the best elevated views over Encounter Bay, Granite Island and the western coastline.

A coastal reserve south-west of Victor Harbor protecting Waitpinga Beach, Parsons Beach and the spectacular cliffs of the Wild South Coast Way - the Heysen Trail's most dramatic Fleurieu section.

A dramatic cliff-backed cove between Kings Beach and The Bluff at Encounter Bay - one of the best whale and dolphin viewing spots on the Heritage Walking Trail.

Walking & Hiking

The Bluff (Rosetta Head)

Victor Harbor

The dramatic granite headland known locally as The Bluff - a 97m dome overlooking Encounter Bay, with a 19th-century whaling history and a short, steep walking trail to the summit.

Walking & Hiking

Waitpinga Cliffs Walk

Victor Harbor

A spectacular section of the Heysen Trail along the high sandstone cliffs between Waitpinga Beach and Kings Beach in Newland Head Conservation Park.