Learn about the City of Mitcham’s many heritage walks and tours as well as our network of trails, download trail maps and discover how to become a trail volunteer.
There are four trail zones to explore in the City of Mitcham
We have about 40km of off-road trails for cycling and walking. Four trail zones across the district offer a range of walking and mountain bike riding challenges and more areas to explore.
There’s a variety of terrain like steeper gullies and quarries, and stunning views of the ocean and surrounding hills. There’s a trail for everyone’s skill level. Remember, your safety is our concern, but your responsibility.
How to use and access our trails
Randell Park and Anderson Reserve are located to the west of Old Belair Road and north of Sheoak Road in Belair. The bushland area is about 46.78ha and was used for mining and grazing, but we manage it now. The reserve has pockets of native trees and plants, former quarries, different amounts of weed invasion and informal walking trails.
Zone 2 Lynton Reserve, Sleeps Hill Reserve and Lynton Depot Reserve feature vehicle tracks and a meandering single trail, so you can see city views, the Grey Box grassy woodlands and impressive quarry faces. The reserve’s characteristics and conservation have influenced the trail network design.
You can find Zone 3 Trails in Ashby, Saddle Hill and O’Deas Reserves in our foothills in Panorama, Pasadena and Belair.
These reserve trails are about 76.25ha combined and are home to pockets of native trees and plants.
The Zone 3 trails link to Lynton Reserve and into Shepherds Hill Recreation Park.
Download a copy of the zone 3 Ashby, Saddle Hills and O’Deas Reserve trail map
You can find Zone 4 Trails in Blackwood Hill and Mountbatten Reserves in Bellevue Heights and Blackwood. The combined grey box grassy woodlands area is about 63.3ha of open space and connects to the Sturt Gorge Reserve and Craigburn Farm Trail Network.
Download a copy of the Zone 4 Blackwood Hill Reserve trail map
- You can only use this trail network in daylight hours
- Follow ‘Walking Only’ and ‘Bike Only’ signs, and only ride or walk on formed trails
- Don’t take shortcuts or start new trails
- Share the trail. If you’re a cyclist, give way to walkers
- Don’t visit on total fire ban days. On severe, catastrophic and extreme days, call the CFS hotline for confirmation before visiting on 1300 362 361
- Try not to ride in wet, muddy conditions
- Don’t litter
- Control your bike and walk, run or ride within your limits
- Don’t disturb plants and animals
- Clean your bike/shoes so you don't spread weeds or plant diseases
- Look out for maintenance vehicles using these tracks
- Don’t modify existing trail or build new trails without our permission
- Let us know if there’s a hazard or other issues on 1300 133 466.
Community trail volunteers
A fantastic group of community volunteers help maintain and improve The Mitcham Trail Network. There are 9 Saturday sessions each year, where volunteers work on the trail network across the hills face.
Our volunteer and staff trail maintenance tasks include:
- Clearing trail corridors of vegetation
- Cleaning out drainage (grade reversals);
- Applying aggregate to armour tread surface;
- De-berming trail edge;
- Installing stone work features/trail armoring;
- Installing rolling grade dips and knicks;
- Installing trail features like jumps, drops and berms.
In the past, we’ve hosted volunteer groups like National Green Jobs and Green Corp. In our reserves, Bush For Life Volunteers look after many Bush For Life Sites. These community volunteers work on conservation and land management, and learn some great trail maintenance techniques.
These crews help with land management tasks like:
- Drilling and filling herbicide application/olives
- Hand pulling broom, bone seed and cotton bush;
- Pruning and thinning/olive seed removal.
We’ll keep finding opportunities to host volunteers, school groups, students in training and programs like Bush For Life. We believe it’s important to educate and engage our community about how to enjoy our bushland reserves in a sustainable way.
The more volunteers we have, the higher the quality of trails we can enjoy. We’ll train volunteers if you’re interested in trail building, maintenance or can offer any other skills.
Heritage walks and tours
You can explore heritage walks in our city, as well as tours of our cemeteries and table tops. Find copies of our history walks and tour brochures below. You can also take our Mitcham 'Abbotshall' precinct history tour online.
Enjoy a walk through Belair along Sheoak Road and discover it's rich history.
You can explore Blackwood from Coromandel Railway Station, along beautiful residential tree-lined streets with diverse architectural styles. You’ll also walk through the business district where you’ll see what’s left of our early village businesses.
You can enjoy a walk through the Brownhill Creek valley from Mitcham Reserve through to Brownhill Creek Recreation Park, finishing at the former market gardens at the end of Brownhill Creek Road.
Enjoy a walk and discover the special planning features that make Colonel Light Gardens so historically important.
We’ve prepared the Mitcham Village Walk Brochure to help you to enjoy walks while discovering the special Mitcham Village Historic (Conservation) Zone and nearby areas. As well as the main walk, we’ve included two more around St Michael's and Upper Mitcham, and the three Mitcham cemeteries on Blythewood Road.
- To book call 8372 8261 or email mwinders@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au
Guided walking tours of the General Cemeteries and the Mitcham Anglican Cemetery are available for community groups and schools. We can create a tour that suits your needs and interests.
Discover some of the places that make up the Mitcham ‘Abbotshall’ Precinct and surrounding suburbs. Lower Mitcham, Hawthorn, Kingswood and Torrens Park.
Visit 12 individually constructed interpretive tiled tables and discover the features, uniqueness, personalities and landmarks of the City of Mitcham detailed on specially hand made tiled table tops.
Take a video tour of the Colonel Light Gardens laneways
This video was supported by a Maggie Ragless Grant.
Listen to 'Model Suburb' a podcast about the secret spaces of Colonel Light Gardens
This podcast was supported by a Maggie Ragless Grant.