Crafers
Things to do in Crafers
6 places
Carrick Hill
$A 1930s English-style estate and garden on the Adelaide-side foothills, with sculpture trails and grand interiors.
Cleland Conservation Park – Waterfall Gully to Mount Lofty
The Hills' most famous walk: a steep, waterfall-flanked climb from Waterfall Gully up to the Mount Lofty Summit.
Cleland Gully Lookout
Quiet ridge lookout below Mount Lofty
A quiet lookout on the ridge below Mount Lofty near Crafers, with views over the Piccadilly Valley and an easy stop on a scenic drive through the high central hills.
Crafers Hotel
$$A handsomely restored 1840s coaching inn at the top of the freeway, pouring Hills beer and serving proper pub food.
Mount Lofty House
$$$$A grand 1850s manor turned luxury hotel, perched on the ridge with sweeping views over the Piccadilly Valley.
Mt Lofty Adventure Hub – Cleland Trails
A web of bushwalking trails through stringybark forest and gullies linking Mount Lofty, Waterfall Gully and the wildlife park.
Stories from Crafers
A Garden Lover's Adelaide Hills
Altitude, cold winters and a century of European planting make the Adelaide Hills a garden region without equal in the state. Here's how to explore it.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Mount Lofty and the trails of Cleland
The Mount Lofty Ranges rise straight out of Adelaide's suburbs. We climb the region's most famous trail and explore the forest that surrounds it.
June 2026 · 6 min read