Best Autumn-Colour Spots in the Adelaide Hills
Where to chase red, amber and gold through the high villages each April and May.
Unlike most of Australia, the Adelaide Hills delivers a real autumn. Generations of European plantings mean that each April and May the high villages and gardens blaze with red, amber and gold. Here's where to point the camera before the leaves drop.
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StirlingMount Lofty Botanic Garden
Cool-climate plantings, lower lake and winding paths at their most photogenic in late April.
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AldgateAldgate Village
The leafy lanes and gardens of Aldgate light up alongside neighbouring Stirling.
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CrafersCarrick Hill
Woodland trails and heritage plantings that glow in the cooler months.
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CrafersCrafers Hotel
A cosy fireside base in the high Hills for an autumn lunch between leaf-peeping stops.
Peak colour is short and weather-dependent - usually late April into May. Go on a still, clear morning for the best light, and pair the drive with a long lunch.
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Image credits
- Stirling-Main-Street-2012.jpg by Charlie Ma from Adelaide / SA, Australia , CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons