Norton Summit Climb – Cudlee Café loop from Adelaide

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Norton Summit Climb – Cudlee Café loop from Adelaide

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Norton Summit Climb – Cudlee Café loop from Adelaide

04:05

79.3km

1,260m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.77 km

Norton Summit Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

maybe the best climb out of Adelaide, very popular for road cyclists

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31.8 km

Unnamed (No.HA510) Heritage Agreement

Nature Reserve

38.6 km

Cudlee Creek Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautifully ondulating road between Lobethal and Cudlee Creek.

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46.7 km

Cudlee Café

Highlight • Cafe

2297 Gorge Rd, Cudlee Creek SA 5232

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47.0 km

Banks Road, Cudlee Creek

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful, more scenic variation to this strip of Gorge Road with very little traffic.

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51.2 km

Chain of Ponds Scenic Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Great road with beautiful scenery around Chain of Ponds towards Gorge Road with some cool flowy corners.

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52.5 km

Gorge Road and Kangaroo Dam

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This is a spectacular stretch of road from Adelaide into the hills vice versa. The landscape starts very green and on a gentle climb at the bottom and becomes rugged, …

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62.4 km

Gorge Weir

Lake

64.1 km

Black Hill Conservation Park

Highlight • Forest

Black Hill Conservation Park covers 684 hectares of native bushland on the eastern edge of Adelaide, with an extensive network of walking trails that wind through rugged ridges, gullies, and …

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68.1 km

Marble Hill / Montacute Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful road with great views over Adelaide from Marble Hill back towards the city. Just beware of some sharp corners.

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79.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.7 km

19.0 km

13.6 km

1.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

70.0 km

9.28 km

158 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 23 October

22°C

11°C

95 %

Additional weather tips

It’s set to rain on your activity. Pack a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

February 14, 2025,Forest Range - Lobethal - The Gorge - Corkscrew 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️⛰️🌞☕️

Great ride in perfect weather (today confortable 22°C after a heat wave) via Lobethal with 3 coffee stops at start, mid ride and near the end 😋☕️ there was a short dispute if we should return via leg breaking Corkscrew climb but it payed with a sweet descent via Montecute Road 😁👍