When do the leaves change in Adelaide Hills?

Vineyards and orchards through the Adelaide Hills and Clare Valley turn amber in April and May, cool-climate color set among stone wineries and gum-covered ridgelines.

Autumn foliage at Mount Lofty Botanic Garden
📍 Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, Adelaide Hills· Photo: Chris Abbott / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Known for

  • Mount Lofty Botanic Garden color
  • Hahndorf's heritage trees
  • Clare Valley vineyard gold

Things to do in fall in Adelaide Hills

3 iconic stops, including scenic drives, farms, haunts, and the views locals plan their October around.

Typically March 15May 31

A 97-hectare cool-climate garden on the eastern slopes of Mount Lofty above the Piccadilly Valley, its ash and oak collections turning…

Hahndorf

Historic town

Australia's oldest surviving German settlement, founded in 1839, its Main Street planted with cork elm, oak and chestnut in 1885 on the…

The heart of the Clare Valley wine region, founded by Jesuit priests in 1851 around Sevenhill Cellars, Australia's oldest Jesuit winery…

Frequently asked

What are the best things to do in fall in Adelaide Hills?
The iconic stops: Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, Hahndorf, Sevenhill, Clare Valley. Every one is mapped on this page with its peak-color timing.

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