This is a series of trails in the Itchen Valley that take in a number of the areas churches along the way 

There are 3 main long walks that equal a total of 24 miles. Labelled as “Upper Itchen” (9.3 miles) “Middle Itchen” (8 miles) and “Lower Itchen” (6.8 miles) 

This is the “Lower” loop, and the shortest of the 3. It overlaps at times with the Itchen Way 

There are 13 churches to see in total over the 3 trails, and on this loop you’ll pass 3 of them. St Mary’s Church (Twyford), All Saint’s Church (Compton) and St Cross Church (Winchester)

Starting at the Sellicks Beach Ramp with large coastal cliffs behind your back, the route follows the entire South and Metro Adelaide coast heading North to Largs until the sand stops just prior to the North Haven Marina (and finishing at the playground in the Reserve on Lady Gowrie Drive) keeping to one simple principle - follow the coast and breaking water as closely as you can along the sand or rocks (not on esplanade pathways) except for getting on and off the Marion Coastal Trail and a short 500m detour around the Glenelg Marina.

Route is an out and back with a 2.34 mile accent and 2.34 mile descent that starts at the trailhead on partial pavement. You immediately start climbing on the route right from the trailhead and the pavement turns to trail shortly after .05 of a mile and the accent turns into switchbacks around 1.3 miles for almost half a mile. You eventually reach the lost mine summit as it opens up near the top at 2.34 miles. The other 2.34 back down is the hard part as you try to maintain speed and not fall.