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Adam Linday Gordon Lookout – Blue Lake loop from Mount Gambier

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South Australia

Adam Linday Gordon Lookout – Blue Lake loop from Mount Gambier

Moderate

5.0

(1)

22

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Adam Linday Gordon Lookout – Blue Lake loop from Mount Gambier

03:08

10.9km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

1.72 km

Adam Linday Gordon Lookout

Highlight • Lake

This lookout to the lake is named after Adam Lindsay Gordon who performed "Gordon's Leap" in 1864, jumping his horse onto the crater rim and back down. A sign by the parking lot tells you about his history.

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4.34 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

3

4.86 km

Blue Lake

Highlight • Lake

The lake formed from an ancient volcanic maar (a crater caused by an eruption that is initiated by contact with surface water). The color is really, spectacularly, strikingly blue.

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4

7.25 km

View of Valley Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

5

8.79 km

Centenary Tower, Mount Gambier

Highlight • Monument

This tower was erected on the summit of Mount Gambier to commemorate the sighting and naming of the mountain by Lieutenant James Grant from the brig The Lady Nelson on …

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9.31 km

Lions Lookout

Viewpoint

B

10.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.14 km

4.15 km

550 m

105 m

Surfaces

6.23 km

3.63 km

550 m

513 m

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