Park 25
English name: Gladys Elphick Park. Gladys Elphick was a prominent Kaurna elder who was founding president of the Council of Aboriginal Women of South Australia (1964-73),
Kaurna name: Narnungga (meaning "native pine place")
Features:
The SA Cricket Association’s “Karen Rolton Oval”, three-storey pavilion and car park
three other sporting ovals;
Narnungga Urban Forest on the site of a former SA Water depot -corner of Port Rd and James Congdon Drive
Picnic and BBQ facilities near James Congdon Drive
Public art: "Eucalyptus Alive" by Marijana Tadic. Steel with LED lighting (2012) and "Flock Shelter" by James Martin and Steve Hooper (2012) in weathering steel (2013)
A line of historic pepper trees bordering James Congdon Drive
Bounded by: West Terrace, Port Road, James Congdon Drive, and Glover Avenue
Gladys Elphick Park / Narnungga (Park 25)
Trail Guide to Park 25
Take your own self-guided walk at any time with our Trail Guide to Park 25. Start on West Terrace, opposite Hindley Street, and simply click or tap on this image below.
The Trail is about 2 km. Allow 90 minutes.
Take a 90-minute self-guided walk through this Park, using our Trail Guide. Start at West Terrace, opposite Hindley Street (location #1 on the map above) and follow these guide notes: www.adelaide-parklands.asn.au/park-25-tour
Park 25 is bisected by two train lines heading roughly north-west / south-east.
To the east of the train lines, this Park is mainly sports fields. To the west of the train lines, it’s the Narnungga Urban Forest.
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