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Roadtripping the mawson trail


The Mawson Trail is a long-distance cycling trail in South Australia starting just east of Adelaide in the Adelaide Hills and extending almost 900 kilometres (560 mi) to Blinman in the Flinders Ranges. It is suitable for mountain bikes.

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The Mawson Trail traverses remote areas of the Mount Lofty and Flinders Ranges, mostly away from bitumen roads, and often off-road on tracks and unmade road or forest reserves. It also passes through a number of country towns. It starts at the upstream end of the Torrens Linear Park on Gorge Road, leading in to the Adelaide Hills.

BikeSA hosts a guided two-week tour of the entire length every second year.

The trail is named after explorer Douglas Mawson.

Bicycle touring flinders rangers mawson trail


Route

The route is generally described south-to-north, although it can be ridden in either direction. Signage along the route is provided for both directions.

The towns passed through are:

  • Adelaide (outskirts)
  • Lobethal, a large town with the Lobethal Bierhaus brewery.
  • Birdwood, home of the National Motor Museum.
  • Tanunda, a large town with the Barossa Valley Brewing brewery.
  • Nuriootpa, main commercial centre of the Barossa valley
  • Kapunda, with cafes, supermarkets and pubs.
  • Riverton
  • Auburn, with pubs, cafes, and a brewery.
  • Clare, a large town with a large supermarket, bike shop, cafes, and many wineries nearby.
  • Burra, a large historical town with several pubs, supermarkets and cafes.
  • Hallett, with a service station/general store and a pub.
  • Spalding, with a general store and pub with barbed wire museum.
  • (Near Jamestown)
  • Laura, with a supermarket and cafes.
  • Melrose, with a bike shop cafe, two pubs, and several cafes.
  • Wilmington, with a pub, general store and cafe.
  • Quorn, a large historical town with four pubs and several cafes.
  • Cradock, a tiny hamlet with a pub.
  • Hawker, a small town with a roadhouse/general store and a cafe.
  • Rawnsley Park Station, a caravan park with pub and general store.
  • Wilpena, a very large caravan and campsite with pub, general store and information office.
  • Blinman, a small tourist village with pub and mine tours.

    • References

    Mawson Trail Wikipedia
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