# Barossa Trail > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Barossa_Trail > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Barossa_Trail.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barossa_Trail > Source revision: 1345940163 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Trail in the Barossa Valley, South Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox hiking trail | name = Barossa Trail | mapframe = yes | photo = | photo_alt = | caption = | title = | established ={{start date|2014|5|22|df=y}} | length = {{convert|40|km}} | location = [Barossa Valley](/source/Barossa_Valley), [Australia](/source/Australia) | designation = | trailheads = * [Kalbeeba](/source/Kalbeeba) {{coords| -34.60322 |138.79526 |display=inline,title |type:landmark}} * [Tanunda](/source/Tanunda%2C_South_Australia) {{coords| -34.52853 |138.95304 |display=inline |type:landmark}} *[Tanunda](/source/Tanunda%2C_South_Australia) {{coord|-34.50821 |138.98011 |display=inline |name=Barossa Trail |type:landmark}} *[Nuriootpa](/source/Nuriootpa%2C_South_Australia) {{coord|-34.47996|138.99690 |display=inline |name=Barossa Trail |type:landmark}} *[Angaston](/source/Angaston%2C_South_Australia) {{coord|-34.50253|139.04545|display=inline |name=Barossa Trail |type:landmark}} | use = Cycling, Hiking | elev_gain_and_loss = | elev_change = | highest = | lowest = | grade = | difficulty = | waymark = | sights = | hazards = | surface = sealed | ROW = | website =https://www.barossa.com/the-barossa-trail }} The '''Barossa Trail''' is a {{convert|40|km}} cycling and walking path through the [Barossa Valley](/source/Barossa_Valley) in [South Australia](/source/South_Australia), opened in May 2014.{{cite news |url=https://www.barossaherald.com.au/story/2302791/jack-bobridge-track-open/ |title=Jack Bobridge track open |date=23 May 2014 |newspaper=[Barossa and Light Herald](/source/Barossa_and_Light_Herald) |accessdate=7 July 2019}} Much of the Barossa Trail follows the [Barossa Valley railway line](/source/Barossa_Valley_railway_line), but is not a [rail trail](/source/rail_trail) as part of the railway was still operating at the time it was built.{{cite web |url=http://www.barossa.com/visit/attractions/experiences/cycling-tours-and-trails/jack-bobridge-track |title=Jack Bobridge Track |publisher=Tourism Barossa |accessdate=27 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925200223/http://www.barossa.com/visit/attractions/experiences/cycling-tours-and-trails/jack-bobridge-track |archivedate=25 September 2015 }} As it is not on the railway formation, it has more undulations than a true rail trail would have. The part near [Rowland Flat](/source/Rowland_Flat%2C_South_Australia) is away from both the railway and main road. It has much sharper corners than would be expected on a rail trail.{{cite web |url=http://www.raa.com.au/travel/blog/390 |title=Cycling the Jack Bobridge Track and Barossa Trail |author=John Pedler |publisher=[Royal Automobile Association](/source/Royal_Automobile_Association) |date=13 November 2014 |accessdate=27 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925203001/http://www.raa.com.au/travel/blog/390 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |url-status=dead }} Until 2019 the 27km between [Gawler](/source/Gawler%2C_South_Australia) and [Tanunda](/source/Tanunda%2C_South_Australia) was named the '''[Jack Bobridge](/source/Jack_Bobridge) Track''', after a cyclist who grew up in the area. Following Bobridge's imprisonment that year for dealing [recreational drugs](/source/recreational_drugs),{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-06/jack-bobridge-bike-track-faces-renaming-following-jail-sentence/11285240 |accessdate=7 July 2019 |title=Jack Bobridge Track likely to be renamed following cyclist's jail sentence for drug dealing |date=6 July 2019 |work=[ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(Australia))}} the [Barossa Council](/source/Barossa_Council) extended the name of the rest of the route to that section.{{cite web|url=https://www.barossa.sa.gov.au/Media/Default/Council/Council%20Meetings/Council%20Minutes/Minutes%20-%20Council%20meeting%20-%2016%20July%202019.pdf|title=Minutes of the meeting of the Barossa Council held on Tuesday 16 July 2019 commencing at 9.00am in the Council Chambers, 43-51 Tanunda Road, Nuriootpa|publisher=The Barossa Council|pages=7-8|accessdate=25 July 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/barossa-council-strips-jailed-cyclist-jack-bobridges-name-from-bikeway-between-gawler-and-tanunda/news-story/8a383fd396cfb986fb0aa24f9fa86491 |title=Barossa Council strips jailed cyclist Jack Bobridge’s name from bikeway between Gawler and Tanunda |newspaper=[The Advertiser](/source/The_Advertiser_(Adelaide)) Messenger Community News |first=Colin |last=James |date=18 July 2019 |accessdate=27 July 2019}} ==Route description== The Barossa Trail begins adjacent to the railway line at Ann Milroy Lane in [Kalbeeba](/source/Kalbeeba) on the eastern outskirts of [Gawler](/source/Gawler). It follows the railway line through [Sandy Creek](/source/Sandy_Creek%2C_South_Australia), then crosses the railway using a short section of Cockatoo Lane. The track resumes adjacent to the [Barossa Valley Way](/source/Barossa_Valley_Way) through gum trees, then over a hill and descends into [Lyndoch](/source/Lyndoch). From Lyndoch, the track follows the Barossa Valley Way, then next to the railway line to [Rowland Flat](/source/Rowland_Flat). From Rowland Flat, the track is away from the road and railway, through vineyards and bushland near the [North Para River](/source/North_Para_River) and the [Jacob's Creek](/source/Jacobs_Creek_(Australia)) visitor centre. This section has short steep sections and sharper corners, but rewarding scenery. From St Hallett Road to Tanunda, the track is again adjacent to the Barossa Valley Way. The track continues from Tanunda to [Nuriootpa](/source/Nuriootpa%2C_South_Australia) then [Angaston](/source/Angaston%2C_South_Australia). This section was already known as the Barossa Trail prior to the decision to change the rest of the trail's name to match in 2019. The section between Nuriootpa and Angaston is on the former railway alignment, so has railway grades.{{cite web |url=http://www.barossa.com/visit/attractions/experiences/cycling-tours-and-trails/angaston-to-nuriootpa-track |title=Angaston to Nuriootpa Track |publisher=Tourism Barossa |accessdate=27 September 2015}} The section from Tanunda to [Nuriootpa](/source/Nuriootpa%2C_South_Australia) is mostly flat. From Nuriootpa, The Barossa Trail follows the former railway alignment through vineyards and past the [Adbri](/source/Adbri) factory. It provides views across the valley from the eastern side, then passes through a cutting for the final descent to [Angaston](/source/Angaston%2C_South_Australia). ==References== {{reflist}} Category:Cycling in South Australia Category:Cycleways in South Australia Category:Barossa Valley {{trail-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Barossa Trail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barossa_Trail) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barossa_Trail?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.