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Adelaide to Port Augusta

Driving Time - 4 Hours and 20 Minutes
Distance - 322 kms

Adelaide

Adelaide is a city of great visual harmony and classical elegant style, superbly set beside the River Torrens between the Adelaide Hills and waters of Gulf St Vincent.
The wine and festival capital of Australia, Adelaide is a place to experience the buzz, culture and convenience of a big city without the frustrations. The city centre, surrounded by parklands, is a charming blend of historic buildings, wide streets, groovy shops, street cafés and restaurants. And because Adelaide is known as the 20-minute city, you can experience it all on a series of easy short walks. You'll find a mix of restaurant strips dotted right across the city - Rundle Street East for alfresco dining. The Parade at Norwood for great Italian food. Gouger Street for seafood and Asian fare. And anything goes on O'Connell and Melbourne Streets in North Adelaide. Festivals and events occur with remarkable frequency for a city of Adelaide's size. The Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts is one of the most innovative arts festivals in the world, while the Adelaide Fringe is now the second biggest in the world after Edinburgh.

Adelaide to Gawler is 41 kilometres

Gawler

Gawler is located on the Sturt Highway 45 kms from Adelaide and is one of the first major settlements north of Adelaide and the western gateway to the Barossa Valley. 
It was established in 1839 as a stopping point at the foot of the Mount Lofty Ranges on the Adelaide and Murray River route. The buildings in town reflect this era. The town is a major commercial and agricultural centre situated where the North Para River, flowing from the Barossa Valley, meets the South Para. The pretty town is considered one of South Australia's most historically important towns. A section of the original town has been declared a State Heritage Area to preserve the historic streetscapes. The riverside parks are ideal for picnics and relaxation and the local reservoirs and rivers are suitable for fishing.

Gawler to Clare is 92 kilometres

Clare

Named for the Irish county, the town and valley of Clare were introduced to wine by Jesuit priests who planted the first vines at Sevenhill in 1848. The order still produces table and sacramental wines from the Sevenhill Cellar which is one of more than a score of valley vineyards making premium wines. The Old Clareville Museum reflects the town’s dependence on the noble grape, but also pays due credit to the grain farmers, orchardists, beekeepers and sheep farmers who have also contributed to Clare’s prosperity. In contrast, the Old Police Station Museum traces the regional heritage through a collection of furniture, clothing and other personal paraphernalia. Wolta Wolta, the stately home built by pioneer settler John Hope in 1846 is still in the Irish migrant's family. The homestead was badly damaged in 1983 bushfires, but it has since been restored and is open to the public on Sundays.

Clare to Crystal Brook is 78 kilometres

Crystal Brook

Located 198 km north of Adelaide and 111 metres above sea level, Crystal Brook is a pleasant service centre in the heart of some of South Australia's most productive sheep and wheat country. Arriving at the town from the south the visitor is immediately struck by a sign proudly declaring that this is 'Where the Flinders Begin'. Equally impressive are the grain silos (eternal symbols of Australian wheat country) and two handsome stands of tall trees. But the charm of this sleepy township lies in the main street with its shady peppercorn trees and its feeling that time has stood still.

Crystal Brook to Port Pirie is 29 kilometres

Port Pirie

Port Pirie, South Australia’s first provincial city, is also an important interstate and international seaport. Millions of dollars worth of grain and lead, zinc and silver produced in Broken Hill Associated’s huge smelters cross the wharves each year. Originally known by the Aboriginal name of Tarparrie, the naming rights finally went to the work horse of the state’s sailing fleet, the schooner John Pirie. A replica of the ‘handy and roomy little craft’ is on display in the Port Pirie Corporation office. The only memorial dedicated to the Australian veterans who fought in wars in Korea, Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam is located in Memorial Park. There is a wealth of history locked into the city and its buildings and one of the standout structures is Cairn Brae - built in the early 20th century for the Moyles family, founders of a state soft-drink empire. Falling commodity prices in the first two years of the second millennium, which forced the mining giant Pasminco to the wall, have stunted Port Pirie's production, but the townsfolk are confident that the glory days will return.

Port Pirie to Port Augusta is 92 kilometres

Port Augusta

"Crossroads of Australia" and Gateway to the Flinders Ranges, the outback and Spencer Gulf. Port Augusta is situated on the quiet waterways at the head of the Spencer Gulf, in close proximity to the spectacular Flinders Ranges.

Off to the west and south-west lie a range of hills which once marked the territory of the Nakuma Aboriginal tribe to the north-west are two remarkable flat-topped mounts, peacefully lying underneath the sky's vast blue canopy.

Port Augusta offers all the conveniences and facilities expected from a modern city. Modern shopping facilities are located within a friendly mall atmosphere, a number of historic places of interest can be viewed on a leisurely heritage walk and a variety of recreational facilities can be enjoyed. Port Augusta also makes an ideal base to explore the regions many attractions.

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