Copper Rail Trail
Regional, SA
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About This Trail
The Copper Rail Trail and Shamus Liptrot Rail Trail extend from Port Wakefield to Halbury. The Copper Trail then uses 15km of gravel roads to connect with the Riesling Rail Trail at Leasingham. The Copper Rail Trail is often a bush track and the 15km road section has a steep road section. The trail surface varies from rubble/gravel to formed earth. It is suited to walkers and experienced MTB riders. Make sure you have water and food; there are no facilities between Port Wakefield and Balaklava. The trail runs between flat, open grain fields but, thanks to the efforts of locals who planted indigenous vegetation 30 years ago, the rail reserve now provides visitors with shade as well as more pleasant scenery. Port Wakefield to Bowmans (10 km): This part is flat and has a compacted earth surface with some loose sand. The corridor has some vegetation and the council plans to add more Bowmans to Balaklava (15 km): There are some stretches of compacted earth, but this section is mainly compacted rubble/gravel with
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