Parnkalla Rail Trail (Port Lincoln to Coffin Bay)

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About This Trail

The Port Lincoln to Coffin Bay Rail Trail would travel through varying scenery, from coastal bushland to inland water catchment areas and then finally along the edge of large rolling sand dunes. The trail would commence near the southern boundary of Port Lincoln city and follow the Investigator Trail along the old tramway alignment along the Proper Bay coastline for 4 km. This section of the trail would follow the tram line as it crosses Lincoln Conservation Park and then Uley Basin, a natural freshwater catchment and storage area which currently provides the majority of water used across Eyre Peninsula. The basin is currently depleted and alternative water supply, in the form of desalinated water, is being investigated. In the interim SA Water is closely monitoring the performance of Uley Basin and access to the tram line within the basin is prohibited. The future of the rail trail depends on the establishment of an alternative water supply and the recovery of the natural Uley Basin water level and quality. The tram line ends at the edge of the Almonta sand dunes, where the lime sand was mined and loaded. The trail would then pass along tracks and gravel roads on private land before linking with public roads within Coffin Bay.