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The Trails
Mt Remarkable Bartagunyah Mawson Trail Secret Trails Rides Programme
There are approximately 25km of single track around Melrose but many more in the districts of Jamestown, Laura, Wirrabarra and Wilmington. some of the tracks are built on private land but are freely available to the public. Nick Bowman and a Greencorp crew were the first to build the single track over the boiling hot summer of 2005. Loops such as Greener Pastures and Hellrose have become famous for their extreme amounts of fun and frivolity. Since then the crew at Over The Edge have marked out another 20km and a few have tasted the flavour of these trails like EDGE LOOP , the Big Rhua and Dodging Bullets. The beauty of Melrose is that most of the tracks are accessible from your accommodation whether staying at the pub, cabins, or camping in Melrose or at the Showgrounds. No effort is required to pack up the car each time you want to go for a ride leaving much more time for riding and enjoying the bush. Some testimonials are out there. Check out this link to the Adelaide Mountain Bike Club website for some inside info from visiting riders.
Over The Edge Sports build trails that take people on bikes and foot into some truly special parts of this planet. We build trails that are spectacular and fun, and we build them to last. This is because our trail design incorporates a passionate love for nature, dirt, tranquility and adrenalin.
We are talking more intimate than simply hugging trees - it is about the sulphurous grinding of scree quartzite under your feet and tyres, the coughing of the wattlebird, the giant earthworms on the southern slopes, the cool shade of the massive red gums, and a refreshing dip in a spring-filled hidden oasis, and so much more... (Note: this might sound a little 'earthy' on the net but if you have been here you will know what we are talking about, and if you haven't, then come along and see for yourselves).
These trails are the result of collaboration between the Office for Recreation and Sport, Bicycle SA, Southern Flinders Ranges Development Board and Greening Australia. The goodwill of Don & Margaret McCallum, and Rob and Christine Smart and their family cannot be understated. Without their hospitality these trails would not exist.
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