28 August 2021
Distance: 29 km
After my foolishness yesterday, I was fortunate to be joined that evening by my husband Andrew for the weekend, and he kindly dropped me off at Kapunda to start my run. He was off to enjoy a ride around the Barossa and we planned to meet later for a well earned trip to the Tanunda Bakery.
Heading south from Kapunda, I was determined to stick to the route as best as my lamentable navigation skills permitted. Signage just south of the town is a bit confusing, but eventually I found Mary McKillop Walk (an unsealed road) and from then on the signs were easily found. After a left turn onto Hankel Road (also unsealed) the route returns to trail, the next landmark being crossing the Swan Reach pipeline.
The trail is pretty flat through this region with a gentle climb over Nain Range. It passes across numerous paddocks which were sown with crops, slowing me down as I didn’t want to trample the crops and I was wary of snakes.
After the fields the trail zig zags and passes through the town of Greenock, with a section of running alongside the main road to Adelaide. Fortunately this was short and after passing through an underpass, it reverted to minor sealed and unsealed roads into the northern side of Tanunda.
Whilst pleasant enough with vines and lots a greenery, I wouldn’t rate this run as visually spectacular compared to other parts of the trail, although I did spot a kangaroo resting amongst the wildflowers at one point.
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