Come along to our Official Opening of the
Eudunda to Hampden Rail Trail
11th April 2026
Enjoy a walk or cycle (or run) along our new Rail Trail, enjoy the view.
Gather at the Eudunda Centenary Gardens
for Event Enrolment from 8:00am
Speeches at 9am Sharp
First Riders Depart at 9:15am
Depending on when you get back, we hope you have time to have a quick bite to eat & drink, check out some of the other things around the town (see listing at bottom of the page).
Main Focal Point for the Saturday is:
The Street next to the Eudunda Centenary Gardens, located at Bruce Street (extension), Eudunda
Google Maps Plus Code: R3GM+HH Eudunda, South Australia
Walking & cycling will all leave from here. Sign in and Speeches are also based here,
We hope to do an “Official Group Photo”
We are suggesting that there should be plenty of parking at the Eudunda Silo Car Park (opposite)
along with the streets close by. (more info soon)
This event is a combination of two organisatiions working together, South Australian Recreation Trails Inc (SARTI) and the Eudunda Community, Business and Tourism Committee (ECBAT). Additionally we appreciate the support from our local Regional Council of Goyder for a grant to help run the event at low cost, so that it is accessible to everyone.
We would like to hear from you if you think you would like to come to the opening of the Rail Trail.
So come along and enjoy a day out with others, enjoy the walks or rides all sweetened with some ‘Storytelling’.
Food and Drinks available at the Eudunda Community Market also in the same location (Eudunda Centenial Gardens).
If you don’t want to participate in all the walks there are plenty of things happening in Eudunda to consider coming earlier or staying longer.
See below the web form to let us know you are coming! (you can just ‘roll up’ but if possible please express interest so our local groups can be better preapred to make your visit a good enjoyable one – Thank You!).
Trail Build Funding provided by a grant from the ‘Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts’ and additional funds & works by the ‘Regional Council of Goyder’. Event funded by the Regional Council of Goyder. The Official Opening has been Organised by the Eudunda Community, Business & Tourism (ECBAT)
and South Australian Recreation Trails Inc (SARTI) – Lavender Trail Builders
Items may change, please keep coming back for updates.
Please fill out the form below so that we can get some kind of ideas of the number of people who might attend,
so that we and other local groups can plan, transport and catering for the event.
By entering your details here we hope to keep you better informed & updated of plans, maybe even ask for feedback on some ideas
and hopefully make it a great day for your visit.
THANK YOU!
Eudunda – Info
FOOD
Saturday: You will find food at the Eudunda Bakery, Good Karma Cafe, Foodland, Light Hotel, Saints Clubhouse (after 3:30pm), Eudunda Roadhouse.
FOOD & ACCOMMODATION Information on the Eudunda Tourism website
FIND MORE LISTED ON THE EUDUNDA TOURISM WEBSITE
Kapunda – check the Light Country website for a big listing.
Visit Burra and Goyder have a good listing,
The Barossa Valley have a wealth of accommodation as does the Clare & Gilbert Valley
Did you know that we have a list of accommodation on the Lavender Trail website
If you are an accommodation provider on or close to the Lavender Trails and not yet listed on our website (link above)
Contact us and we can talk about solving that. Our Walkers and Cyclists are always keen to find good accommodation.