Newenham Linear Park Trail is a shared walk and bike path between Newenham and the Mount Barker town centre.
The Linear Park trail is two-kilometre walk, ride or run from Newenham into the town centre of Mount Barker. The trail provides easy access to the retail and dining heart of the town, as well as the bus interchange which travels into Adelaide.
Sitting alongside the magnificent Western Flat Creek, which flows through the heart of Newenham, the walk and bike trail joins the existing path in Keith Stephenson Park forming a 16-kilometre round trip. From Newenham through Mount Barker and on to the Laratinga Wetlands. The wetlands are of the most successful and diverse wetlands in Australia, and the only one of its kind in South Australia.
The Linear Park trail also takes in the natural environment of Newenham, which includes a range of native vegetation and local birdlife. As well as a bio-diversity corridor, native vegetation, wetlands and a viewing platform, which is perfect for the whole family to explore together.
Newenham’s Linear Park is also part of Adelaide Hills Sculpture Trail featuring ‘Sculptors’ by Lui Yang which was created especially for Newenham. The complete Adelaide Hills Sculpture Trail is made up of 26 contemporary stone sculptures by artists from all over the world. There is also a ‘mini trail’ consisting of seven sculptures in Mount Barker with Newenham being one end of the mini trail.
For more information and all enquiries please visit the Newenham website.
What: Newenham Linear Park Trail
When: Opened January 2020
Where: Newenham, Mount Barker
Who: Everyone
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