This self drive loop is approximately an 80km round trip. Leaving Orroroo, head toward Carrieton either via the bitumen direct to Carrieton or turn onto the Johnburgh Road via Bendleby Ranges (map available from the Visitors Information Centre. Follow the roadside green and white tourist signs for an adventure through Oladdie Hills, pastoral country, historic…
Step back in time as you wander around Orroroo’s picturesque Main Street and township, noting buildings and businesses dating back to the 1800’s. This trail gives you the opportunity to step back in time and perhaps locate some of the towns many Geocaches, and hopefully spot a magpie or two. Map guides available from the…
This structure was erected in 1882, prior to the opening of the railway line to Carrieton in that year. The bridge was built to cross the Pekina Creek. It is a rare example of bridge engineering in the late 1800’s and tributes Orroroo’s significant railway history.
Two Poems were carved in the rockface by a local boy D McDonald in a secluded gully. The latter of these poems, carved in 1901, was a sentimental expression of farewell to the district. The author was departing for America, where he hoped to exploit his invention of a chainless pushbike. It was the father…
These carvings have been estimated as being 7,000 years old. The meaning is somewhat obscure; one theory is that they represent the fertile areas of food – the larger the circle, the more plentiful the food they are also thought to have included amongst them, directional signs setting out instructions for others.
The Pekina Creek runs adjacent to the Orroroo Township and is a beautiful setting amongst a large variety of trees, including a giant redgum, and other native plants, interspersed with exotic plants carried down from earlier settlements along its banks. Permanent springs ensure constant waterholes, with running water in places throughout the year. The banks…
This line is where the pastoral and farming lands meet. Mapped in 1865 by the Surveyor General—George Woodroffe Goyder. Take the opportunity to observe the difference in vegetation. In the Morchard Hills, 5kms from Orroroo towards Wilmington, you will find a parking bay that is home to a monument dedicated to Goyder’s Line and GW…
The kids will love this one. Magnetic Hill is a well-known tourist attraction famous for its ability to make vehicles seemingly roll uphill. There are many differing opinions on this phenomenon, one being that is simply an optical illusion. Leave your car in neutral at the bottom of the hill and watch as it rolls…