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Description
Most of the South Australian population reside in the fertile coastal areas and in the valley of the Murray River.
The city of
Adelaide was built by early colonists using
sandstone that has created a dignified and calm appeal. The city was also formerly renowned for its churches and is often playful termed "Mary McKillop country" by other aussies. These days the churches are outnumbered by pubs and nightclubs. The city is surrounded by green parkland and the metro area is bounded by the hills of the Mt Lofty Ranges and the waters of the Gulf St Vincent.
Rundle Street is the trendy restaurant, pub and cafe strip in the heart of the city and trams connect passengers to the popular beach cafes at
Glenelg.
Kangaroo Island is just a day trip away and is a very popular nature reserve.
The Barossa Valley is one of the greatest wine-producing areas in
Australia with over 50 wineries, most of which encourage casual visits for tasting and cellar sales. The least scenic time to visit is between July and October because the vines are heavily pruned during the winter months. Harvesting is from March - May.
| All travellers need to be aware that there is a zone across NSW, Victoria and SA called the "Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone". The Fruit Fly Exclusion zone means it is illegal to take ANY fresh fruit - including tomatoes, capsicum and avocadoes into any area within the zone. Random roadblocks operate within the zone and $200 minimum on the spot fines apply.
For more detailed information ring the TriState Fruit Fly freecall number 1800 084 881 (b/h).
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Adelaide and Hills Weather & Climate
Closest Weather Station
Adelaide at 15:00 22 Nov CDT
Distance from Adelaide 2.06km E
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 20.0°C |
15.8°C |
56% |
11.1°C |
1015.6hPa |
0.0mm |
W |
24km/h
13knots |
33km/h
18knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Adelaide (Kent Town)
Distance from Adelaide 2.06km E
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
28.9 | 29.3 | 26.2 | 22.5 |
18.9 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 16.6 |
18.9 | 21.7 | 24.8 | 26.9 |
| Mean Min. °C |
17.0 | 17.1 | 15.1 | 12.3 |
10.1 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.2 |
9.6 | 11.4 | 13.8 | 15.5 |
| Mean Rain mm |
20.6 | 13.2 | 25.5 | 39.4 |
59.8 | 82.0 | 75.2 | 67.9 |
62.9 | 47.0 | 32.1 | 27.6 |
Adelaide and Hills Treks
Chowilla Old Coach Road
From forests of large River Red Gums to dense lignum scrublands of the backwaters and billabongs, the Old Coach Road offers everything that you would expect from an outback trip.
Dares Hill Tourist Drive
From Ancient Aboriginal Rock engravings and painting, Historic old Ruins from bygone years through to the Worlds Greatest Merino Sheep Stud, from rich cropping pastures through to saltbush covered plains, Dares Hill Circuit offers the traveller a contrasting trip in such a short Distance.
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Fleurieu
This trek covers the eastern, southern and western coastal regions of the peninsula and offers a variety of contrasts of wild beaches, excellent coastal scenery, great family seaside towns, rolling pastoral land and a taste of a popular wine region.
Morgan Historic Walk
There are many times when making the most of many scenic or historic places, the best way to see them is to venture out on foot. This short, but informative walk will show you many of the historic places and buildings in one of the Riverland’s best kept secrets – Morgan.
Ngarkat CP - Baan Hill
This trek starts at the town of Keith and journeys north through the magnificent Ngarkat Conservation Park and finishing at Lameroo. It provides an insight into the diverse flora of the Mallee Scrub and provides the traveller with medium 4WD challenges.
Robe Beach Run
From Robe in south east SA to Beachport this trek heads south along a wild windswept beach. Challenging beach driving - 4WD essential.
Wentworth to Renmark via Old Coach Road
Follow the old stock route that was once used by the ‘Overlanders’ who brought the very first stock to Adelaide overland from New South Wales. Rich with Aboriginal and European history, this trek will take you back in time to some rather turbulent years.
Yorke
The highlight of this trek is the Innes National Park offering great coastal scenery, excellent fishing and surfing, and beautiful protected bays.
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Related Pages
South Australia
South Australia is the 5th largest state in Australia with a population of 1.4 million. Covering an area of 983,000 sq km the entire state is located within the temperate zone. The city of Adelaide is a coastal capital on the Gulf of St Vincent and is 9.5 hours ahead of GMT.
Recommended Reading
Greater Adelaide
A suburban map for the Greater Adelaide area. It features all major and secondary roads and shows the national, state and metropolitan route numbers as well as present and future freeways.
Adelaide A4 City Map
This is a double sided celogalazed A4 map showing all the major roads in and around Adelaide. One side showing the Adelaide throughroads and the other of the CBD. Also features places of interest, railway stations and accomodation.
Adelaide
This double-sided road map features a comprehensive and fully indexed map of Adelaide and suburbs on one side, with the other side showing maps of the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale Region, Kangaroo Island and the Adelaide Region. This easy to read map features information on accommodation, wineries, places of interest as well as other general information.
Natmap Digital Maps 2008
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is the next generation of Geoscience Australia's popular NATMAP Raster 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps.
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.
SI5409 Adelaide Special
This 1:250K topographic paper map covers an area about 150km from east to west and 110km from north to south (1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude). The map contains natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries.
Australia Aus Tour DVD
A must have for the long distance explorer. Here, Memory-Map teams up with Hema to bring you their acclaimed 4WD and regional maps together with 13 interactive Map Guides.The Map-Guides provide great information on each region, bushwalking, campsites and 4x4 tracks with text and photos.
Adelaide & Region Handy Map
Hema’s major city maps clearly highlight all freeways and major and minor roads. A complete overview of the city is provided by a fully-indexed suburban road map which includes an inset of the CBD. A regional map complements the street maps by showing all the through roads and regional centres in the surrounding area.
Melbourne to Adelaide City Map
This map highlights three (3) major routes between the Adelaide and Melbourne, as well as numerous alternate connecting highways and City throughroads.
