Finding the Bike Trail Heads in Willunga and Aldinga
The newly created bike trails from Willunga to Aldinga, and from Aldinga to Seaford (joining up with the Coast to Vines Trail), make it possible to ride a loop around the McLaren Vale region almost entirely on bike trails. The bike trails are not quite contiguous, however, so here are some tips to ensure you don’t miss the connections.
Bike Trails connecting Aldinga, Willunga and McLaren Vale
The Bike Trails (marked in black) allow cyclists to avoid the Main Roads (marked in brown). It is possible to ride from Port Willunga to Aldinga Boat Ramp on a bike trail shared with pedestrians, and from Aldinga Bike Ramp, it is possible to ride further south along the beach itself.
The Aldinga -Willunga Bike Trail Head is at Flour Mill Rd, adjacent to the South Rd / Port Rd Traffic LightsSection Heading
If you are starting in Aldinga and want to ride to Willunga, cross South Rd at the traffic lights (between Aldi and On the Run petrol station), and you will join the bike track immediately in front of you on Flour Mill Rd
Finding the Aldinga to Seaford bike Trail
Turning right at the little Aldinga roundabout onto Old Coach Rd – keeping Aldinga Hotel on your left, and the Aldinga Bottle Shop /Drive-in on your right.
After 50m turn right onto Old Main South Rd – keeping The Little Rickshaw / Goodness Coffee on your left. Continue straight down Old Main South Rd and after ~ 500m - at the end of this road - you will join the Aldinga to Seaford Bike Trail.
Aldinga to Seaford Bike Track
Once you join the Aldinga to Seaford Bike Track, you will ride parallel to (but completely separate from) South Road. The track terminates at a T junction with the Coast to Vines Trail, at which point you can turn right to head into McLaren Vale, or left to head north to Seaford and beyond.
Navigating to Pt Willunga Beach
From the little Aldinga roundabout, ride straight ahead (keeping the Aldinga Hotel on your right). After ~500m, Port Rd branches off at an angle on your right (just before the school's pedestrian lights). Turning right onto Port Rd here you will ride along a tree lined road (see picture) that becomes the Esplanade after ~ 1km.
The Pt Willunga Esplanade
The Esplanade shared trail (walkers and bikes) runs from The Star of Greece Restaurant to the Aldinga Beach boat ramp (where Pearl Restaurant is located beside the boat ramp). Beyond the Aldinga boat ramp, the road is narrow and is not recommended for bikes, however you can ride along the beach itself.
There is no coastal bike track heading north from The Star of Greece (it is sandhills). If you want to head north, we recommend you ride back down Port Rd to get onto the Aldinga - Seaford bike track (see above).
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