Cycling Bordertown to Mundulla SA

Cycling Bordertown to Mundulla - Cuppa Cup Road

Bordertown SA is a great place to ride with a number of bitumen and gravel bikeways around the town. It reminded me a bit of cycling in Mildura. Like Mildura, there are also some quiet, fairly flat bitumen roads in the area which lead to interesting places such as Mundulla.

Bordertown to Mundulla

Pigeon Flat Road had a bike lane for the first four kilometres out of town. As I continued on I came to this fork in the road.

Cycling Bordertown to Mundulla - which way to go?

A vineyard – always a tempting diversion. I checked Google Maps and it appeared to be a flat road and only three kilometres each way. However, I was expecting a headwind on the return journey, so it seemed best to continue for now towards Mundulla. Perhaps I could take this detour on the return journey if I was coping well.

As I approached Mundulla, I noticed this farm entrance.

I had learned earlier in the day at Clayton Farm Heritage Museum that the Wiese family (who had established Clayton Farm) had many descendants still in the area. This farm clearly belonged to one of them.

Mundulla

Before long I had arrived at Mundulla. At ten kilometres, the trip was shorter than I had expected. I took some time to enjoy the sights – the historic pub,

Cycling Bordertown to Mundulla - the historic pub at Mundulla
Blossoms outside the Old Mundulla Hotel
Cycling Bordertown to Mundulla - another view of the pub
Historic Mundalla pub – built in 1884

an old shop,

Cycling Bordertown to Mundulla - an old shop

and the former Council Chamber – used from 1886 to 1904 until the District Chambers were built in Bordertown.

Cycling Bordertown to Mundulla - historic Council Chamber
Historic Council Chamber – litterally one room only!

I enjoyed a leisurely icecream at the General Store opposite the pub before starting on the return journey.

Cycling Bordertown to Mundulla - the General Store
Mundalla General Store
Return to Bordertown

To my surprise, the headwind did not seem to materialize. If anything, it felt like a tailwind, so when I came to THAT fork in the road, I had little hesitation in turning on to Cuppa Cup Road and pedalling out towards the vineyard. I imagined that I would be very popular if I returned to the caravan with a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon!

Penfolds Vineyard near Bordertown

Unfortunately there was no cellar door. I was interested to note, however, that the vines had obviously been there for quite some time.

It was a comfortable and easy ride back to Bordertown with lovely scenery on each side of the road.

Cycling Bordertown to Mundulla - on Cuppa Cup Road

As I cycled through town on my way to the caravan park, I visited the historic railway station

The historic railway station at Bordertown
Former railway station at Bordertown

and passed the old pub.

The pub at Bordertown

I had cycled 29 kilometres and climbed 118 metres.

Cycling Bordertown to Mundulla - map