Each day is an adventure. We ride. We eat. We drink. We have a laugh.
Then we get up in the morning and do it all over again
Some days are hard, but the campsite is your home away from home - hot showers, massage and the Handle Bar, where you
can put your feet up and enjoy a coldie and good company.
Then the sun dips. The stars come out... and the Mawson Man comes out to play!
Numbers stricly limited to 200 seats.
AND there's plenty of options to fit how long you have...
Full Mawson: Adelaide - Blinman - 15 days : 30 April - 14 May
Mini Mawson 1: Adelaide to Burra - 5 days : 30 April - 4 May
Mini Mawson 2: Burra to Melrose - 6 days : 4 - 9 May
Mini Mawson 3: Melrose to Blinman - 6 days : 9 - 14 May
DAILY ITINERARY
Saturday 30
April
Adelaide to Cudlee Creek 33km
Sunday 1 May
Cudlee Creek to Tanunda 80km
Monday 2
Tanunda to Riverton 78km
Tuesday 3
Riverton to Burra 87km
Wednesday 4
Rest Day Burra
End Mini Mawson One
Start Mini Mawson Two
Thursday 5
Burra to Tooralie Homestead 83km
Friday 6
Tooralie Homestead to Spalding 56km
Saturday 7
Spalding to Laura 75km
Sunday 8
Laura to Melrose 57km
Monday 9
Rest Day Melrose
End Mini Mawson Two
Start Mini Mawson Three
Tuesday 10
Melrose to Quorn 71km
Wednesday 11
Quorn to Hawker 104km
Thursday 12
Hawker to Rawnsley Park 91km
Friday 13
Rawnsley Park to Blinman 93km
Saturday 14
Blinman to Adelaide by coach
WHAT'S THE MAWSON TRAIL
ABOUT?
Jeremy goes on a
quest to find out what the Mawson Trail stands for... read about his
adventures on his blog:
http://jez-mawson.blogspot.com/.
OUTBACK ODYSSEY CHAMPIONS
Want to hear from some riders who have completed the Odyssey?
Nigel Griffiths took part in the 2009 Outback Odyssey. To read about his experience 
CLICK HERE
David Robinson rode the event in 2005, 2007 & 2009 and still can't get enough of the
Mawson Trail. He has written three great articles on this ride. Click on each year to read them.
If you would like to speak with David or some riders directly feel free to contact them on their email addresses listed below:
David: david@bleakumbrella.com
Alison: aedwards@tell.net.au, Alison rode the event in 2007 and it was a life changing experience.
Grantly: grantley.butterfield@fahcsia.gov.au. Grantley is a competition rider from ACT who rode the Mawson Trail during the 2007 Outback Odyssey. He liked the trails around Cudlee Creek so much that he brought his family over, and along with 2 of his Odyssey veteran mates rode the 2008 Dirty Weekend.
Pia: wayne.mahner52@bigpond.com. Pia rode the Odyssey for the first time in 2007 and plans to ride again in 2009. "It was a huge personal challenge and set me off in another cycling direction. I no longer have pleasure in skinny wheels and bitumen!"
A detailed ride guide will be available closer to the event in 2011
Click Here
for more information about the Mawson Trail
See below for other information relevant to the ride
My bike
My gear
My training
My ride
Outback Odyssey - Alison's Story
Outback Odyssey - Kirtsin's Story
Non camping accommodation
For information on on-camping accommodation during the 2011 Outback Odyssey contact individual towns / locations as per below, or contact:
South Australian Tourism Commission
1300 764 227
InformationAndBookings@SouthAustralia.com
www.southaustralia.com/Accommodation.aspx
TANUNDA
Barossa Tourism Information Centre
1300 852 982
(08) 8563 0600
info@barossa.com
www.barossa-region.org
RIVERTON
Riverton Caravan Park, Oxford Terrace, Riverton (Anne & Les)
(08) 8847 2419
gaps@rbe.net.au
BURRA
Burra Visitor Information Centre
2 Market Square, Burra
08 8892 2154
burravisitorcentre@bigpond.com
www.southaustralia.com/ClareValleyAccommodation.aspx
Many accommodation options, but Paxton Cottages are very close to the Outback Odyssey event village
SPALDING & LAURA
Clare Valley Visitor Information Centre
1800 242 131
ask@clarevalley.com.au
Laura Caravan Park (08) 8663 2296 is the heart of the Outback Odyssey
MELROSE
Caravan & Tourist Park, Joes Road, Melrose
08 8666 2060
Also North Star Hotel, Mount Remarkable Hotel and Bluey Blundstone?s Cottages
FLINDERS RANGES
Wadlata Outback Centre - Port Augusta
41 Flinders Terrace, Port Augusta
1800 633 060
wadlata@portaugusta.sa.gov.au
QUORN
Quorn Caravan Park, Silo Road, Quorn (Bronwyn & Gary)
(08) 8648 6206
info@quorncaravanpark.com.au
or Flinders Ranges Visitor Centre - Quorn
Seventh Street, Quorn
(08) 8648 6419
vic@flindersranges.com
HAWKER
Caravan Park, corner Wilpena Road & Chace View Terrace (Pam & John)
(08) 8648 4006
hawkerholidaypark@bigpond.com
or Hawker Visitor Information Centre
Corner Wilpena and Cradock Roads, Hawker
1800 777 880
info@hawkermotors.com.au
RAWNSLEY PARK
(08) 8648 0008
caravanpark@rawnsleypark.com.au
www.rawnsleypark.com.au
Please note there is not any non-camping accommodation available at:
CUDLEE CREEK (nearest towns Lenswood and Lobethal)
TOORALIE HOMESTEAD (nearest town Hallett)
ALPANA STATION (nearest town Blinman)
