Adelaide Hills Driving Trips
Buckle up and get ready to drive
Select your favourite CD and escape to the Adelaide Hills for an unforgettable driving holiday.
Drive along winding roads, over gentle hills, past neatly planted vineyards, quaint towns and villages.
All are barely 30 minutes drive from Adelaide. Make up your own route or let us do the planning for you. Stop along the way or just put the top down and enjoy the ride.
A feast for your eyes and appetite
Driving from Hahndorf to Birdwood via Woodside and Lobethal is a visual and culinary feast. There’s cheese, wine and beer to sample, chocolates to devour and orchards laden with fruit. Linger over a winery lunch or browse for antiques. Set aside enough time to reminisce about your first car at Birdwood’s National Motor Museum.
Start with a coffee at Mount Lofty Summit and head to the picturesque Chain of Ponds. The roads on this route are stunning. It’s classic Hills’ motoring. Before you head off, enjoy panoramic views of Adelaide from the summit. On your driving trip, admire the region’s gardens, cuddle animals and take in the views over lunch, before arriving at Chain of Ponds.
Weirs, wines and wetlands
The township of Chain of Ponds was demolished in the 1970s to protect water quality in the nearby reservoir. The five-star rated winery and its elegant world class wines were mercifully preserved.
Wetlands, trails and Hills’ history dominate the Mount Barker to Jupiter Creek drive. Teeming with wildlife, Mount Barker’s Laratinga Wetlands is one of Australia’s most successful artificial wetlands.
Precious places
In Echunga, revisit Adelaide Hills’ gold rush days, with a walk along the Heritage Trail to Jupiter Creek Goldmine.
Enjoy the winding roads from the garden village of Stirling, to historic Hahndorf. Take time to visit the magical Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary before indulging in lunch on the deck at the stunning Bridgewater Mill.
A drive through the Adelaide Hills is all about life’s simple pleasures.
Things to do
Here are some great ideas for you to try while you’re in the area.
What's on
There are plenty of events on in the Adelaide Hills. Here are some ideas you might like.
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