Bikepacking The Mawson Trail

South Australia is a special place to me. I was born there and lived there for 21 years. I had never been to the Flinders Ranges in this time. This is my second bike packing trip and the longest at around 900km and one of the prettiest. Only 98 to go. The Mawson Trail is a bike packing route predominantly on gravel and farm tracks from Blinman North to Adelaide's River Torrens/ Karrawirra Parri Gorge .Over 17 days in hot, cold, wet and muddy conditions. I'm riding a fully loaded Salsa Fargo as having Coeliac Disease I need to carry all food for at least 7 days at a time until the next big town.
The first song is Before the Rain by A Taylor taken off Musicbed
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[@SimonFuto]

Did the Mawson in 2020. One of the best things I've ever done in my life. Thanks for bringing the memories back.

[@paddlebikehiker]

Thanks its a bit of a memoir for me too

[@andrewharris1837]

Thanks for sharing,that looks a tough terrain to cycle but fun.nice one😊

[@paddlebikehiker]

Thanks for watching!

[@johndebes1060]

The photography is the best Ive seen of the Mawson. Great job! Thanks for the time and effort you put into it.

[@paddlebikehiker]

Cheers I had trouble with the drone at first but got it working right by the time I hit Clare

[@joseluislitre6050]

What a great adventure! Thank you so much for your inspiring footage and taking the time to do the video editing and compiling your drone footage. Very well done. I’m now hooked to start planning this journey early autumn 2023.

[@paddlebikehiker]

Thanks so much!

[@MrRamkulov]

Thanks for making this beautiful video

[@paddlebikehiker]

Thanks for watching

[@glennpettersson9002]

Great journey, thanks for sharing 👍

[@paddlebikehiker]

cheers thanks for watching

[@davidskeen4000]

Excellent !

[@Bikepacking]

Sweet setup

[@johndelaney2957]

Excellent ride stunning views and country side.

[@paddlebikehiker]

thanks for watching, just the right time of the year to get the best of South Australia

[@mbiraside]

Looks like a great trail, well, except for the mud, lol. Great videography. Beautiful looking area. We got 30cm of snow a few days ago here in the west kootenays of bc canada, and are down to one local ride. -1c on the ride yesterday.

[@paddlebikehiker]

Thanks mate one day I'll like to fly into Vancouver and ride to Jasper then to Banff and start the GDMBR over your summer. This area is usual dry desert but unusual rains in the year have produced the greenery you see, no snow though.

[@jojoanggono3229]

Gorgeous place for cycling. I reckon your Rohlof setup is spot on for this terrain.

[@paddlebikehiker]

Only problem is with mud the chain comes off and the back wheel needs to come off to get it back on otherwise no derailer problems

[@peterbowey2790]

Great photography and content :)

[@paddlebikehiker]

thank you for your comments

[@CalvinPuah]

EPIC!

[@paddlebikehiker]

cheers mate

[@206898195311]

Nicely recorded journey. Thanks for sharing. Can i ask what tome of year you went and if you done it again, who you go at the same time of year? Thanks

[@paddlebikehiker]

I went in early October but it was a very wet year so I had generally good weather but I reckon normally September when the farms are green. I was on the Yorke Peninsula same time and everything was brown. September gives you some sunshine instead of during winter

[@ianjolley7457]

A really good video. I have done out and back sections of the trail but never the whole trip. I plan to do the lot as you did next month. Did you have any puncture problems as I did with 3 cornered jacks, (calthrops}? and did you run tubeless or tubes? Cheers.

[@paddlebikehiker]

Ian I hope you have as much fun as I did. I asked cyclist coming my way whether there was issues I had none likely because it was all still green. I had no tyre issues running 2.6 inch tubeless but my brakes got hammered, now getting new pads.

[@crossroads4762]

Was this September/October 2022? You were unlucky with the rain. Beautifully filmed, I'm thinking that drone footage is a must for anyone who wants to capture these memories.

[@paddlebikehiker]

It started October 22 and was a wet year while there's mud it also brings out the greenery of the Flinders Ranges which makes them magical. A drone helps give you the scenery but not necessary as you remember what you see and that's from an on bike situation so a Go pro is good and if I had two I would hav done on the helmet so when you turn your head to see the vision captures what you see while one on the bike just gives you straight in front. But how many cameras should I carry when I'm trying to reduce down to an iPhone and drone. cheers

[@andrewharris1837]

Sharp editing although music bit dull.bit of AC/DC would have topped it off😅

[@davestegers]

Great vid - what maxxis did you run for this trip?

[@paddlebikehiker]

29 x 2.6 inch I think Reckon Black
I’ve changed them to a 2.35 specialised to go narrower and lighter as I’m struggling with the weight of the bike to travel on planes under the weight limit including bags

[@shinhochulp]

Nice video. What’s the first song in the video? Thanks.

[@paddlebikehiker]

Thanks, the first song is Before the Rain by A Taylor taken off Musicbed

[@taipowerbuilding1641]

How much you reckon it costs for the trip? Did you stay at motels or was it just the tent?

[@paddlebikehiker]

16 nights tent for 7 nights, hut for 3 free, motel or bnb for 5 as it was wet $819

[@taipowerbuilding1641]

@@paddlebikehiker thanks mate, looked like a great trip

[@jonathongoodwin]

What song is that?

[@paddlebikehiker]

the first song is Before the Rain by A Taylor taken off Musicbed

[@Iswhatitisssss]

Are motorcycles aloud on this trail ?

[@paddlebikehiker]

For some parts your on private property or national park or forest but alternate routes could be worked out. There were about 100 gates to go through

[@rockotter666]

no