Extension of Pioneer Women's Trail

The extension of the Pioneer Women’s Trail completes the missing link between Hahndorf and Verdun and is important in recognising the historical and heritage importance of the trail. The trail honours the early European female settlers who walked through the bush track from Hahndorf to Adelaide to collect fresh produce at a time when most food had to be imported into South Australia.

The location of the Pioneer Women’s Trail (on the southern side of the road) was chosen to better connect to the existing pathway, minimise number of road crossings and to avoid significant impacts to existing utility infrastructure.

The Key features of the Pioneer Women's Trial Extension are:

• replacement and widening of the existing Mount Barker Road bridge over the Onkaparinga River to include space for the Pioneer Women’s Trail;
• extension of the sealed pathway from the Hahndorf township to Silver Road, Verdun; and
• improvements to two bus stops on the south side of Mount Barker Road.

Impacts to vegetation will be minimised by varying the width of the new trail. This will avoid removal of any significant vegetation.