The Riesling TrailPrint Page 
The sculpture commemorates the completion of the Riesling Trail into Auburn.
The Riesling Trail was originally a railway line that travelled between Adelaide and Spalding that was first established in 1860. It’s future was becoming uncertain in the 1980’s and after it received substantial damage during the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfire a decision was made to close the line down. A group of locals believed it could be rejuvenated as a recreation trail and in 1994 it reopened as the Riesling Trail. It was the first conversion of a railway line into a recreation trail for walking and cycling in South Australia.
The Riesling Trail is 33 km’s long. The southern terminus is the restored Auburn railway station building which is now home to Mount Horrocks Wines.
Location
| Address: | Archer Street, , Auburn, 5451 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.022736 Long: 138.688645 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Designer: | Mace Engineering |
| Artist: | Paul Leditschke (Auburn, SA) |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Clare Metal Fabrications |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 19th November, 2019 |
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Plaque :
The Archway
This sculpture depicting the changing
landscape was created by local artist
Paul Leditschke and commissioned to
mark the completion of the Riesling
Trail into Auburn.
The archway was designed by
Mace Engineering and constructed
by Clare Metal Fabrications.
Waterloo Wind Farm, Clare and Gilbert
Valleys Council, Clare District Lions Club
and the Riesling Trail Management
Committee funded this project.
It was opened by Rowan Ramsey,
Federal Member for Grey, and
Geoff Brock SA Independent Member
for Frome, on 19 November, 2019.
