The Mid North region of South Australia takes in the Clare Valley, the central wheatbelt, the eastern section of South Australia’s Copper Belt and the Southern Flinders Ranges. With the exception of Burra’s copper mining heritage and the region’s two major wine regions – the Barossa and Clare Valleys – the points of interest in this area are not well known and in the main are less obvious. But for those willing to take to the intricate network of back roads that criss-cross the region, there are some wonderful villages, ruins and abandoned settlements with long-forgotten stories to tell, just waiting to be discovered and enjoyed.
