Penneshaw to Kingscote (Approx 45mins)

The ferry arrives at Penneshaw, a lovely little town at the eastern end of KI. Penneshaw will only take you approx 10 minutes to ride around. We suggest a ride along the main beach that you see when you dock at Penneshaw. Stay on the main road as close to the water as possible, the road is bitumen and views are sensational at the end away from town and up the hill.

The ride from Penneshaw to Kingscote has several stunning views and travel time is approx 40 minutes. As you ride up the hill departing from Penneshaw there is a pull over camera spot on the left (dirt area not sealed) with stunning views over the town across the water to the mainland. As you ride over the hill and down the winding road on the other side, there is a stunning view over a beach. Unfortunately there is no camera stop spot, so your pillion needs to have their camera at the ready.

Other locations for a stop on the way are:

Pennington Bay

Pennington Bay is located 2 km down a white limestone dirt road with spectacular views of Pennington Bay from a car park. The road at times can be rough and corrugated (refer to Advice & Info Tab # 7 for road advice)

Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill is a stop on the way to Kingscote with a view. When you walk to the top of the hill there are lovely views of the surrounding country side and island and great views over Pelican Lagoon and beyond. The car park is adjacent to the main road. The stairs up to the top are a reasonably hard walk, but the views make up for the hard work and are sensational. The view is over the narrowest part of Kangaroo Island.

American River

Only 10 minutes off the main road by bitumen with a lovely ride into the town down a winding road down the hill with good sea and estuary views. It is a very quiet little town with minimal services, however it has a good camping area (ensure you bring the mozzie repellent)

Kingscote

Kingscote is the main town on Kangaroo Island.  The roads around town are easy to negotiate. A nice little ride with ocean views is along the Esplanade to the sleepy suburb of Brownlow. You can also ride west along the Esplanade to the lookout looking over the jetty. Reeves point is another location of interest, however there is a short distance at the end of the bitumen where the road is gravel.

The main street in Kingscote is one way.  The best parking for bikes is on the right side of the main street; the camber on the left side is quite steep and can be awkward if you have a heavy bike.  Parking near the Ozone Hotel is also a good option. It is easy to park and walk though the main street.

Kingscote to Emu bay (Approx 15 minutes)

This is a nice 15 minute ride on bitumen with some lazy bends and winding roads. Emu Bay is protected from southerly winds and is a beautiful beach for photography. There are no shop facilities available. Toilets and camping is available.

Kingscote to Parndana (Approx 25 min)

This is quite a scenic tour. Good winding roads up the tree lined Kohinoor Hill. Parndana is a quite little town in the centre of the island with a pub, Post Office and basic general store/bakery. Fuel is available but can be limited dependent on times.

Kingscote to Seal Bay (Approx 40 minutes)

This is a 40 minute ride along the South Coast Road and turning off at Kaiwarra for the all bitumen ride to Seal bay.

Kingscote to Vivonne Bay (Approx 40 minutes)

This is a nice ride along the South Coast Road on good bitumen roads to the general store. All roads leading into Vivonne Bay are limestone/gravel from South Coast Road. Fuel is available and campsite is available, however, there is 2 km of limestone road to access to the camp grounds.

Vivonne Bay to Flinders Chase National Park (25 minute)

This is a nice ride with straight and windy sections of road and some lovely tall trees at various sections to ride through.

Kelly Hill Caves

The caves are just off the road on the way to Flinders chase National Park. If you have not seen caves, this is a good stop and great tour and story. It is a short gravel drive to the car park for the caves.

Flinders Chase National Park

The Flinders Chase Headquarters is lovely with good parking and is a great pit stop. The information centre is informative and well worth a stop and visit. The speed limit in the park is 60km and the roads are all bitumen and are excellent with some hilly and winding sections with some great views. Camp grounds are available in the Park. As this is a National Park, various animals and wildlife inhabit the park so take care.

As you roll over the hill to Admirals Arch the view past the lighthouse to the coast is spectacular.

Admirals Arch

Admirals Arch is well worth the five minute walk from the car park to the end of the boardwalk to the Arch. Spectacular views in all weather, fine or rough and rugged. Many seals are located here at Admirals Arch. Don’t forget your rain jacket and camera.

Weirs Cove

A nice little stop to take in the view from where they used to bring the lighthouse supplies up the cliff. The views across the water to Remarkable Rocks from this location are spectacular. The gravel road is approximately 150 meters to the car park, generally in pretty good condition.

Remarkable Rocks

Remarkable Rocks is an absolute spectacular scenery location. A great ride along the cliffs, with a great lookout half way down the road. Again only a five minute walk onto the rock for some spectacular scenery and rock formations formed over millions of years.

Admirals Arch and Remarkable Rocks are the two scenic locations why you come to Kangaroo Island and the views should not be missed.

Flinders Chase National Park to Parndana (Approx 30 minutes)

The West End Highway is an excellent bitumen road with long sweeping bends. As this road is at the extreme west end of the island, due care at certain times is needed due to wildlife. Turning right into the Playford Highway for the run to Parndana is a fairly straight section of road but enjoyable.

Stokes Bay (Approx 15 minutes from Playford Highway)

This is a fabulous road and one of the most recent bitumen roads on KI. The road is fairly straight for the first 14 km and then several windy bends and then a straight run with a great view down to Stokes. Take care on the bends as they are deceivingly sharp and quite often may have light gravel on the corners. When you arrive in the car park at Stokes it is worth a five minute walk through the rock caves on the right to the beach. There is a café and camp site located at Stokes Bay, toilets but no showers.