This trail is only suitable for walking as there are stiles at the road crossings, although these have been eased considerably. It can be ridden on an MTB if you are prepared for some significant lifting with a friend. The trail is generally flat but can feature hidden animal burrows and sections of thick vegetation.

More than 300 species of native plants grow on the reserve; 67 of these are of particular conservation significance. The reserve also attracts native mammals, reptiles and birds.

Local volunteers have established a self-guided walk with features numbered from the Sandergrove end. There are brochures and engraved maps at access points on the trail. Distance markers have also been installed with measurements in both directions.

The trail can be split into two main sections:

• Sandergrove to Nurragi features pink gums and Mallee vegetation in its 7 km of heavier soils
• Nurragi to Milang has the remains of the Nurragi Siding and a memorial to the person who chaired the Friends of Nurragi for 20 years

Sandergrove to Nurragi (7.2 km)

• You can reach the Sandergrove end of the trail via Goolwa Rd and Tucker Rd, which you follow to the end, past the railway line.
• Here there was a school to the south west until the 1950s
• To the west, the SteamRanger heritage trains run to Victor Harbor
• Around Dry Plains Rd, the area can be inundated when the rains finally come
• Sandy soils here favour pink gums
• Before Nurragi Rd, the former siding is on your left

Nurragi to Milang (5.4 km)

• After crossing the stiles on both sides of Nurragi Rd, there is a picnic area and another place to pick up a brochure
• There is a memorial to local naturalist John Eckert, who chaired the Friends group for 20 years.
• You will see mallee trees like bottle brush and dryland tea-tree, native pine and correa
• The railway crossing of Finniss-Milang Rd was acute, so the trail resumes diagonally opposite. Watch for traffic and avoid the private property on the right
• Sections of the track are overgrown and sandy.
• From Weeroona Rd, where the trail crosses beyond the cemetery, is a section that was included in the reserve in 2001. Closer to Milang, this land was subject to grazing until more recently and not direct-seeded until 2008.
• The trail ends at McDonald Rd, not far from the Milang Railway Museum. Try to time your visit for when it is open (see FURTHER INFORMATION below)
• Milang is the only place with facilities, including BBQs and a foreshore caravan park.