Department for Environment and Heritage Bushwalking in Flinders Ranges National Park www.environment.sa.gov.au Bushwalking in Flinders Ranges National Park Walks and Hikes Cycling in the park Ancient and dramatic mountain landscapes, peaceful There are three walks and fourteen hikes within the park. Flinders Ranges National Park has fantastic mountain tree-lined gorges, a seasonal wealth of wildlife and Walks are accessible to people of all ages and fitness bike opportunities for visitors. Several roads and the the sense of space unique to the semi-arid zone levels including children. They are well-defined, even Mawson Trail provide access to some of the most combine to make the Flinders Ranges National Park surfaced trails. Hikes require some experience and a stunning scenery in the park. one of South Australia’s best bushwalking destinations. reasonable fitness level, as some sections can be quite steep and uneven. The Mawson Trail is accessible from Wilpena, Flinders Ranges National Park is located 450 kilometres Yanyanna, Trezona and Dedman’s Hut. Information on north of Adelaide in the central Flinders Ranges. Where to start? water availability en route is available at the Wilpena The park comprises approximately 100 000 hectares Visitor Centre. Please carry appropriate equipment and includes the Heysen Range, Brachina and 1. Select a walk or hike from this brochure to suit your including a puncture repair and first aid kit. Bunyeroo gorges and the breathtaking Wilpena ability. Pound. There are a variety of walking trails that allow visitors to explore the park’s major attractions, 2. Be prepared and carry relevant maps, a compass, highlighting the contrasting diversity of plant and whistle, matches and plenty of water (at least 3 litres animal communities unique to this region. of water per person for walks of more than two hours). The mild temperatures from April to October make this 3. Enter your details into the Bushwalkers Register at the period the most comfortable for walking. During the Wilpena bushwalking trailhead if you are planning a summer months, temperatures range from 30°C - 45°C walk of three or more hours. making walking more difficult. No matter what time of Fire restrictions year you are visiting, a careful responsible approach 4. Inform a responsible person of your planned route to bushwalking is essential for your safety. and expected time of return. Searches will only be • Wood fires are not permitted during the fire initiated if staff are informed that walkers are overdue. danger season from 1 November to 15 April. Gas and fuel stoves are permitted except on 5. Study the trailhead sign and familiarise yourself with days of Total Fire Ban when no fires are permitted. the checkpoints and landmarks. • Wood fires are not permitted inside Wilpena 6. Follow the markers, keep to the trail and enjoy! Pound. Gas fires are only permitted at Cooinda camp except on days of total fire ban. The maps in this brochure are a guide only. Please collect further maps, brochures and information on some of the • Outside of fire ban season, wood fires are only walking trails described in this brochure from the Wilpena permitted at designated areas in campgrounds. Visitor Centre. • Please remember that fallen timber plays a valuable role in the natural environment and collection of firewood within the park is not permitted - penalties apply. Yacca Hills Homestead Walk Scared Canyon Walk Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk Wangarra Lookout Hike Red Hill Lookout Hike Yuluna Hike Trezona Hike Drought Busters Hike Arkaroo Rock Hike Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Bridle Gap Hike Aroona to Youngoona Hike Wilkawillina Gorge Hike Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike Hills Homestead Walk St Mary Peak Hike Scared Canyon Walk Malloga Fall Hike Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk The Heysen Trail Hills Homestead Walk Wangarra Lookout Hike Heysen Trail Hills Homestead Walk Wangarra Lookout Hike The Heysen Trail is a long distance walking trail, Follow Wilpena Creek and encounter relics and ScaredFollow Canyon Wilpena Walk Creek through towering River Red Gums, Red Hill Lookout Hike native pines, scented acacias and a seasonal array of which traverses the state’s principal mountain ranges reminders of pioneering life inside Wilpena Pound. Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk Yuluna Hike between Cape Jervis, on the tip of the Fleurieu Signs titled ‘If the walls could talk’, tell the story of wildflowers for spectacular panoramic views of Wilpena Peninsula in the south, to Parachilna Gorge in the Jessie Hill, daughter of the first pioneer family to live in WangarraPound. Lookout‘Ikara’ the Hike Adnyamathanha (Aboriginal) TrezonaHills Homestead Hike Walk Flinders Ranges in the north. This trail passes through the homestead. A shuttle bus is available to shorten name for Wilpena Pound is a natural rock formation Red Hill Lookout Hike Drought Busters Hike some of the most spectacular areas within Flinders the walk. resulting from millions of years of erosion. A shuttle bus is Scared Canyon Walk Ranges National Park. available to shorten the walk. The lower lookout is 300m Arkaroo Rock Hike Access: This walk begins from the bushwalking Yuluna Hike Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk on from Hills Homestead. Continue on another 300m to trailhead at the Wilpena Visitor Centre complex. Trezona Hike Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Many of the walking trails within the park utilise parts Hillsthe Homestead upper lookout. Walk Wangarra Lookout Hike of this long distance trail. Walkers may, however, Sacred Canyon Walk DroughtAccess: Busters This hike Hike begins from the bushwalking trailhead BunyerooRed Hill Lookout - Wilcolo Hike Creeks Hike choose to undertake whole sections of the Heysen Scared Canyon Walk at the Wilpena Visitor Centre complex. Bridle Gap Hike Trail. It is important that walkers purchase the relevant Arkaroo Rock Hike Yuluna Hike A short walk along a gum-lined creek leads to the site Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk 1:50 000 topographic maps before commencing the where ancient Aboriginal rock engravings are found BunyerooTrezona Gorge Hike Hike AroonaTrezona to Hike Youngoona Hike following hikes: Wangarra Lookout Hike in smooth sandstone walls. The images representing Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Wilkawillina Gorge Hike animal tracks, people and waterholes, have been RedDiscover Hill Lookout some Hike of the earliest life forms on earth in the DroughtHills Homestead Busters HikeWalk Wilpena to Yanyanna Hike (Hard) pecked into the sheer rock faces with stone tools. BridleTrezona Gap Hikeformation. This area was heavily grazed when MountArkarooScared Ohlssen CanyonRock Hike Bagge Walk Hike 6 hours one way – 20.5 km one way Yuluna Hike Some images are very weathered and are best the park was a pastoral property. Aroona to Youngoona Hike StBunyerooWilpena Mary Peak Solar Gorge Hike Power Hike Station Walk seen in the soft light of morning or afternoon. Out of TrezonaAccess: Hike This hike begins from Trezona Campground, respect for the Adnyamathanha culture please do Wilkawillina Gorge Hike Malloga Fall Hike Yanyanna to Trezona Hike (Moderate) Drought40 kilometres Busters northHike of Wilpena along the Brachina BunyerooWangarra -Lookout Wilcolo HikeCreeks Hike not touch the engravings. Gorge Road. 3 hours one way – 9.5 km one way Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike HeysenBridleRed Hill Gap TrailLookout Hike Hike Access: This walk begins from the Sacred Canyon car Arkaroo Rock Hike StHills MaryYuluna Homestead Peak Hike Hike Walk Hills Homestead Walk park, located 19 kilometres south-east of Wilpena off Bunyeroo Gorge Hike AroonaYuluna toHike Youngoona Hike Trezona to Aroona Hike (Moderate) the Wilpena - Blinman road. Scared Canyon Walk MallogaScared Canyon Fall Hike Walk WilkawillinaTrezona Hike Gorge Hike 4 hours one way – 13 km one way BunyerooFrom the - Wilcolo historic CreeksAroona Hikehomestead and the restored Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk HeysenWilpenapug andTrailSolar pine Power hut, experienceStation Walk the landscape that Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk Bridle Gap Hike MountDrought Ohlssen Busters Bagge Hike Hike inspired painter Hans Heysen on his visits to the Flinders Wangarra Lookout Hike Wangarra Lookout Hike StArkaroo Mary PeakRock HikeHike Within the Flinders Ranges National Park, the Heysen Discover the largest Solar Power Station in Australia, AroonaRanges. to Youngoona The trail weaves Hike through an impressive enclave in the ABC Range. Red Hill Lookout Hike Trail is closed between 1 November and 31 March which supplies Wilpena with energy. A short walk to Red Hill Lookout Hike MallogaBunyeroo Fall Gorge Hike Hike the lookout will give you a view of the set-up. Wilkawillina Gorge Hike each year and on days of Total Fire Ban. Access: This hike begins from the Aroona car park, Yuluna Hike Yuluna Hike HeysenBunyeroo Trail - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Access: This walk begins from the Solar Station car Mount50 kilometresOhlssen Bagge north of Hike Wilpena. Trezona Hike Trezona Hike park, one kilometre from Wilpena on the main road. St Mary Peak Hike Bridle Gap Hike Drought Busters Hike Drought Busters Hike Drought Busters Hike Malloga Fall Hike Aroona to Youngoona Hike ArkarooDiscover Rock how Hike plants survive water shortages in arid Arkaroo Rock Hike Heysen Trail Wilkawillina Gorge Hike conditions. This short hike features a seasonal array Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Bunyerooof wildflowers. Gorge Hike Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike BunyerooAccess: - WilcoloThis hike Creeks begins fromHike the bushwalking trailhead