Bushwalking in Flinders Ranges National Park

1 Department of Environment and Natural Resources Bushwalking in Flinders Ranges Where to start? National Park Bushwalking in 1. Select a walk or hike from this brochure to suit Ancient and dramatic mountain landscapes, your ability. Flinders Ranges National Park peaceful tree-lined gorges, a seasonal wealth 2. Allow enough time to comfortably complete your of wildlife and the sense of space unique to the semi- hike before dark. arid zone combine to make the Flinders Ranges National Park one of South Australia’s 3. Be prepared, and carry relevant maps, best bushwalking destinations. a compass, whistle, jacket and plenty of water (at Flinders Ranges National Park is located 450 least 4 litres of water per person for walks kilometres north of Adelaide in the central Flinders of more than two hours). Ranges. The park comprises approximately 95,000 4. Enter your details into the Bushwalkers Register hectares and includes the Heysen Range, Brachina at the Wilpena bushwalking trailhead if you are and Bunyeroo gorges and the breathtaking Wilpena planning a walk of three or more hours. Pound. There are a variety of walking trails that 5. Inform a responsible person of your planned route allow visitors to explore the park’s major attractions, and expected time of return. Searches will only highlighting the contrasting diversity of plant and be initiated if staff are informed that walkers are animal communities unique to this region. overdue. Mild temperatures from April to October make this period the most comfortable for walking. During 6. Study the trailhead sign and familiarise yourself the summer months, temperatures range from 30°C with the checkpoints and landmarks. - 45°C making walking more difficult. Some walking Hint: take a digital photo of the map trails may be closed on days of Extreme Fire Danger. and refer to it while hiking. No matter what time of year you are visiting, 7. Follow the markers, keep to the trail and enjoy! a careful responsible approach to bushwalking The maps in this brochure are a guide only. Please is essential for your safety. collect further maps, brochures and information on Walks and Hikes some of the walking trails described in this brochure from the Wilpena Visitor Centre. There are four walks and fourteen hikes within the park. Walks are accessible to people of all ages Hills Homestead Walk Hills Homestead Walk and fitness levels including children. They are well- Follow Wilpena Creek and encounter relics and Scared Canyon Walk defined, even surfaced trails. Hikes require some reminders of pioneering life inside Wilpena Pound. experience and a reasonable fitness level, as some Signs titled ‘If the walls could talk’, tell the story of Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk sections can be quite steep and uneven. Jessie Hill, daughter of the first pioneer family to Wangarra Lookout Hike live in the homestead. A shuttle bus is available to shorten the walk. Red Hill Lookout Hike Access: begins from the bushwalking trailhead at the Yuluna Hike Wilpena Visitor Centre complex. Trezona Hike Drought Busters Hike Arkaroo Rock Hike www.environment.sa.gov.au www.parks.sa.gov.au Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Bridle Gap Hike Aroona to Youngoona Hike Wilkawillina Gorge Hike Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike St Mary Peak Hike Malloga Fall Hike Heysen Trail Hills Homestead Walk Scared Canyon Walk Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk Wangarra Lookout Hike Red Hill Lookout Hike Hills Homestead Walk Yuluna Hike Scared Canyon Walk Trezona Hike 2 Hills Homestead Walk Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk Drought Busters Hike Hills Homestead Walk Sacred Canyon Walk Scared CanyonWangara Walk Lookout Hike Wangarra LookoutArkaroo Hike Rock Hike Arkaroo Rock Hike Scared Canyon Walk A short walk along a gum-lined creek leads to the site Wilpena SolarFollow Power Wilpena Station Creek Walk through towering River RedRed Hill LookoutAdmire Hike Adnyamathanha rock paintings featuring Bunyeroo Gorge Hike where ancient Aboriginal rock engravings are found Gums, native pines, scented acacias and a seasonal ochre and charcoal images that tell the creation Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk in smooth sandstone walls. The images representing Wangarra Lookoutarray of wildflowersHike for spectacular panoramic viewsYuluna Hike story of Wilpena Pound. Enjoy spectacular views of Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Hills Homestead Walk HillsWangarra Homestead Lookout Walk Hike animal tracks, people and waterholes, have been of Wilpena Pound. ‘Ikara’, the local Adnyamathanha the Chace Range at sunset. The rock paintings are Red Hill Lookout Hike Trezona Hike Bridle Gap Hike pecked into the sheer rock faces with stone tools. peoples’ name for Wilpena Pound, is a natural rock Scared Canyonbest seen Walk in morning light. ScaredRed Hill Canyon Lookout Walk Hike Some images are very weathered and are best formation resulting from millions of years of erosion.Drought Busters Hike Aroona to Youngoona Hike Yuluna Hike Access: begins from the Arkaroo Rock car park, WilpenaHills Homestead Solar Power Walk Station Walk seen in the soft light of morning or afternoon. Out of Wilpena Solar17 kilometres Power Station south of Walk Wilpena on the Yuluna Hike A shuttle bus is available to shorten the walk. Arkaroo Rock Hike Wilkawillina Gorge Hike respect for the Adnyamathanha culture please do Trezona Hike Hawker-Blinman Road. Scared Canyon Walk The lower lookout is 300m on from Hills Homestead. Wangarra Lookout Hike WangarraTrezona Hike Lookout Hike not touch the engravings. Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike Drought BustersContinue Hike on another 300m to the upper lookout. Red Hill Lookout Hike RedWilpena Hill Lookout Solar Power Hike Station Walk Access: begins from the Sacred Canyon car park, Red Hill Lookout Hike Drought Busters Hike Access: begins from the bushwalking trailhead Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike St Mary Peak Hike located 19 kilometres south-east of Wilpena off the Arkaroo Rock Hike Enjoy spectacular views of the Aroona Valley Wangarra Lookout Hike Hills Homesteadat the WilpenaWalk Visitor Centre complex. Yuluna Hike YulunaArkaroo Hike Rock Hike Wilpena - Blinman road. and Heysen Range with Wilpena Pound in Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Bridle Gap Hike MallogaRed Hill FallLookout Hike Hike Wilpena Solar Power Scared CanyonTrezona Walk Hike Trezona Hikethe distance. TrezonaBunyeroo Hike Gorge Hike Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Aroona to YoungoonaAccess: Hike begins from the Aroona car park, HeysenYuluna HikeTrail Station Walk Discover some of the earliest life forms on earth Hills Homestead Walk DroughtBunyeroo Busters - Wilcolo Hike Creeks Hike Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk Drought Busters50 kilometres Hike north of Wilpena. Quite steep in the Trezona geological formation. This area Wilkawillina Gorge Hike Bridle Gap Hike Scared Canyonin sections. Walk ArkarooTrezona Rock Hike Hike Discover the large Solar Power Station which supplies Wangarra Lookoutwas heavily Hike grazed when the park was a Arkaroo Rock Hike Bridle Gap Hike Wilpena with energy. A short walk to the lookout will Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike Aroona to Youngoonapastoral property. Hike Wilpena SolarAroona Power to Station Youngoona Walk Hike BunyerooDrought Busters Gorge Hike give you a view of the set-up. Red Hill Lookout Hike Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Aroona to Youngoona Hike Access: begins from Trezona Campground, St Mary Peak Hike Arkaroo Rock Hike Access: begins from the Solar Power Station car park, Wilkawillina Gorge Hike Wangarra LookoutFollow in theHike footsteps of early shepherds and Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Yuluna Hike40 kilometres north of Wilpena along the Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Wilkawillina Gorge Hike one kilometre from Wilpena on the main road. discover the ruins of old pastoral runs. Pass through Mount OhlssenBrachina Bagge Gorge Hike Road. MallogaHills Fall Homestead Hike Walk Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Red Hill Lookout Hike BridleMount GapOhlssen Hike Bagge Hike Living with Land Walk Trezona Hike Bridle Gap contrastingHike rock formations and plant communities St Mary PeakYuluna Hike Hike HeysenScared Trail Canyonwhile enjoyingWalk views of the ABC, Heysen and Trezona Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Drought Busters Hike AroonaYuluna Hiketo Youngoona Hike AroonaSt Mary toPeak Youngoona Hike Hike Aboriginal people, European settlers and their ranges. Malloga FallFrom Hike the historic Aroona homestead and the WilpenaTrezona SolarHike Power Station Walk Bridle Gap Hike descendents share the pastoral heritage of the Access: begins from the Aroona car park, WilkawillinaMalloga Fall GorgeHike Hike Arkaroo Rockrestored Hike pug and pine hut, experience the Wilkawillina Gorge Hike Flinders Ranges. This self-guided walk discovers the Heysen Trail Wangarra Lookout50 kilometres Hike north of Wilpena. Aroona to Youngoona Hike landscape that inspired painter Hans Heysen on his Drought Busters Hike MountHeysen Ohlssen Trail Bagge Hike themes of self-sufficiency, improvisation and survival Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike visits to the Flinders Ranges. The trail weaves through Red Hill LookoutWilkawillina Hike Gorge Hike Wilkawillina Gorge Hike in the remote and isolated pastoral settlements of Arkaroo Rock Hike St Mary Peak Hike Bunyeroo - anWilcolo impressive Creeks enclave Hike in the ABC Range. St Mary Peak Hike the Flinders Ranges. Yuluna HikeHabitat of the Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby, this Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike Access: begins from the Aroona car park, Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Malloga Fall Hike Bridle Gap Hike Malloga Fallgorge Hike features unique geological landscapes and Access: Old Wilpena Station. Fee applies. 50 kilometres north of Wilpena. Trezona Hikepermanent water in contrast to its drier surrounds. St Mary Peak Hike Aroona to Youngoona Hike HeysenBunyeroo Trail - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Heysen Trail Drought Busters Hike Access: begins at the Wilkawillina car park, 45 DroughtBridle Gap Busters Hike Hike Malloga Fall Hike Wilkawillina Gorge Hike kilometres north-east of Wilpena off the Oraparinna - Discover how plants survive water shortages in arid ArkarooAroona toRock YoungoonaWirrealpa Hike road. Hike Heysen Trail Mount Ohlssenconditions. Bagge This Hike short hike features a seasonal array of wildflowers. Bunyeroo Gorge Hike St Mary Peak Hike Wilkawillina Gorge Hike Access: begins from the bushwalking trailhead BunyerooMount Ohlssen - Wilcolo Bagge Creeks Hike Hike Malloga Fallat Hike the Wilpena Visitor Centre complex. Bridle Gap Hike Heysen Trail St Mary Peak Hike AroonaMalloga to Fall Youngoona Hike Hike WilkawillinaHeysen Trail Gorge Hike Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike www.parks.sa.gov.au St Mary Peak Hike Malloga Fall Hike Heysen Trail Hills Homestead Walk Scared Canyon Walk Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk Hills Homestead Walk Hills Homestead Walk Wangarra Lookout Hike Scared Canyon Walk Scared Canyon Walk Red Hill Lookout Hike Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk Yuluna Hike Wangarra Lookout Hike Wangarra Lookout Hike Trezona Hike Red Hill Lookout Hike Red Hill Lookout Hike Drought Busters Hike Yuluna Hike Yuluna Hike Arkaroo Rock Hike Trezona Hike Trezona Hike Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Drought Busters Hike Drought Busters Hike Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Arkaroo Rock Hike Arkaroo Rock Hike Bridle Gap Hike Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Aroona to Youngoona Hike HillsBunyeroo Homestead - Wilcolo Walk Creeks Hike Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Wilkawillina Gorge Hike Hills Homestead Walk ScaredBridle Gap Canyon Hike Walk Bridle Gap Hike Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike Scared Canyon Walk WilpenaAroona toSolar Youngoona Power Station Hike Walk Aroona to Youngoona Hike St Mary Peak Hike Wilpena Solar Power Station Walk 3 WangarraWilkawillina Lookout Gorge HikeHike Wilkawillina Gorge Hike Malloga Fall Hike Wangarra Lookout Hike Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike RedMount Hill Ohlssen LookoutSt Mary Bagge Hike Peak Hike Hike Mount OhlssenThe Bagge Heysen Hike Trail Heysen Trail Ngarri Mudlanha Red Hill Lookout Hike Steep rocky inclines followed by rewarding views of YulunaSt Mary Hike Peak Hike St Mary PeakThe Hike Heysen Trail is a long distance walking trail, Yuluna Hike Wilpena Pound and the surrounding area. Enjoy a challenging, long hike to the highest peak in which traverses the state’s principal mountain ranges TrezonaMalloga FallHike Hike Malloga Fall Hike This hike incorporates excellent reptile habitat. the Flinders Ranges where you will be rewarded with Trezona Hikebetween Cape Jervis, on the tip of the Fleurieu Access: begins from the bushwalking trailhead DroughtHillsHeysen Homestead TrailBusters360º views HikeWalk of the ranges, salt lakes and surrounding Heysen TrailPeninsula in the south, to Parachilna Gorge in the at the Wilpena Visitor Centre complex. plains. St Mary Peak (1171m above sea level) is Drought BustersFlinders Hike Ranges in the north. This trail passes through ArkarooScared Canyon Rock Hike Walk some of the most spectacular areas in Flinders central to the Adnyamathanha creation story. For this Arkaroo Rock Hike Bunyeroo Gorge Hike Ranges National Park. BunyerooWilpena Solar Gorgereason Power Hikethe Adnyamathanha Station Walk people of the Flinders Ranges would prefer that visitors do not climb to the Bunyeroo GorgeMany ofHike the walking trails within the park utilise This trail follows Bunyeroo Gorge, one of the most BunyerooWangarra -Lookoutsummit Wilcolo of Hike Creeksthe peak. Hike The shorter option to Tanderra parts of this long-distance trail. Walkers may choose peaceful and scenic gorges in the park. The gorge Bunyeroo - Wilcolo Creeks Hike Saddle also affords spectacular views. to undertake whole sections of the Heysen Trail. provides great opportunities for observing wildlife BridleRed Hill Gap Lookout Hike Hike Hills Homestead Walk It is important that walkers purchase the relevant and interesting rock formations. Bullock teams and Cooinda Camp is an overnight walkers camp site Bridle Gap Hike AroonaYuluna Hiketo Youngoonawithin Wilpena Hike Pound. Gas or liquid fuel stoves only. 1:50 000 topographic maps before commencing coaches transporting copper, mail and produce Scared Canyon Walk Aroona to Youngoona Hike No water or toilet facilities are available. the following hikes: used the gorge in the 19th century to access the WilkawillinaTrezona Hike Gorge Hike western plains. Wilpena SolarAccess: Power begins Station from theWalk bushwalking trailhead at the Wilkawillina Gorge Hike Mount OhlssenWilpena Bagge Visitor Hike Centre complex. Rangers recommend Access: begins from the Bunyeroo car park, WangarraDrought Busters Lookout Hike Hike Wilpena to Yanyanna Hike (Hard) you leave on this hike no later than 9 am (or 10 am Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike 18 kilometres north of Wilpena along the 6 hours one way – 20.5 km one way StArkaroo Mary PeakRockduring Hike Daylight Saving hours). Bunyeroo Gorge Road. Red Hill Lookout Hike St Mary Peak Hike MallogaBunyeroo Fall Gorge Hike Hike Bunyeroo and Wilcolo Yuluna HikeMalloga Falls Hike Malloga Fall Hike Yanyanna to Trezona Hike (Moderate) Creek Hike HeysenBunyeroo Trail - Wilcolo Creeks Hike 3 hours one way – 9.5 km one way Trezona HikeA long flat trail that traverses the floor of Wilpena Heysen Trail Pound to the spectacular rock faces of Edeowie Follow this well-marked trail through native pine DroughtBridle Gap Busters Hike Hike groves along the hilltops of the ABC Range. Gorge and the stunning Malloga Falls. Beyond Trezona to Aroona Hike (Moderate) Aroona to YoungoonaCooinda Camp, Hike bushwalkers need to be Enjoy views of Wilpena Pound. Arkaroo Rock Hike 4 hours one way – 1w3 km one way experienced and possess navigational skills. Access: begins from the Bunyeroo car park, BunyerooWilkawillina GorgePrior Gorge to Hikecommencing Hike this hike, bushwalkers must 18 kilometres north of Wilpena along the discuss their route with the Wilpena Visitor Centre Within the Flinders Ranges National Park, Bunyeroo Gorge Road. BunyerooMount Ohlssen - Wilcolo Bagge Creeks Hike Hike staff and fill in a Let Us Know Before You Go trip the Heysen Trail is closed on days of Bridle Gap Hike BridleSt Mary Gap Peak intentionHike Hike form. broadcast Total Fire Ban. Malloga FallAccess: Hike begins from the bushwalking trailhead The trail, which forms part of the famous Heysen Aroona to Youngoonaat the Wilpena Hike Visitor Centre complex. Trail, bisects the floor of Wilpena Pound. A variety Heysen Trail of mallee, native pine and heath habitats provide Wilkawillina Gorge Hike excellent opportunities for keen naturalists to observe Mount Ohlssen Bagge Hike interesting local birds including wrens, robins, parrots and raptors. St Mary Peak Hike Access: begins from the bushwalking trailhead Malloga Fall Hike at the Wilpena Visitor Centre complex. Heysen Trail

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stunning scenery in the park. i eleck • Leave your pets at home. Strz The Mawson Trail is accessible from Wilpena, Lyndhurst • Take your rubbish with you. Vulkathunha - Gammon Copley Ranges National Park Yanyanna and Trezona. Information on water • Observe fire restrictions, usually 1 November Leigh Lake M Lake Creek o availability en route is available at the Wilpena ro Frome C re to 30 April. Check CFS hotline 1300 362 361. e k Regional

Reserve Visitor Centre. Please carry appropriate equipment • Conserve native habitat by using liquid fuel Torrens including a puncture repair and first aid kit. Blinman or gas stoves. Parachilna Wirrealpa National The park also contains sections of the Flinders Ranges • Camp only in designated areas. by Bike cycle loop. Contact the Visitor Centre for Park Flinders Ranges • Respect geological, cultural and heritage sites National Park information on the cycle loop. • Keep our wildlife wild. Do not feed or disturb animals, or remove native plants. Hawker • Keep to defined vehicle tracks and walking trails. • The use of generators and chainsaws Quorn Port are not permitted Augusta Carrieton

• Be considerate of other park users. Wilmington Thank you for leaving the bush in its natural state for the enjoyment of others. Local emergency numbers

Fire restrictions Police: (08) 8648 4028 Walk Safely Ambulance: 000 • Wood fires are not permitted during the fire Fire/CFS: Wilpena (08) 8648 0049 danger season, usually 1 November to 30 April. Be prepared when bushwalking: or Hawker (08) 8648 4065 Gas and fuel stoves are permitted except on • Wear sturdy shoes, hat and sunscreen. days of Total Fire Ban when no fires are permitted. For further information contact: • Carry sufficient drinking water. Allow at least • Wood fires are not permitted inside Wilpena 4 litres of water per person per day. Pound. Gas fires are only permitted at Cooinda Flinders Ranges National Park Camp except on days of Total Fire Ban. • Keep to the defined walking trail and follow PMB 22 Wilpena via Hawker SA 5434 the markers. • Outside of fire ban season, wood fires are only Wilpena Visitor Centre permitted at designated areas in campgrounds. • Inform a responsible person of your proposed route Phone: (08) 8648 0048 Fax: (08) 8648 0092 • Please remember that fallen timber plays a and expected time of return. Phone Information Line (08) 8204 1910 valuable role in the natural environment and • Weather conditions can change quickly, ensure Email: [email protected] collection of firewood within the park is not you have appropriate wet Website: www.parks.sa.gov.au permitted - penalties apply. weather clothing. • Allow enough time to comfortably complete © Department of Environment and Natural Resources your hike before dark. Printed June 2011 • FIS 91142 Printed on recycled paper