Flinders Ranges 7 days

The walk starts at Rawnsley Park in the afternoon.  From there you’ll be transferred to Angorichina Village at the very top of the Northern Flinders. There may be time to explore near the accommodation, which is located right at the foot of the mountains.  This is a remote location at the furthest end of the Northern Flinders and has very few visitors so you’re sure to enjoy the serenity. In fact, I’d be very surprised you saw anyone during the first 2 days of walking the Heysen.

Walking: Easy walking around Angorichina

Meals: Dinner at Angorichina

Accommodation: Blinman Pub or Angorichina Village in the Heysen Cabins all rooms come with an ensuite

Today’s hike is full of ascents and descents, the track traverses the ABC Range with incredible 360-degree panoramic views of the mountains and surrounding plains.  The track makes its way via the Brachina Formation, one of the oldest rock formations on the planet. This walk includes one of the most intact and rich Ediacaran fossil sites in the world. These 600-million-year-old rock formations are older and are touted as being once taller than the Himalayas. They’ve been worn down over time. The last section of today’s walk from Trezona to Yanyanna is through an open flat valley typical of the Flinders region.

Walking: Challenging / 25km / 6–7 hrs / shorter 14km option available

Elevation Gain –  480 approx

Elevation Loss – 450 approx

Meals: Continental/cooked breakfast (breakfast provisions provided) walkers lunch and a chef-prepared a la carte dinner at the Blinman

Accommodation: Rawnsley Park Station in ensuite rooms

The walk from Yanyanna to Wilpena is characterised by its greater variety of landscape; it includes beautiful forests and gullies, including an exploration of the beginnings of Bunyeroo Gorge. You get your first expansive views of St Mary Peak as you walk alongside the Heysen Range. The Flinders Ranges is also home to more than half of South Australia’s 3100 plant species and is famous for the wildflowers that carpet the plains and foothills during spring.

Walking: Moderate to Challenging / mostly flat terrain / 24km / 6 hrs

Elevation Gain –  620m (mostly gradual)

Elevation Loss – 495m

Meals: Continental breakfast, walkers lunch and a chef-prepared a la carte dinner

Accommodation: Ikara Safari Camp in luxury safari tents with ensuites

The walk from your accommodation to the Saddle or to the peak is the most demanding of the week, as it involves traversing up the edge of the pound wall on a steep trail that winds back on itself again and again. But the payoff is worth it. The views back over the ABC and Heysen Range and over the pound (a huge natural amphitheatre) are unheralded. It’s worth stopping at the top to soak up the ambience. You can trace where you have walked on the days before from the trailhead at the top end of the snake-like ranges all the way back to where you stand.

Walks: Mostly moderate / 18km / 6.5 – 8hrs

Elevation Gain –  522m

Elevation Loss – 522m

Meals: Cooked breakfast, walkers lunch and a chef-prepared a la carte dinner

Accommodation: Ikara Safari Camp in luxury safari tents with ensuites

You’ll get to appreciate the scale of Wilpena Pound and learn more about this place today. We walk across the valley floor totally surrounded by the impressive Wilpena Pound walls.  Before the Europeans settled, the indigenous people hunted here as water was consistently available. The Aboriginal word Wilpena means ‘cupped hand’. This place holds tremendous cultural significance to the local people from a spiritual point of view. This is an ancient place offering a sanctuary and level of tranquillity that it is hard to find. At Bridal Gap, there are more astounding views to be had over the Pound and the Chase Range.

Walking: Easy to Moderate / 11km / 4–5 hrs

Elevation Gain –  278m

Elevation Loss – 402m

Meals: Cooked breakfast, walkers lunch and a chef-prepared a la carte dinner at the Woolshed

Accommodation: Rawnsley Park Station in ensuite rooms

The Rawnsley Bluff walk is a fantastic way to bid farewell to the Flinders Ranges. It has magnificent views looking back inside Wilpena Pound and over to St Mary Peak. But it’s at the last lookout at the Bluff that will have you mesmerized. From Rawnsley Bluff, you get to look out over the expansive plains below and out over the Chase and Elder Ranges to the south.  If you want a preview take a look at our website video as it features this view at the 35 and 45-second mark.

Walking: Moderate with one challenging steep section / 11.5km / 4–5 hrs

Elevation Gain –  582m

Elevation Loss – 582m

Meals: Continental breakfast, walkers lunch and a chef-prepared a la carte dinner at the Woolshed

Accommodation: Rawnsley Park Station in ensuite rooms

This holiday finishes in Rawnsley after breakfast.

Meals: Continental breakfast