Flinders Ranges 8 days

Start at Rawnsley Park at 4.00pm where you will be transferred to Angorichina Village. There may be time to walk and explore near the accommodation, which is located right at the foot of the mountains. We are at the furthest end of the Northern Flinders, with little visitation you’re sure to enjoy the serenity. To be honest, I’d be very surprised you saw anyone on the first 3 days of walking.

Walking: Easy walking around Angorichina

Meals: Dinner at Angorichina

Accommodation: Angorichina Village in the Heysen Cabins with an ensuite

This Flinders Ranges walk begins from the Heysen trailhead at Parachilna Gorge with a gentle 19km saunter deep in the valley between the ABC and Heysen Ranges all the way to Aroona Ruins. The day’s walking starts with a very gentle stroll along various creek beds, then onwards over a procession of creek crossings as you slowly make your way uphill. The last 7km you amble very gently back down the same beautiful valley to Aroona Ruins.

Walking: Moderate / 19km / 5–6 hrs

Elevation Gain –  434m approx (all gradual)

Elevation Loss – 284m approx

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

Accommodation: Angorichina Village in the Heysen Cabins with ensuites

Full of ascents and descents, today’s walk traverses the ABC Range with incredible panoramic views of the mountains. You walk across 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 were once higher than the Himalayas, but have been worn down by time. The last section of walking is through an open flat valley typical of the Flinders region with lots of wildlife viewing opportunities along the way.

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

Accommodation: Rawnsley Park Station in ensuite rooms

Today’s walking is characterised by a great variety of landscapes, beautiful forests and gullies, including an exploration of the beginnings of Bunyeroo Gorge. Take in great views of the Heysen Range and St Mary Peak. 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

Today’s walk 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 and if you wish you are able  to walk to St Mary’s Peak . You can trace where you have walked 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

Tanderra Saddle Elevation Gain –  522m

Tanderra Saddle 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

Walking through Wilpena Pound you’ll get to really appreciate even more what this place is all about and the sheer scale of it. Continue your journey across the valley floor totally surrounded by the impressive Wilpena Pound walls. Prior to European settlement, the indigenous people hunted here. The Aboriginal word Wilpena means ‘cupped hand’. Holding tremendous cultural significance and spiritually uplifting, this is an ancient place offering unparalleled sanctuary and tranquillity to disconnect from the world and reconnect with yourself. At Bridal Gap, there are more astounding views to be had over the Pound and out over 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

This is the last of the Flinders Ranges walks and is a fantastic way to bid farewell to the Flinders Ranges with views looking back inside Wilpena Pound and over to St Mary Peak. But it’s at the last lookout on this epic walk 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 at the 35 and 45-second mark and right at the end.

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