Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
For a look at Wilpena, the walk up to
Tanderra Saddle
(return 15km, six hours) on the
ridge of
St Mary Peak
on the Pound's rim is brilliant, though it's a thigh-pounding
scramble at times. The Adnyamathanha people request that you restrict your climbing to
the ridge and don't climb St Mary Peak itself, due to its traditional significance to them.
If you have time, take the longer outside track for more eye-popping vistas. You can keep
going on the round trip (22km, nine hours), camping overnight at Cooinda Camp.
The quick, tough track up to
Mt Ohlssen Bagge
(return 6.5km, four hours) rewards
the sweaty hiker with a stunning panorama. Good short walks include the stroll to
Hills
Homestead
(return 6.5km, two hours), or the dash up to the
Wilpena Solar Power Sta-
tion
(return 500m, 30 minutes).
In the park's north (50km north of Wilpena Pound Resort), the
Aroona Ruins
are the
launch pad for a few less-trampled walks. The
Yuluna Hike
(return 8km, four hours)
weaves through a painterly stretch of the ABC Ranges. The challenging
Aroona-Youngoona Track
(one way 15.5km, seven hours) offers views of the Trezona
and Heysen Ranges; cool your boots overnight at Youngoona camp site.
T
Tours
Wilpena Pound Resort (half-/full day from $180/245) and Rawnsley Park Station (half-/
full day from $135/225) both run
4WD tours
. There are also tour companies operating
from Hawker.
Air Wilpena Scenic Flights
SCENIC FLIGHTS
( 08-8648 0004;
www.wilpenapound.com.au/scenic-flights
;
flights 20min/30min/1hr $165/
190/299)
Flights from Wilpena Pound Resort.
Central Air Services
SCENIC FLIGHTS
( 08-8648 0040;
www.centralairservices.com.au
; flights 20min/30min/1hr $160/180/350)
Scenic flights from Rawnsley Park Station.
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Sleeping & Eating
Permits for
bush camping
(per person/car $7/13)
within the national park (ie outside the
resort) are available from either the visitor information centre or self-service booths
along the way. Trezona, Aroona and Brachina East have creek-side sites among big gum
trees; Youngoona in the park's north is a good base for walks. Remote Wilkawillina is
certainly the quietest spot.
