Flinders Ranges

The Flinders Ranges is the largest mountain range in South Australia. It starts about 200 km north of Adelaide and stretches for over 430 km from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna. The area is rich in indigenous history, the Adnyamathanha people are the Aboriginal people who have inhabited the ranges for tens of thousands of years.

One of its most characteristic and iconic landmarks is Wilpena Pound, a large, sickle-shaped, natural amphitheatre that covers approximately 80 sq km and contains the range's highest peak, St Mary Peak. 

To the west of Wilpena Pound on the Outback Highway sits the township of Parachilna, home to the Prairie Hotel. The hotel’s feral food menu has been acknowledged as an unmissable outback experience, and includes the Feral Antipasto – a taste teaser of smoked kangaroo, camel mettwurst, house made emu pate and goat cheese, all supported with kalamatas, chargrilled vegetables, house made bush tomato chilli jam and warm ciabatta.

The southern ranges are notable for the Pichi Richi heritage steam and diesel railway and Mount Remarkable National Park.

Several small areas in the Ranges have protected area status. These include the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park near Wilpena Pound, the Mount Remarkable National Park in the south near Melrose, the Arkaroola Protection Area in the north. The Heysen Trail and Mawson Trail run for several hundred kilometres along the ranges, providing scenic long distance routes for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders.

The Flinders Ranges is definitely a ‘must do’ destination and if you’d like to experience what it has to offer join us on one of our fully escorted tours.

Check out more about our Flinders Ranges tour here.