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| Walk Coordinator: Jeff Vaughan |
| Contact Jeff 04 2362 7012 |
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| Description: The Flinders Ranges cover almost 500kms north to South and up 150 kms wide so the the proposed trip will only give a taste of that semi arid rugged country.At this stage I would like to start in the South around the Mount Remarkable National Park and |
| work north through the towns of Quorn and the Dutchmans Stern park towards Hawker and the central Ranges including places such as Wilpena pound, Bunyeroo valley, Brachina gorge, the old mining town of Blinman, Parachilna and North towards Mt Chambers |
| gorge. A possibility if we have time is to extend to the Gammon ranges and Arkaroola Village. The area is famous geologically and includes places such as Ediacara Conservation park where the first multicelled life on earth was found and Brachina gorge has a geological |
| trail to follow. |
| Other activities include the Pitchie Ritchie historic railway, Aboriginal Cultural tours at Nepabunna and old mine tours at Blinman. the Heysen trail also runs through the ranges and extended walks could be taken by some. |
| So in summary at this stage I am proposing several camps at strategic points where we could undertake mostly day walks or even driving tours depending on interests.I have had talks with a friend who has done a lot of touring and walking in the Ranges and has |
| suggested staying at some private homesteads where tourist facilities are set up and are less crowded then some of the Parks. |
| I am open to sugestions and the trip plan is flexible, as issues such as rain could affect road and access particularly in the North. Later in the year we will have a meeting of those interested and nut out more details. |
| I picked up the Hema Flinders Ranges map from ARB in Bega and am using an old book "A camping tour of the Flinders Ranges" by Keith Franks (Rigby) |
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