- Distance
- 18.6 km return
- Duration
- 6 hours return
- Suitable for
- Hiking
- Grade 3, Moderate Hike
- Terrain
- Undulating
- Part of a longer trail
- Heysen Trail
- Park
- Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park
- Region
- Flinders Ranges & Outback
- Download maps & GPS files
- 2 GPS files
- 1 website link
- Photos
- 9 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
About the Walking Trail
Experience some of the iconic 1,200km Heysen Trail by walking out to Bridle Gap, on the south-western escarpment edge of Wilpena Pound. The trail passes through the Pound Gap and past Hills Homestead, contining across the Pound floor. A variety of mallee, native pine and heath habitats provide excellent opportunities for keen naturalists to observe local birds including wrens, robins, parrots and raptors.
Start the hike from the Wilpena Visitor Centre complex.
Photos
The view from Bridle Gap to the Elder Range
Views from Bridle Gap towards the Chace and Druid Ranges
The view from Bridle Gap to the Elder Range
The entrance sign on the Heysen Trail as it enters Ikara/Flinders Ranges National Park at Bridle Gap
Learning about the stories of past struggles at Hills Homestead
The hiking trail through the Pound Gap
Walking through the Pound Gap past Sliding Rock
Walking through the Pound Gap
Hiking through the Pound Gap