- Distance
- 8 km circuit
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Suitable for
- Hiking, Trail Running
- Grade 4, Hard Hike
- Terrain
- Steep
- Part of a longer trail
- Heysen Trail
- Park
- Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park
- Region
- Flinders Ranges & Outback
- Download maps & GPS files
- 1 map PDF
- 2 GPS files
- 1 website link
- Photos
- 11 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel options
- Car
About the Walking Trail
Experience some of the 1,200km Heysen Trail on this circuit walk, which has views of Heysen Range and the distant peaks of Wilpena Pound. This is the rugged Flinders landscape that inspired the famous artist Hans Heysen in the 1920s.
Start from either Aroona Campground or Koolaman Campground.
Photos
Aroona Creek at Koolaman Campground
The track out from Aroona Campground is steep but has rewarding views of the Heysen Range
Views from the Yuluna Hike back towards Wilpena Pound
Creek crossing on the Yuluna Hike are well marked with blue markers
Views from the Yuluna Hike back towards Wilpena Pound
The Yuluna Hike near Koolaman Campground
Views from the Yuluna Hike
The ruins of Bendowta Hut, one of a number of outstations from the 1850s Aroona Station
Walking on the Yuluna Hike
A dry creekbed, Yuluna Hike
There are checkpoints with maps along the way