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Hills Homestead – Wilpena Pound loop from Wilpena Pound

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Hills Homestead – Wilpena Pound loop from Wilpena Pound

Hard

5.0

(9)

130

hikers

Hills Homestead – Wilpena Pound loop from Wilpena Pound

05:52

18.5km

440m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

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Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.27 km

View of Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

5.78 km

Tanderra Saddle

Highlight • Mountain Pass

14.8 km

Lower Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lower Lookout provides great views over the red dirt Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park. This viewpoint sits just 300 meters past Hills Homestead and is an easier climb than Wangarra Lookout.

Tip by

15.1 km

Hills Homestead

Highlight • Historical Site

Hills Homestead is a restored, historic settler's cottage built between 1899 and 1914. Nowadays visitors can't go inside, but there is quite a bit to read up on outside with …

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18.2 km

Wilpena Pound

Highlight • Natural Monument

Flinders Ranges National Park, Wilpena Pound & Rawsley Park is located in the Flinders Ranges & Outback area of South Australia. The Flinders Ranges is the largest mountain range in …

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18.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.57 km

5.39 km

2.85 km

693 m

Surfaces

13.0 km

3.98 km

855 m

644 m

Elevation

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Thursday 25 June

16°C

6°C

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Hills Homestead – Wilpena Pound loop from Wilpena Pound

View of Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park

Tanderra Saddle

Lower Lookout

Hills Homestead

Wilpena Pound

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