Moralana Scenic Drive
A roughly 28 km unsealed scenic track along the southern edge of the Flinders Ranges, with views up at the rampart-like walls of Wilpena Pound.
Moralana Scenic Drive runs along the southern edge of Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park in South Australia. It links the main road from Hawker to Wilpena (near Rawnsley Park) in the east with the road toward Lake Torrens in the west, covering about 28 km. The track crosses open pastoral valleys between the southern wall of Wilpena Pound and the Elder Range. Red rock faces, river red gum creek beds and mobs of kangaroos and emus line the way. Several lookouts offer the best angle for viewing the outline of the Wilpena Pound 'walls' from the south, and the light is best at dawn and dusk. The whole route is unsealed. It is passable in a standard two-wheel-drive vehicle in dry weather and takes about 40 minutes without stops. It pairs well with Rawnsley Park, the Arkaroo Rock Trail and the town of Hawker in a single day, and it can serve as an alternative route into and out of Wilpena from Hawker. The road closes temporarily after rain, so check conditions at the Wilpena Visitor Centre before setting out. There are no supplies or mobile phone signal along the way, and drivers should watch for livestock and wildlife crossing the road.