A short detour on the bushwalk to Rawnsley Bluff takes you to Wilpena Pound Lookout, which offers a nice view across Wilpena Pound (not the best view – St Mary Peak on the opposite side of the pound from its higher elevation provides a better vantage point).
Signage at the end of the trail explains what you’re looking at..
Wilpena Pound offers one of the best views along the basin of Wilpena Pound. The word ‘pound’ is an old English word for an animal enclosure. The pound was a place where stray livestock were impounded. Animals were kept in a dedicated enclosure, or sold to cover the costs of impounding.
The floor of Wilpena Pound is a raised syncline approximately 600m above sea level.
From Wilpena Pound Lookout you can see the entire Wilpena Pound range to the north, with its many peaks named by surveyor William Greig Evans: Snave Hill (Evans spelt backwards), Harold Hill (named after his son), Reggies Nob (after his brother), Pompey Pillar, Saint Mary Peak, Mount Boorong and Wangara Hill.
Getting to Wilpena Pound Lookout
Wilpena Pound Lookout is a signposted, one kilometre return side-trip on the bushwalk to Rawsley Bluff. The walk starts from Rawnsley Park Station, about a 5min drive from the Flinders Way Road (and about 38km / 30min drive from Hawker or 26min / 25min from the Wilpena Pound Visitor Centre).
Most of the bushwalk is a gradual ascent (or descent), with a short but steep climb up to the Rawnsley Bluff Ridge.
More information
- Rawnsley Park Station – Walking and Cycling Trails [PDF]
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