YUNTA TO HAWKER, SA

It’s worth adding a couple of days to the itinerary by taking the scenic route to the Flinders Ranges.

SOUTH Australia’s Flinders Ranges is a truly spectacular destination, offering a stunning landscape, ancient and modern history, plenty of topnotch facilities and an incredible array of wildlife. It’s also the gateway to Australia’s Red Centre, so it’s little wonder this area attracts many four-wheel drive adventurers.

Of course, when you’re sitting down at home planning your trip to the Flinders Ranges and beyond, it would be excusable if you simply wanted to find the most direct route to get there as quick as you can. But don’t forget the journey is often as enjoyable as the destination.

Whether you’re travelling to the Flinders from Melbourne or Adelaide in the south or Broken Hill in the east, there’s always the temptation to stick to the main roads to get there as quickly as possible and to make use of whatever time you have available to you. So while most people travelling from the east along the Barrier Hwy from Broken Hill head all the way to Peterborough before making north for Hawker, there’s a much more scenic option for those willing to put a little extra dirt under their tyres. This option is also available to those heading up from the south.