Section 55: Leigh Creek Rd (Old Wonoka) to Mt Little Station

August 2020, section numbers altered:

  1. Sections previously numbered 51 to 55 have been renumbered to accomodate what was previously Section 50, from Eyre Depot to Buckaringa, to be split into two smaller more manageable sections: Section 50 Eyre Depot to Warren Gorge, and Section 51 Warren Gorge to Buckaringa. So what was Section 51 is now Section 52, and what was 52 now 53, and what was 53 now 54, and what was 54 now 55.
  2. Sections previously numbered 55 and 56 have been combined into Section 56, from Mt Little Station to Moralana Scenic Drive.
Region: Flinders Ranges

A classic Flinders Ranges creek walk, the whole day spent in Wonoka Creek which has been the site of several major floods over the years.

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Mapsheet 7D, Mount Elm Camp Site to Mernmerna Creek

Northern Guidebook, chapter 5 map 2.
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Distance
15km
plus extra distance of 2km
Location of Leigh Creek Rd (Old Wonoka)
533 740
(253300 6474000 zone 54)
Latitude: -31.8430359611 (31° 50' 34.9295")
Longitude: 138.3930177472 (138° 23' 34.8639")
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Location of Mt Little Station
544 850
(254400 6485000 zone 54)
Latitude: -31.7441324611 (31° 44' 38.8769")
Longitude: 138.4074024139 (138° 24' 26.6487")
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Contact Peter and Kellie Zedow on (08) 8648 4206, for permission to access Mt Little Station.
Vehicle access from Hawker is 18km along the Leigh Creek Road (aka The Outback Highway B83), then along Mount Little Station track past the homestead and onto the Mount Little campground.
Walkers exit the trail at Mernmerna Creek, GR 544 850 on mapsheet 7D and on sheet 8A (Lat/Long -31.744132 138.407402 ) and continue about 2 km northward through Mayo Gorge to the campground.
P.S. The rock pools along Mayo Gorge were used in scenes for the movie “Lucky Miles”.