Parachilna Gorge

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Parachilna Gorge
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Sunset in Parachilna Gorge
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Parachilna Gorge
Geography
CountryAustralia
State South Australia
Region Far North [1]
District Mount Falkland, Alpana
Coordinates 31°08′S138°31′E / 31.13°S 138.52°E / -31.13; 138.52 Coordinates: 31°08′S138°31′E / 31.13°S 138.52°E / -31.13; 138.52 [1]
Traversed byParachilna Gorge Road
RiverParachilna Creek

The Parachilna Gorge is a gorge on the western side of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. It is located about 8 kilometres east of the small town of Parachilna. Parachilna Creek flows through the gorge. Parachilna Gorge Road runs from Parachilna on the plains up through the gorge to Blinman. Angorichina Village is near the road at the eastern end of the gorge.

Flinders Ranges mountain range in South Australia

The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts about 200 km (125 mi) north of Adelaide. The discontinuous ranges stretch for over 430 km (265 mi) from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna.

South Australia State of Australia

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and fifth largest by population. It has a total of 1.7 million people, and its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital, Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second largest centre, has a population of 28,684.

Parachilna, South Australia Town in South Australia

Parachilna is a country town in South Australia. The town was first surveyed in 1863 due to its closeness to a government water well. It is on the railway line and road between Port Augusta and Leigh Creek. Today, the Prairie Hotel, railway station, airstrip and a few buildings remain. The road east into the Flinders Ranges leads through Parachilna Gorge, recognised for its scenic beauty, to Blinman. The town is surrounded by Motpena station pastoral lease.

Parachilna Gorge is the northern trailhead of the 1200-kilometre-long Heysen Trail, a walking trail with the other end at the tip of Fleurieu Peninsula. [2]

Heysen Trail

The Heysen Trail is a long distance walking trail in South Australia. It runs from Parachilna Gorge, in the Flinders Ranges via the Adelaide Hills to Cape Jervis on the Fleurieu Peninsula and is approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) in length.

Fleurieu Peninsula South Australia

The Fleurieu Peninsula is a peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia located south of the state capital of Adelaide.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Placename Details: Parachilna Gorge". Property Location Browser Report. 30 November 2009. SA0053280. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. "Parachilna Gorge Trailhead". The Friends of the Heysen Trail and Other Walking Trails Inc. Retrieved 5 February 2019.