6.6km
Total Distance
576m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

Starting on the edge of Melrose near the Monument, this walkers only trail shares part of the Heysen Trail as it contours up to the summit of Mount Remarkable (961 m), named by explorer Edward John Eyre. Parks SA lists the 13 km return hike as hard, with views over the Willochra Plain to the Horseshoe Range and west to the Black Range. Our route is 6.6 km one way with 576 m of climbing.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Boulder · 1.8km
    Viewpoint
Parking
106m from the start
Surface
natural ground
Marked route
Heysen Trail, Mount Remarkable Summit Hike

Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes