Hiking from Melrose to Alligator Gorge Rd

Section 43 of the Heysen Trail takes you from Melrose through Mount Remarkable National Park to Alligator Gorge Road.

What you’ll experience hiking Section 43 of the Trail

Flinders Ranges
26 km

This is a very long and difficult (but memorable) section of the Trail which you’ll start by climbing Mount Remarkable, continuing through Mount Remarkable National Park before emerging on Alligator Gorge Road.

Maps and GPS Files

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Printed Maps

Mapsheet 6A, Wirrabara Forest to Melrose

Reroutes in this section

Mapsheet 6B: Minor reroute along the Pine Track, Mt Remarkable National Park

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Location of Melrose

Grid Reference

366 644 (236600 6364400 zone 54)

Coordinates

Latitude: -32.826854 (32° 49′ 36.6737″)
Longitude: 138.186303 (138° 11′ 10.6916″)

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Location of Alligator Gorge Rd

Grid Reference

278 761 (227800 6376100 zone 54)

Coordinates

Latitude: -32.719300 (32° 43′ 9.4803″)
Longitude: 138.095831 (138° 5′ 44.991″)

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