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Warraweena - Old Coach Road
This track does a 39km loop and takes in Warraweena Private Conservation Park, Maynard’s Well Station and Angepena Station. The track follows the route of the Old Coach Road and in and along creek beds where magnificent River Red Gums flourish.

This trek is located in the Flinders Ranges region.

Start Finish Distance Min Days Rating
Warraweena Homestead Warraweena Homestead 39.5 1 Trek rating 2.5 of 5 - Click for detailsTrek rating 2.5 of 5 - Click for detailsTrek rating 2.5 of 5 - Click for details
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Researched By Member - Willem   Latest Update 11 Dec 2006

 Description

The track takes you east from Warraweena Homestead through some undulating country and then you pass in to Maynard's Well Station. This is a working sheep station and care must be taken to stay on the marked track. The track follows the route of the Old Coach Road and in and along creek beds where magnificent River Red Gums flourish. Later the track passes through Angepena Station also a working station and then again through Maynard's Well before returning to Warraweena. With a difficulty rating of 5 this track is only accessible by high clearance dual range 4x4 vehicles and a fair amount of low range driving is involved. Bookings are essential.

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 Preparation

Fuel Supplies

Beltana Roadhouse 8am to 6pm daily

Best time to visit

March - November. (Closed Dec - Feb.)

Permits

Access fee applies to Old Coach Road track

Supplies/Facilities

Leigh Creek - All facilities

General

Contact Warraweena Private Conservation Park for bookings and general enquiries. Access fee applies.

 Things to See & Do

History, scenery, Warraweena Private Conservation Park, Maynard’s Well Station and Angepena Station.

 Environment

The valleys of Warraweena are mainly covered by native pines, wattles, eucalypts, Spinifex clubs, Yucca Grass Trees and other tall shrubs with saltbush and grasslands on the flat around Sliding Rock. The property lies within the Adelaide Geosyncline, a belt of ancient folded sedimentary rock stretching far inland from Kangaroo Island

Yellow footed rock wallabies inhabit the ranges while grey kangaroos, euros and emus abound. There are many skinks and lizards to be seen including the red-barred dragon which features on the logo of Warraweena.

 History

In the 1890's, when a small gold rush took place and miners and prospectors streamed to the Angepena Goldfields, the government was forced to build an access road from Beltana via Sliding Rock to the goldfields. Sliding Rock copper mine operated from 1870 until 1877 when it closed down but there were many people who stayed on in the small settlement, finding work on the goldfields or in the town of Sliding Rock. It is believed that Chinese labour was used to build the Coach Road from Sliding Rock to the Angepena Goldfields.

Today the Old Coach Road passes from Warraweena through Maynard's Well and Angepena Stations. The latter stations are both working sheep properties and visitors are reminded not to interfere with stock or watering points. Please leave gates as you find them.

 Driving Notes

SO=straight on, SP=sign post, TR=turn right, TL=turn left, VR=veer right, VL=veer left, KR=keep right, KL=keep left, T/O=turn off
Section Start: Warraweena Homestead   Section End: Warraweena Homestead
NOTE: This trek note is to be driven in a one way direction following the forward notes.
ForwardInformation 
0 kmTrek Starts - Zero meter
Head East / North East		 
 Warraweena Homestead 
 Waypoint 13638 
 (2.2 km)
 
2.22 kmWarraweena Panoramic Lookout 
 (0.4 km)
 
2.64 kmVR down the hill 
 (0.5 km)
 
3.14 kmTR through gate on to Maynards Well Station 
 You are now on the historic Coach Road 
  
 
3.16 kmVR 
 (2.3 km)
 
5.47 kmKeep SO and do not VR 
 Locked gate. Key supplied on payment of fee 
 Waypoint 13639 
 (1 km)
 
6.51 kmDrop in to creek and TR 
 (0.3 km)
 
6.8 kmDrive out of creek again 
 (0.9 km)
 
7.66 kmKR at fork 
 (0.8 km)
 
8.5 kmOld Coach Road causeway 
 Waypoint 13640 
 (1.3 km)
 
9.77 kmVR of severe wash out 
 (0.6 km)
 
10.39 kmDrive down in to creek again 
 (0.1 km)
 
10.54 kmNice picnic spot near Old Coach Road wash out 
 Waypoint 13641 
 (0.5 km)
 
11.06 kmNegotiate in to creek 
 (3.7 km)
 
14.72 kmOne way traffic only from here on
This is your last chance to return to Warraweena Homestead if you wish		 
 Waypoint 13642 
 (0.6 km)
 
15.29 kmClimb up on to Old Coach Road 
 (0.2 km)
 
15.54 kmTop of ridge. Locked chain across track. 692m above sea level 
 Waypoint 13643 
 (0.5 km)
 
16.08 kmMocatoona Hill on left. Warraweena boundary on right 
 (0.4 km)
 
16.48 kmTL and leave Old Coach Road 
 No further access to Old Coach Road 
 Waypoint 13644 
 (0.3 km)
 
16.74 kmSO through gate into Angepena Station 
 (0.8 km)
 
17.52 kmTL at creek intersection 
 (2 km)
 
19.54 kmTL and leave creek. Head due north 
 Waypoint 13645 
 (0.6 km)
 
20.19 kmBureau of Meteorology Weather Station on right 
 (0.2 km)
 
20.44 kmKL - No entry to track on right 
 (0.1 km)
 
20.54 kmHead due West 
 (1.3 km)
 
21.85 kmSO through gate into Maynards Well Station 
 (5.1 km)
 
26.95 kmHelling Well 
 No Stopping Please 
 (0.9 km)
 
27.85 kmKL 
 Look out for endangered Blue-wing Parrot 
 Waypoint 13646 
 (2.9 km)
 
30.77 kmKL 
 Waypoint 13647 
 (2.1 km)
 
32.83 kmVermin Proof Fence Maynard’s Well / Moolooloo North South 
 (1.6 km)
 
34.41 kmSO through gate, VL 
 (2 km)
 
36.42 kmWarraweena Boundary Gate. KR 
 Waypoint 13648 
 (1 km)
 
37.46 kmDrum on right marks turn off to Turners Camp-Ground. 
 (2 km)
 
39.5 kmTrek Ends 
 Warraweena Homestead 
 Waypoint 13638 
  
 

 Waypoints

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WaypointDescriptionTypeLongitude
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13639 Locked Gate Junction,Intersection,Turn Off138.648773ºE30.743960ºS
13640 Old Coach Road Causeway Point of Interest138.676933ºE30.742040ºS
13641 Picnic Spot Point of Interest138.693893ºE30.734680ºS
13643 Locked chain Junction,Intersection,Turn Off, , Point of Interest138.736453ºE30.726040ºS
13645 Turn off Junction,Intersection,Turn Off138.745413ºE30.700120ºS
13648 Warraweena Boundary Gate Junction,Intersection,Turn Off138.629639ºE30.755009ºS

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