The hidden gorge is an 18 km loop and we started at 8am and finished at 1pm. The tempurtures started at 20 degrees and by the time we finished were 32 degrees - unusually hot for this time of year.
The walk is fairly straight forward and enters the pound through a dry creek bed and you follow the creek for about 6 kms by which time you are in the pound itself. Then taking a trun left you commence a slow and steady climb through a narrow gorge with towering rock faces on either side. Given the tempuratures this is a good summer walk as in the gorges the tempuratures are a good 5 degrees cooler than out in the open sun. We saw a feww emus and wallabies.
- Hidden Gorge
The walk through the narrow gorge is great and there are a few major rockfalls that you need to navigate over but no major issues. After about 4-5 hours you emerge from the gorge and start a steeper ascend up to about 1100 metres to the range that overlooks the Spencer Gulf - this is a great spot for lunch and the view is excellent.
The last 4 km of the walk you have a choice of walking doen the fire track (no recommended) or taking the bush track back to the Mambray creek car park. The walk down is also great as you follow a few ridge lines along the range with great views of the gulf most of the way.
We did not see another person on the trip and being so close to Adelaide this is a great place for a weekend walks. We have walked a lot int he Flinders and Mount Remarkable is similar to walks much further north such as those in Wilpena Pound. So worth while considering.
