Skytrek History
Skytrek consists of a series of Station roads, old mining and goat shooter's tracks, a firebreak, linked together by 26 km of constructed track over Mt Caernarvon to complete the circular route.
After a bush fire in November 1991 it became obvious that a track could be constructed over Mt Caernarvon by mainly following the ridge tops. This track was constructed to assist with mustering sheep and to build several mustering yards.
With a couple of discreet detours we assumed that it would become a tourist attraction and in time pay for the cost of the construction of the road.
It took 51 dozer hours to complete this 26km section and the track was opened in June 1995.
Flinders Ranges Safaris started doing daily tours from Hawker shortly afterwards. We then invited the Nissan Patrol Club to come for a weekend and inspect it and to give us a few tips by asking each vehicle to fill in a survey and to suggest a name.
Several friends including George Aldridge spent some time helping us with advertising and drawing up the pamphlets and map and it was at this point that the Skytrek name was chosen.
As part of the Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby Preservation Association acquisition of the Bunkers Block from March 2001 Willow Springs Station now leases the Bunkers proportion of Skytrek.
In March 2012 the lease with the Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby Preservation Association expired and was not renewed. The Reynolds family chose to reroute the track to stay exclusively on Willow Springs Station offering a more diverse experience with new views and attractions.
After a bush fire in November 1991 it became obvious that a track could be constructed over Mt Caernarvon by mainly following the ridge tops. This track was constructed to assist with mustering sheep and to build several mustering yards.
With a couple of discreet detours we assumed that it would become a tourist attraction and in time pay for the cost of the construction of the road.
It took 51 dozer hours to complete this 26km section and the track was opened in June 1995.
Flinders Ranges Safaris started doing daily tours from Hawker shortly afterwards. We then invited the Nissan Patrol Club to come for a weekend and inspect it and to give us a few tips by asking each vehicle to fill in a survey and to suggest a name.
Several friends including George Aldridge spent some time helping us with advertising and drawing up the pamphlets and map and it was at this point that the Skytrek name was chosen.
As part of the Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby Preservation Association acquisition of the Bunkers Block from March 2001 Willow Springs Station now leases the Bunkers proportion of Skytrek.
In March 2012 the lease with the Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby Preservation Association expired and was not renewed. The Reynolds family chose to reroute the track to stay exclusively on Willow Springs Station offering a more diverse experience with new views and attractions.
