Mount Schank - Volcano Walk (State Heritage Area)
District Council of Grant
About Mount Schank - Volcano Walk (State Heritage Area)
A 2km walk around the dormant volcano crater's rim provides sensational views of Mount Gambier and surrounding areas. The signposted walk from the car park to the top is about 900m and is estimated as being moderate difficulty. Limestone steps have been installed, which may make it possible for some all-terrain wheelchairs to ascend. The track descending into the crater is not maintained or recommended. Named by Lieutenant Grant and part of Kanawinka Geopark (Kanawinka.org.au), Mount Schank is slightly older than Mount Gambier, which represents the most recent volcanic activity in Australia. The volcanic cinder cone of Mount Schank is a striking landscape 12 kilometres south of Mount Gambier. The cone has been little affected by erosion and rises approximately 100 metres above ...
Mount Schank - Volcano Walk (State Heritage Area)
District Council of Grant, South Australia
92 Mountain Path Road, District Council of Grant, Mount Schank, South Australia, Australia, 5291
Mount Schank's cone-shaped form is a rare South Australian example of volcanic activity in recent geological time, and a South Australian Geological Monument.
Mount Schank - Volcano Walk (State Heritage Area)
92 Mountain Path Road, District Council of Grant, Mount Schank, South Australia, Australia, 5291
pmcc@dcgrant.sa.gov.au
8738 3000-
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/our-pla...
