Larapinta Trail Day 6 – Serpentine Gorge to Ellery Creek (Section 7)
The shortest day of walking so far, had been tempted to combine with yesterday’s section 8 but was keen on spending some time at Ellery Creek. With views like this…
Larapinta Trail Day 5 – Serpentine Chalet Dam to Serpentine Gorge (Section 8)
Thankfully a much easier day than yesterday, though more because it was half the distance, not because it was any flatter, with a steep ascent and descent up to a…
Larapinta Trail Day 4 – Ormiston Gorge to Serpentine Chalet Dam (Section 9)
A very long and exhausting day, walking literally from dawn to dusk (though with an hour and a half lunch break) nearly 29km, with few flat parts. I’d originally planned…
Alice Springs Heritage & Views
For a relatively young place, established in 1872 as Stuart, and renamed to Alice Springs in 1933, there is a significant amount of heritage to be explored. The obvious place…
Larapinta Trail Day 3 – Finke River to Ormiston Gorge (Section 10)
One of the shorter days on the trail but walking any distance up hills in 30C heat is hard work, particularly when the air is so dry that your sweat…
Larapinta Trail Day 2 – Redbank Gorge to Finke River (Section 11)
Another hot day, 32C, though in the summer 45C is common, and somehow people still walk the trail then! Mainly at night I think. Today was a more typical day…
Larapinta Trail Day 1 – Mt Sonder and Redbank Gorge (Section 12)
A 223km walk along the West MacDonnell Range between Alice Springs and Mt Sonder, the Larapinta Trail is one of the great Australian hikes. It is quintessentially Australian, traversing a rocky…
Mt Crichton Loop Track
If you’re after a straightforward but scenic and historic walk near Queenstown you can’t go far wrong with the Mt Crichton Loop Track. Starting 12km down the road from Queenstown on…
Gunn’s Camp
Gunn’s Camp began in 1938 as Public Works Department camp to accommodate married men (unsure where the unmarried stayed) who worked on the Hollyford-Okuru Road. 8km up Hollyford Road off Milford…
Lake Marian
Lake Marian is a scenic alpine lake in a hanging valley formed by glaciers, reached by a 4.8km three hour return walk from the start of the Hollyford Road, just off…