West MacDonnell National Park
West MacDonnell National Park features a wide variety of flora and fauna, some of which can only be found within the park. The Larapinta Trail also runs through the park.
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Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Alice Springs Region
Box 2130
South Stuart Highway
Alice Springs, NT 0870
Australia
Box 2130
South Stuart Highway
Alice Springs, NT 0870
Australia
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Ormiston Gorge and Pound
4655ha.
The Ormiston Gorge and Pound is part of the West MacDonnel National Park
The main attraction is the gorge carved out by the Ormiston River. At its south end, some 500m from the visitor center, is a waterhole which hardly ever dries up, shaded by mighty river gums and the high rock walls of the gorge, which shimmer in the sunshine in varying colors, depending on the minerals in the rock.
The Ormiston Gorge and Pound is part of the West MacDonnel National Park
The main attraction is the gorge carved out by the Ormiston River. At its south end, some 500m from the visitor center, is a waterhole which hardly ever dries up, shaded by mighty river gums and the high rock walls of the gorge, which shimmer in the sunshine in varying colors, depending on the minerals in the rock.
Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Alice Springs Region
Box 2130
South Stuart Highway
Alice Springs, NT 0870
Australia
Box 2130
South Stuart Highway
Alice Springs, NT 0870
Australia
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Larapinta Trail
The Larapinta Trail is a long distance walking trail which runs for 223km and is divided into 12 sections. The trail runs through the West MacDonnell Ranges. The 12 sections each vary in length and difficulty, most sections averaging a hike lasting a day or two.
Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Alice Springs Region
Box 2130
South Stuart Highway
Alice Springs, NT 0870
Australia
Box 2130
South Stuart Highway
Alice Springs, NT 0870
Australia
Redbank Nature Park
1295ha.
Redbank Nature Park, centered on an impressive gorge with a number of perennial waterholes, lies in a beautiful setting under Mount Sonder.
From the parking lot it is a half-hour walk to the gorge, at one point only 1m wide, with sheer walls 40m high. The water in the rock pools is ice-cold.
Redbank Nature Park, centered on an impressive gorge with a number of perennial waterholes, lies in a beautiful setting under Mount Sonder.
From the parking lot it is a half-hour walk to the gorge, at one point only 1m wide, with sheer walls 40m high. The water in the rock pools is ice-cold.
Access from Glen Helen a natural track (improved) for 20 km, then side road to park, followed by 4km on a difficult track. A track negotiable only by all-terrain vehicles then runs west (17km) to the Gosse Bluff Scientific Reserve and east through Aboriginal territory to Hermannsburg . Conventional cars would do better to return along Namatjira Drive to Iwupataka and from there take the asphalted Larapinta Drive to Hermannsburg (no permit required for a day trip to see the historic mission station).
