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Northern Territory
Most of the Northern Territory's most popular walking trails are an essential part of the Territory's major attractions, and are easy to access from these attractions. Tourists information including brochures and maps of all walks are readily available at visitors centres at these localities.
Main areas where cross country hiking is popular
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Giles Walking Track, NT
This walk takes in Kings Canyon, Reedy Creek and Katherine Springs, in Central Australia. The track is suitable for experienced walkers who are capable and well equipped. All food, water and sleeping requirements for the journey need to be carried in and out. Although the track is marked with red arrows, all walkers should bring a map and compass. It is possible to complete the walk in one long day rather than two by starting early.
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Tabletop Walking Track, Litchfield NP,, NT
The Tabletop Track is a picturesque long-distance walking track through Litchfield National Park, which is a little over an hour's drive from Darwin. The park protects extensive examples of the Territory's key Top End habitats. It also features numerous waterfalls which cascade from a sandstone plateau called the Tabletop Range, intriguing magnetic termite mounds, historical sites, and the weathered sandstone pillars of the Lost City. The walk is ideally a 3 to 5 day trek.
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Jatbula Trail, NT
The Jatbula Trail, located within Nitmiluk National Park near Katherine, is a four-to-five day adventure walk that showcases the best of Katherine region in the Northern Territory. The trail is only marked in one direction, from Katherine (Nitmiluk) Gorge to Leliyn / Edith Falls and is 58 kms long. The trail may be closed between October and May. There are checkpoint books to sign along the way, as well as ECDs (Emergency Call Device) and helipads. A three-to-five day bushwalk.
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Larapinta Trail, NT
The grand-daddy of Northern Territory walking trails, Larapinta is a trek along the backbone of the West Macdonnell Ranges to attractions such as Simpsons Gap, Ellery Creek Big Hole, Ormiston Gorge and Glen Helen Gorge. Made up of a chain of day walks, the trail stretches more than 223km from the old Alice Springs Telegraph Station to Mount Sonder and Mount Razorback. The walk takes in ancient escarpments and vast ochre-coloured landscapes, sheltered gorges, cool waterholes to swim in. It visits sites sacred to the Arrernte Aboriginal people. Outback camping is one of the trail’s highlights, along with the diversity of desert habitats, native birds, animals and nearly 600 species of rare flora. Tailor your walk along 12 sections, which range from effortless to arduous and have four wheel drive access. Or give yourself three weeks and a challenge yourself on the end-to-end trek.
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Edith Falls Wilderness Trail, NT
A 76km track that starts from the Visitor Centre at the foot of Katherine Gorge and runs north then west to the car park at Edith Falls. The walk is not a circuit and requires a considerable car shuffle or hope for a lift out (not advised). This is a well marked and easily followed track and walkers are only allowed to follow the one direction. Katherine Gorge is also known by its aboriginal name of Nitmiluk. The campsites are fixed (they are the waterholes) and everybody takes 5 days to complete the walk.
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