2021-08 Meg7b GYS campsite - Giles Springs Yard - Alice Valley (Chewings Range)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.63 mi
- Elevation gain
- 180 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 269 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,851 ft
- TrailRank
- 29
- Min elevation
- 2,652 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 7 hours
- Coordinates
- 754
- Uploaded
- September 13, 2021
- Recorded
- August 2021
near Littles Yard, Northern Territory (Australia)
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Itinerary description
We took a different route to usual, because we wanted to look for the old Giles Springs Yard, a remnant from the area's days as a cattle station. When we found it, we were surprised at how good a condition the fences were in.
Our camp in the middle of the Alice Valley was at a waterhole which can be unreliable even in a good season. We found enough, but it was a bit disgusting as it was heavily fouled with bird droppings. Fortunately, we had brought quite a bit of water from Giles Yard Spring campsite, so we only needed to use the waterhole for cooking water.
On a positive note, there were hundreds of birds everywhere - mostly budgerigars and zebra finches but also some bigger birds.
Our camp in the middle of the Alice Valley was at a waterhole which can be unreliable even in a good season. We found enough, but it was a bit disgusting as it was heavily fouled with bird droppings. Fortunately, we had brought quite a bit of water from Giles Yard Spring campsite, so we only needed to use the waterhole for cooking water.
On a positive note, there were hundreds of birds everywhere - mostly budgerigars and zebra finches but also some bigger birds.
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Very poor water
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