2023-06N Ellery Creek to beyond Trident Gorge via skyline (Chewings Range)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.89 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,096 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 1,486 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,774 ft
- TrailRank
- 26
- Min elevation
- 2,441 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 7 hours 17 minutes
- Coordinates
- 189
- Uploaded
- January 10, 2024
- Recorded
- June 2023
near Littles Yard, Northern Territory (Australia)
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Itinerary description
From Ellery Creek east branch, I made my way east to Weeping Waterfall, which had a slow seep and a number of very small pools of usable water.
I then looked for a good way up to the tops. The way I chose turned out to be very steep and loose, but it came out close to Dark Cleft, a striking gap in the range where some parts are in deep shade all day during winter.
There was a really smooth descent into Bent Gorge (just near the bend), where there was a pool of remnant rainwater. I don't think there's a spring here, because I found it dry on a previous visit, although the vegetation at the bend always seems quite verdant. There was plenty of camping available just downstream from the outflow.
I continued on past the entrance to Trident Gorge, where I collected good water from the bathtub-sized pool (which in some years can be fouled with a thick layer of bird droppings). I camped at un unnamed stream further east which contained a small grove of callitris pines.
I then looked for a good way up to the tops. The way I chose turned out to be very steep and loose, but it came out close to Dark Cleft, a striking gap in the range where some parts are in deep shade all day during winter.
There was a really smooth descent into Bent Gorge (just near the bend), where there was a pool of remnant rainwater. I don't think there's a spring here, because I found it dry on a previous visit, although the vegetation at the bend always seems quite verdant. There was plenty of camping available just downstream from the outflow.
I continued on past the entrance to Trident Gorge, where I collected good water from the bathtub-sized pool (which in some years can be fouled with a thick layer of bird droppings). I camped at un unnamed stream further east which contained a small grove of callitris pines.
Waypoints
Waypoint
2,629 ft
c4
Waypoint
3,158 ft
Pool of usable water (unreliable)
Waypoint
2,987 ft
Exit from Bent Gorge, c12
Waypoint
3,116 ft
Trident Gorge - Small pool of good water
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