355 Art Gallery
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.59 mi
- Elevation gain
- 459 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 236 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,624 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- 1,332 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 4 hours 38 minutes
- Coordinates
- 781
- Uploaded
- May 30, 2021
- Recorded
- April 2017
near Rewan, Queensland (Australia)
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Itinerary description
355) Art Gallery - 12th May 2021
Return Distance 11.5km, Max Elevation 495m, Climb 89m, Time 4hr, Level - Medium - Pops
Co-ordinates: -25.045900, 148.195060
My Blog:
This was great if you had never seen 'Rock Art', but I found the inscriptions very repetitive and have seen better in the Northern Territories. Interesting that there is a lot of graffiti 'modern rock art' all around the 1950's.
Short Description:
Over two thousand engravings, ochre stencils and freehand paintings adorn the 62m long sandstone walls of this significant Aboriginal site. The Art Gallery contains one of the best examples of stencil art in Australia.
Getting There:
Drive into Carnarvon Gorge off the Carnarvon Highway via Carnarvon Access Road and follow to the end of the road, where there are the car parks and Information Centre.
Maps:
Carnarvon Gorge National Park
Route/Trail Notes:
Head out from the information Centre on the Main Track, that starts with a creek rock crossing. After 5.1km and five further creek crossings, a side track to the left (340m) will take you up to the Art Gallery.
Return by the same route.
Permits/Costs:
None.
Other References/Comments:
A toilet stop is available just beyond the Moss Garden turn off.
Most people will take the opportunity to travel further into the gorge to visit Wards Canyon, the Amphitheatre and Moss Garden (14km) return, or if you have the time and energy down to Big Bend and Cathedral Cave (24km) return.
The Gorge is a long way out, so there are a number of places just outside of the National Park to camp: Takarakka Bush Camp, Wilderness Lodge and Sandstone Park and in the holiday season, Carnarvon Gorge Camping Area.
Return Distance 11.5km, Max Elevation 495m, Climb 89m, Time 4hr, Level - Medium - Pops
Co-ordinates: -25.045900, 148.195060
My Blog:
This was great if you had never seen 'Rock Art', but I found the inscriptions very repetitive and have seen better in the Northern Territories. Interesting that there is a lot of graffiti 'modern rock art' all around the 1950's.
Short Description:
Over two thousand engravings, ochre stencils and freehand paintings adorn the 62m long sandstone walls of this significant Aboriginal site. The Art Gallery contains one of the best examples of stencil art in Australia.
Getting There:
Drive into Carnarvon Gorge off the Carnarvon Highway via Carnarvon Access Road and follow to the end of the road, where there are the car parks and Information Centre.
Maps:
Carnarvon Gorge National Park
Route/Trail Notes:
Head out from the information Centre on the Main Track, that starts with a creek rock crossing. After 5.1km and five further creek crossings, a side track to the left (340m) will take you up to the Art Gallery.
Return by the same route.
Permits/Costs:
None.
Other References/Comments:
A toilet stop is available just beyond the Moss Garden turn off.
Most people will take the opportunity to travel further into the gorge to visit Wards Canyon, the Amphitheatre and Moss Garden (14km) return, or if you have the time and energy down to Big Bend and Cathedral Cave (24km) return.
The Gorge is a long way out, so there are a number of places just outside of the National Park to camp: Takarakka Bush Camp, Wilderness Lodge and Sandstone Park and in the holiday season, Carnarvon Gorge Camping Area.
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