Weano Gorge (Karijini National Park). Australia.
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- Distance
- 3.34 mi
- Elevation gain
- 528 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 528 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,198 ft
- TrailRank
-
78
5
- Min elevation
- 1,904 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 3 hours 12 minutes
- Coordinates
- 493
- Uploaded
- August 31, 2016
- Recorded
- August 2016
near Wittenoom, Western Australia (Australia)
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IMPORTANT NOTE: THE DIFFICULTY WITH WHICH I CATALOG MY ROUTES IS REFERRED TO MOUNTAINEERS USED TO WALKING, WHO WORK WITH EASY OVER ALL TERRAINS, NOT FOR OCCASIONAL HIKERS. IF YOU HAVE LITTLE EXPERIENCE, ADD ONE MORE DEGREE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF MY ROUTES SO YOU DON'T GET SURPRISES.
Spectacular tour of the Weano Gorge, undoubtedly one of the most spectacular and incredible corners of Western Australia, nestled in the Karijini National Park.
Although the place is known as Weano Gorge, there are actually several gorges that are traversed in this area, each one more impressive since they are formed by a superposition of layers of reddish tones, which vary their hue depending on how the sun shines on them.
We sleep in the campsite that is in the area and we begin the route entering the Hancock Gorge, perhaps the most demanding of the gorges that we are going to see and the most fun, since to get closer to Kermits Pool you have to go through the Spider Walk (path of the spider), which, as its name indicates, forces you to walk more or less like "Spider-Man" since there is no path that is said to be a path and you have to walk close to the wall. It is a very entertaining terrain but you have to have some ease to get around it without stress. The reward is well worth it.
The path is retraced (it is to say the path) to now walk much more comfortably along the upper part between the two gorges to the Junction Pool Lookout and the Oxer Lookout, two impressive viewpoints over the entire network of gorges that make up this incredible place. .
Finally we entered the Weano Gorge, going through it to the Handrail Pool, a spectacular pool in which we took a bath. We then make a good stretch of the journey through the interior of said gorge before returning to the campsite.
To say that the precision of the GPS is very limited within the gorges, so both the length and the unevenness of the route do not agree too much with what the track marks. The route is not very long, but some sections are certainly not suitable for people who do not have much experience in this type of terrain.
Spectacular tour of the Weano Gorge, undoubtedly one of the most spectacular and incredible corners of Western Australia, nestled in the Karijini National Park.
Although the place is known as Weano Gorge, there are actually several gorges that are traversed in this area, each one more impressive since they are formed by a superposition of layers of reddish tones, which vary their hue depending on how the sun shines on them.
We sleep in the campsite that is in the area and we begin the route entering the Hancock Gorge, perhaps the most demanding of the gorges that we are going to see and the most fun, since to get closer to Kermits Pool you have to go through the Spider Walk (path of the spider), which, as its name indicates, forces you to walk more or less like "Spider-Man" since there is no path that is said to be a path and you have to walk close to the wall. It is a very entertaining terrain but you have to have some ease to get around it without stress. The reward is well worth it.
The path is retraced (it is to say the path) to now walk much more comfortably along the upper part between the two gorges to the Junction Pool Lookout and the Oxer Lookout, two impressive viewpoints over the entire network of gorges that make up this incredible place. .
Finally we entered the Weano Gorge, going through it to the Handrail Pool, a spectacular pool in which we took a bath. We then make a good stretch of the journey through the interior of said gorge before returning to the campsite.
To say that the precision of the GPS is very limited within the gorges, so both the length and the unevenness of the route do not agree too much with what the track marks. The route is not very long, but some sections are certainly not suitable for people who do not have much experience in this type of terrain.
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Una garganta para no olvidar
Una garganta espectacular.
Muchas gracias por la valoración Paco!
Un abrazo fuerte o