The Best Trails in Littles Yard, Northern Territory (Australia)

2021-08 Meg8 Alice Valley - Inarlanga Pass - Arrernte Track - Ochre Pits (Chewings Range)

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Distance

6.30mi

Elevation +

479f

TrailRank

30

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We continued up the unnamed creek from our camp in the Alice Valley, then crossed the saddle of Pioneer Pass. We followed Pioneer Creek a little way downstream before crossing a ridge to get to the Larapinta Trail. We...

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2023-06T Stuarts Pass to Surprise Waterfall (Chewings Range)

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Distance

5.46mi

Elevation +

2238f

TrailRank

29

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I made my way up the valley to the north of the Brinkley Bluff range. At one point there is usable water, but better water is available at Gita's Bath, although this requires a climbaround and a further short scramble. ...

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2021-08 Meg7b GYS campsite - Giles Springs Yard - Alice Valley (Chewings Range)

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Distance

5.63mi

Elevation +

180f

TrailRank

29

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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 wer...

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2019-09 Hugh Ellery 9 - Ellery Creek Big Hole north end to south end (Chewings Range) (Larapinta)

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Distance

4.97mi

Elevation +

384f

TrailRank

29

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It's a long way around to get from the north end to the south end of Ellery Creek Big Hole, but the water was too cold to swim! As I crossed the saddle on the Heavitree Range I met a group of day-walkers who were fasc...

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2019-09 Hugh Ellery 4 - Pyramid Gorge, Mulga Creek (Chewings Range)

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Distance

7.44mi

Elevation +

568f

TrailRank

29

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I headed west from Pyramid Gorge, and found adequate water and a tentsite near the mouth of Mulga Creek. Having heard that there might be better water and camping in the east-west dogleg of the creek, I made my way up...

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2019-09 Hugh Ellery 3 - Hugh Gorge, Pyramid Gorge (Chewings Range)

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Distance

5.72mi

Elevation +

1250f

TrailRank

28

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A short day, heading west from the bottom of Hugh Gorge, then exploring Pyramid Gorge before camping near its mouth. There are lots of suitable campsites west of Hugh Gorge, but this one is the best I found in the are...

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2022 Proposed bushwalk to Chewings Range East (Chewings Range)

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Distance

36.02mi

Elevation +

4370f

TrailRank

28

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See the revised proposal here: https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/proposed-bushwalk-to-chewings-range-east-2022-revised-19-april-100548549

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2023-06O Mulga Creek via Julia Massif (Chewings Range)

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Distance

8.39mi

Elevation +

1699f

TrailRank

27

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Upon leaving camp I looked for a way up onto the range. The ramp I chose was energetic and a bit awkward in places, but not treacherous. On the tops it was pleasant going past the saddle usually used to access Peak Al...

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2023-06Q Hugh Tops to Macrozamia Amphitheatre (Chewings Range)

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Distance

5.82mi

Elevation +

1368f

TrailRank

27

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I made my way down the west branch of the creek that feeds Hugh Gorge. There was water in several places. The most interesting rock feature, Inaccessible Canyon, is an attractive and twisting canyon which must be bypasse...

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2021-07 NT hr08 Dogleg Knoll - Rigby Scoop Holes - Giles SW Spring (Chewings Range)

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Distance

8.95mi

Elevation +

814f

TrailRank

27

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It was extremely windy when we woke. The wind had blown a layer of red dust everywhere inside my tent, and it would be dangerous to continue along the skyline ridge to Mt Giles as we had planned. We headed eastwards a...

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2021-07 hr05 Eagle Gorge to Portals Canyon (Chewings Range)

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Distance

5.31mi

Elevation +

1171f

TrailRank

27

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A short day from Eagle Gorge to Portals Canyon, visiting Red Rock Gorge and False Gorge along the way.

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2019-09 Hugh Ellery 1 - Ellery Creek Big Hole, Larapinta Trail, Hugh Gorge (Chewings Range)

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Distance

18.84mi

Elevation +

1480f

TrailRank

27

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The Larapinta Trail from Ellery Creek Big Hole to Hugh Gorge is often done over two days, with an overnight stop at the Rocky Creek campsite. I pushed myself to do it in one day so that I could spend the next day poking ...

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2023-06N Ellery Creek to beyond Trident Gorge via skyline (Chewings Range)

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Distance

6.89mi

Elevation +

2096f

TrailRank

26

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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 t...

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2023-06M Canyon of Defiance to Ellery Creek (Chewings Range)

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Distance

15.25mi

Elevation +

1585f

TrailRank

26

I left Canyon of Defiance, moving briskly, and reached Portals Canyon after 4 hours. I wanted to explore an alternative to Eagle Gorge, because I wasn't sure about doing the awkward bit solo in the downstream directio...

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2023-06R Macrozamia Amphitheatre to Fringe Lily Creek tops (Chewings Range)

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Distance

8.51mi

Elevation +

2070f

TrailRank

25

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I was woken by the college students going past, suited up with wetsuits and abseiling gear. They were going to abseil a dry waterfall, swim through Hugh Gorge, hike to Fringe Lily Creek, and find their way through the we...

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2023-06P Mulga Creek to Hugh Tops (Chewings Range)

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Distance

7.66mi

Elevation +

2224f

TrailRank

25

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I made my way eastwards, leaving Mulga Creek by an awkward saddle that looked interesting but wasn't. The north-south watercourse east of Mulga Creek sometimes has water at the base of a 15m waterfall, and is sometimes d...

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2019-09 Forum Trip 5 - Canyon of Defiance lower three reaches (Chewings Range)

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Distance

2.73mi

Elevation +

1211f

TrailRank

25

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This GPS track shows how I used three different access points to visit the three lower reaches of Canyon of Defiance. The Lower Reach is accessed by heading upstream from the campsite. Meg's Reach is accessed from ...

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252 Serpentine Gorge Lookout

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Distance

0.87mi

Elevation +

246f

TrailRank

25

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252) Serpentine Gorge Lookout - 8th June 2019 - NEW Return Distance 2.8km, Max Elevation 809m, Climb 67m, Time 1hr, Level - Medium - Pops, Hannah Co-ordinates: -23.759390, 132.979360 My Blog: Time was running short o...

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2021-08 Meg7a Side-trip to the Rigby Scoop Holes (Chewings Range)

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Distance

1.73mi

Elevation +

253f

TrailRank

23

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The Rigby Scoop Holes feature in two full-page photos in the book "The MacDonnell Ranges" by Frank Rigby and Henry Gold. Frank could not remember their exact location, and they were lost to bushwalkers until I identified...

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2021-08 Meg3 Side-trip to Felicitous Gorge (Chewings Range)

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Distance

1.59mi

Elevation +

932f

TrailRank

23

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From our camp at the base of Canyon of Defiance, we took daypacks and explored the creek immediately to the east, which none of us knew. After a false start up high ground, we followed the creekbed into the gorge and ...

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2023-06S Fringe Lily Creek to Stuarts Pass via the tops (Chewings Range)

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Distance

8.24mi

Elevation +

2136f

TrailRank

19

I headed up to the tops, going up a steep spur just downstream from camp. I soon got to the summit (another Macdouall peak). I worked my way around the high ground and made my way down to the south end of Spencer Gorge. ...

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2023-06K Alternative descent from the Low Point (Chewings Range)

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Distance

2.18mi

Elevation +

240f

TrailRank

19

I was keen to see whether it was possible to descend northwards from the top of The Low Point via the gully to the east of the usual route. The gully did go, but the usual route is more interesting. I then went to the ba...

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253 Serpentine Gorge Waterhole

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Distance

0.72mi

Elevation +

0f

TrailRank

19

253) Serpentine Gorge Waterhole - 8th June 2019 - NEW Return Distance 2.3km, Max Elevation 787m, Climb 31m, Time 0.75hr, Level - Easy - Pops, Hannah Co-ordinates: -23.759290, 132.979300 My Blog: Having climbed to the...

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251 Ellery Creek Big Hole

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Distance

0.22mi

Elevation +

49f

TrailRank

19

251) Ellery Creek Big Hole - 8th June 2019 - NEW Return Distance 800m, Max Elevation 683m, Climb 7m, Time 0.5hr, Level - Easy - Pops, Hannah Co-ordinates: -23.779640, 133.072630 My Blog: The long (48km) drive up from...

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2024 Proposed Hugh Gorge loop

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Distance

36.37mi

Elevation +

5459f

TrailRank

16

Don't be misled by the stated distance, which does not include all the zigs and zags, and doesn't show all the side-trips. The terrain is almost all off-track through sometimes-rough country, and doesn't lend itself to r...

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