Larapinta Trail

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The Larapinta Trail is a long-distance hiking track in Australia’s Northern Territory, renowned for its rugged desert landscapes and spectacular ridgeline walks through the West MacDonnell Ranges.

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Larapinta Trail canonical 3
Larapinta Trail Section 6 1
Larapinta Trail section 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf long-distance hiking trail
walking track
accessBy trailheads accessible by road from Alice Springs
attracts domestic hikers
international hikers
closestCity Alice Springs
country Australia
difficulty moderate to hard
established 1990s
hasCampingStyle mostly remote bush camping
hasCampsites yes
hasNumberOfSections 12
hasWaterTanks yes
hazards extreme heat
limited water sources
remote conditions
knownFor multi-day hiking
rugged desert scenery
spectacular ridgeline walks
lengthInKilometres approximately 223
lighting not lit
locatedIn Northern Territory
MacDonnell Ranges
surface form: West MacDonnell Ranges
managedBy Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
namedAfter Larapinta (Arrernte name for the Finke River)
notableFeature section-based design allowing partial walks
offersViewsOf MacDonnell Ranges
Mount Sonder summit
Ormiston Gorge
Simpsons Gap
Standley Chasm (Angkerle Atwatye)
openedToPublic 1990s
partOf Australian long-distance walking tracks
passesThrough West MacDonnell National Park
surface form: Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
primaryUse hiking
region Central Australia
season best walked during the cooler months (April–September)
sectionLengthRange approximately 9–31 kilometres per section
surface natural surface
terminusA Alice Springs
terminusB Mount Sonder
terrain arid desert landscapes
gorges
rocky ridgelines
spinifex grasslands
typicalCompletionTime 12–16 days
waymarked yes

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MacDonnell Ranges traversedBy Larapinta Trail
MacDonnell Region contains Larapinta Trail
this entity surface form: Larapinta Trail sections
West MacDonnell National Park hasTrail Larapinta Trail
Ellery Creek Big Hole hasTrail Larapinta Trail
this entity surface form: Larapinta Trail Section 6
Simpsons Gap hasWalkingTrack Larapinta Trail
this entity surface form: Larapinta Trail section
Simpsons Gap partOf Larapinta Trail