Litchfield National Park Short Walks

There are several short, well Walk Walker Creek Walk signposted walks in Litchfield Distance: 1.6 km return Distance: 3.5 km return that pass through a range of Time 45 minutes Time: 2 hours habitats and landscapes that Grade: Easy (rocky in Grade: Moderate are typical of the Top End. parts) Start at carpark. Arrive in the Park well prepared Start at Tolmer Falls lookout. A wonderful walk up a crystal with a hat, drinking water, energy A pleasant alternative route clear creek. You can swim in the snacks, sunscreen and sturdy back to the car park from the creek near the picnic area or at a footwear, and an hour or so to Tolmer Falls Lookout. It takes shared camping and swimming spare. Then you can take the you through typical Top End hole at the end of the walk. Please opportunity to ‘get away from it sandstone country and along respect the privacy of campers all’ for awhile on one of these Tolmer Creek and a tributary. along the way. walks. Swimming is not permitted above Tjaynera (Sandy Creek) Falls Find the locations on the attached the falls. Walk map or, once you are in the Walk (Reynolds 4WD Track) Park, on road signs and maps at Distance: 1.6 km return Distance: 3.4 km return information bays. There is a map Time: 1 hour Time: 1.5 hours and safety information at the start Grade: Moderate (steep Grade: Moderate of each walk. in sections) Start at the car park. Shady Creek Walk (Florence Start at Wangi Plunge Pool. This quiet track winds along Falls Area) The walk takes you to a viewing the creek and passed a hillside Distance: 1 km one way platform at the base of the falls, of Cycads before reaching the Time: 30 minutes through a monsoon forest, then plunge pool. Allow time for a Grade: Easy via stairs up to the escarpment refreshing swim. Start at Picnic so you can enjoy the peace of Cascades Walks Area or the Plunge Pool. the stone country above the falls. Lower Cascades Walk This beautiful walk along Shady Swimming is not permitted above Distance: 2.6 km return Creek is a good alternative to the the falls. Time: 1.5 hours main track to the plunge pool Greenant Creek Walk Grade: Moderate that has 160 stairs! Signs along Distance: 2.7 km return Start at carpark. the way introduce you to two Time: 1.5 hours The quickest way to Cascades of nature’s ‘gardens’, the cool Grade: Moderate (steep Creek is via this shady walk; monsoon forest and the open in sections) however it’s closed during the woodland. Start at the bridge across wet season due to flooding and an Florence Creek Walk Greenant Creek. increased risk of crocodiles. Distance: 3.2 km return This shady walk follows the Upper Cascades Walk Time: 1.5 hours creek upstream, climbs steeply Distance: 3.3 km loop Grade: Easy to Tjaetaba Falls Lookout then (dry season) up to a tiny pool above the falls, Start at Upstream Picnic Area or 3.6 km return where you can dip your toes to Buley Rockhole. (wet season) cool off. The plunge pool and This walk follows Florence Creek Time: 2 hours the area downstream of the Falls between Florence Falls and Buley Grade: Moderate is a sacred site, so no swimming Rockhole. Please park your please. Start at carpark. vehicle in one of the carparks Takes you up onto the Tabletop at Florence Falls, as parking is Climbing Fern Plateau, several vantage points limited at Buley. provide sweeping views of the lowlands below. The walk is exposed and can be hot, so take some water.

Parks & Wildlife Commission of the Park Office Head Office - Goyder Centre Ph: (08) 8976 0282 25 Chung Wah Tce PALMERSTON NT 0830 Fax: (08) 8976 0292 PO Box 496 PALMERSTON NT 0831 www.nt.gov.au/nretas/parks Ph: (08) 8999 4555 Short Walks For your Safety Definition of Grades Easy - well defined track. regular surface, gentle inclines. Average level of fitness required. Moderate - well defined track, irregular surface with lose or uneven rock, medium inclines. Average level of fitness required.

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Camping Telephone Emergency Call Caravan Device Batchelor to Termite Mounds...... 35km Batchelor to Florence Falls...... 42 km Police Medical assistance Florence Falls to Wangi Falls...... 26 km Park Boundary 4WD track - from Litchfield Park Road 4WD Track to Daly River Road...... 44 km To Daly River Sealed Road (36km) Daly River Road To Stuart Highway Unsealed Road

D/07/2011PWCNT Information Sheet For more information see our website: www.nt.gov.au/nretas/parks or contact Tourism Top End (08) 8980 6000 or 1300 138 886 www.tourismtopend.com.au