Bicycle and Pedestrian Path Map
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Pedal to the Park Alice Springs Desert Park Bicycle and Pedestrian Path Walk, Run or Cycle tough leathery leaves make them Safety and Comfort This easy track winds its way easy to identify. • The cooler months from April along the base of the MacDonnell Tall, graceful Ghost Gums, Ranges through several habitats. to October are more pleasant Corymbia aparrerinja, with their for cycling. In warmer weather, Along the way you can take pale green drooping branchlets a detour and visit the Alice cycle early in the morning to and powdery white trunks provide avoid the heat of the day. Springs Desert Park, a ‘must-do’ a cool, shady spot to stop and • Wear sunscreen, a hat and loose- attraction in Central Australia. enjoy the vast views along the fitting cotton clothing. The 4.5 km journey travels from range. • Carry and drink plenty of water. Blain Street in the east to John • A helmet and sturdy footwear is Look out for Euros, birds and Flynn’s Grave Historical Reserve essential for safe cycling. in the west. Allow one hour to lizards along the way too. • Please pass other visitors with cycle or 1.5 hours to walk the full care and warn them of your length of the path. The surface is approach. When at the Desert Park sealed and wheelchair accessible • Children should be closely Once you arrive at the Park, you with assistance. supervised at all times. can explore 54 hectares of re- • Be aware of sharp bends, created desert habitats allowing Getting there floodways, dips, crests and you to experience a representation The path is accessible from possible obstacles such as fallen of desert life at your own pace. various locations. You can begin branches or gravel. Stories are shared through at Blain Street at the eastern end • Take a bike pump and puncture interpretive guide presentations, of the path (3.5 km from town) repair kit. a free flying bird show and the or opposite John Flynn’s Grave Please Remember opportunity to see endangered Historical Reserve in the west animals in the Nocturnal House. • Keep to the path. This helps where the path connects into the Facilities within Alice Springs limit soil disturbance and town bicycle path network which environmental damage. Desert Park include a cafe (which is a 7 km ride from the centre can be accessed without paying • ‘Off-path’ riding is dangerous, of Alice Springs. You can also to enter the Desert Park displays), and you risk punctures from access the 17 km sealed Simpsons electric scooters for hire, gift sharp sticks and large prickles. Gap bike path from Flynn’s shop, toilets, gas barbecues and a • Bins are not provided. Please Grave. Alternatively, you can gain picnic ground. take your rubbish with you. access from opposite Albrecht • Fires are not permitted. Oval. A ‘drive and ride’ option Opening hours are 7.30 am to is available, using the carparks 6 pm daily (except Christmas • All historic, cultural items and at either end of the path or at the Day). wildlife are protected. Desert Park. Detailed route information is on the map overleaf. What will I see along the way? The path takes you through desert woodlands of Ironwoods, Acacia estrophiolata, and several species of Corkwoods including Hakea divaricata and Hakea lorea on alluvial flats. Desert Bloodwood trees, Corymbia opaca, can also be found along the journey. Their distinctive tesselated bark and Parks & Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Alice Springs Desert Park Regional Office - Tom Hare Building Ph: (08) 8951 8788 Sth Stuart Highway ALICE SPRINGS NT 0870 PO Box 1120 ALICE SPRINGS NT 0871 www.alicespringsdesertpark.com.au Ph: (08) 8951 8250 www.nt.gov.au/parks Alice SpringsDesertParkBicycleandPedestrianPath Pedal tothePark- For more information visit www.nt.gov.au/parks or contact Tourism Central Australia 1800 645199 or(08) 89525800 www.discovercentralaustralia.com Central Tourism orcontact For more informationvisit www.nt.gov.au/parks A/12/2017PWCNT Simpsons Gap Bicycle Path 17km I e Driv pinta Bike Path to Lara To Alice Springs Albrecht Text Simpsons Oval Gap ! Flynn'^s Grave ^ ! D m e 0 s 6 e 1 rt m P ark Acces 0 ^ s 0 R 2 o a d r m 2 k r = Text = ^ To 2 .3 Alice k m m Springs 0 5 5 ! . St ^ n ai Alice Springs Bl Desert Park ^! Information Sheet Opening Hours: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Alice Springs Desert Park -- Facilities & Activities Information Picnic Facilities Bicycle Path Toilets Gas Barbeque r Causeways Drinking Water Wheelchair Access = Drainage lines First Aid Gift Shop Public Roads Cafe Parking ASDP Boundary 05250 00 1,000 Meters.