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Ormiston Gorge to Hermit’s Hideaway/Giles Lookout/Waterfall Gorge (Day 7, Sect. 9 Part)

Ironstone plains, interesting geology, stunning wildflowers and spectacular ridgeline views and sunsets

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Hermit’s Hideaway to Serpentine Chalet Dam (Day 8, Sect. 9 Part)

A spectacular day of summit views, wide valleys, scattered waterholes and rocky gorges.

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Serpentine Chalet Dam to Serpentine Gorge (Day 9, Sect. 8)

Iconic views from Counts Point and layers of folded rock at Serpentine Gorge

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Serpentine Gorge to Ellery Creek North (Day 10, Sect. 7)

Pass through the Heavitree Range into the Alice Valley, a wide, hot plain that takes you to a beautiful deep, cool waterhole at Ellery Creek North

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Ellery Creek North Day 11: Rest Day Rationale

Spend a relaxing day at Ellery Creek North swimming, exploring the creek, watching waterbirds and soaking up the ancient environment

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Ellery Creek North to Rocky Gully (Day 12, Sect 6 Part)

Ellery Creek North to Rocky Gully offers a dramatic change in setting with vast remote plains and wide skies.

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Rocky Gully to Hugh Gorge Camp (Day 13, Sect.6 part)

Leave Rocky Gully and traverse numerous small ups and downs as you cross the Alice Valley with endless wildflowers before finishing at serene and peaceful Hugh Gorge with the possibility of a refreshing swim.

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Hugh Gorge Camp to Fringe Lily Creek (Day 14, Sect. 5 part)

Hugh Gorge to Fringe Lily involves scrambling, wading or a short swim through a bouldery remote gorge with plenty of pools and wildflowers.

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Fringe Lily Creek to Section 4/5 Junction (Day 15, Sect. 5 part)

From Fringe Lily you traverse a magnificent scrambly spine with grand views, then plunge down steep bouldery Spencer Gorge before finishing along a beautiful V-shaped valley to Section 4/5 Junction (or Birthday Waterhole).

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Section 4/5 Junction to Brinkley Bluff (Day 16, Sect. 4 part)

A breathtaking climb to a high camp with 360 degree views. Fantastic in good weather - exhilarating to dangerous in bad!

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Brinkley Bluff to Standley Chasm and Rest Day (Days 17 & 18, Sect. 4 Part)

This predominantly downhill hike takes you through some of the most dramatically rugged landscape of the entire Larapinta trail, with vast tilted landforms and folded, interlocking ridges. You’ll follow Brinkley Bluff gently down and eastwards towards Standley Chasm with views the entire way.

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