Best Hiking in the Northern Territory
Trek through ancient gorges, climb sandstone escarpments, and walk alongside billabongs teeming with birdlife. The Northern Territory offers hiking trails ranging from easy boardwalks to multi-day wilderness adventures.
50 hiking spots
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🥾 HikingUluru Base Walk
10.6km circumnavigation of Uluru. Passes through different ecosystems, sacred sites, and rock art. Allow 3-4 hours.
1432km·Red Centre
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🥾 HikingShady Creek Walk (Litchfield)
Shady Creek Walk (Litchfield) is a walking track in the Top End region offering a genuine Territory bushwalking experience. The trail showcases the unique lands…
110km·Top End
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🥾 HikingGhost Gum Walk (Simpsons Gap)
Ghost Gum Walk (Simpsons Gap) is a walking track in the Red Centre region offering a genuine Territory bushwalking experience. The trail showcases the unique la…
1500km·Red Centre
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Florence Creek Walk
Florence Creek Walk is located in or near Litchfield National Park — the Top End's most accessible national park, just 1.5 hours from Darwin. Known for its stun…
120km·Top End
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Bundarunganu Hill
Bundarunganu Hill offers a rewarding bushwalk through Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and s…
1087km·Red Centre
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🥾 HikingOlive Pink Walk (Alice Springs)
Olive Pink Walk (Alice Springs) is a walking track in the Red Centre region offering a genuine Territory bushwalking experience. The trail showcases the unique…
1500km·Red Centre
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Briscoe Tent Hill
Explore Briscoe Tent Hill, a walking track in Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some of t…
1398km·Red Centre
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🥾 HikingMount Sonder Summit
The highest point on the Larapinta Trail at 1,380m — the fourth-highest peak in the NT. The sunrise from the summit is one of Australia's most spectacular. 15.8…
1550km·Red Centre
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Birch Hill
Explore Birch Hill, a walking track in Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some of the most…
1398km·Red Centre
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🥾 HikingRim Walk (Kings Canyon)
Rim Walk (Kings Canyon) is a walking track in the Red Centre region offering a genuine Territory bushwalking experience. The trail showcases the unique landscap…
1500km·Red Centre
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Desert Oak Hill
Desert Oak Hill is a bushwalking experience in the Red Centre region. Trek through ancient landscapes shaped over millions of years, with panoramic views and th…
1377km·Red Centre
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🥾 HikingNamatjira Drive (West MacDonnells)
The western continuation of Larapinta Drive through the West MacDonnell Ranges — a sealed and unsealed road passing Glen Helen, Redbank Gorge, and approaching M…
1251km·Red Centre
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🥾 HikingKings Canyon Creek Walk
The shorter Kings Creek Walk (2.6km return) stays at the canyon floor, following the creek bed between towering sandstone walls. A good option when heat closes…
1314km·Red Centre
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🥾 HikingLasseter Highway Drive
The 250km sealed road from Erldunda on the Stuart Highway to Uluru — one of Australia's most iconic drives through flat desert country with distant views of the…
1423km·Red Centre
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Boundary Peak
Boundary Peak — hiking in Red Centre, 1553km from Darwin. A remote outback destination worth the drive.
1553km·Red Centre
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Hanging Knoll
Hanging Knoll — hiking in Red Centre, 1541km from Darwin. A remote outback destination worth the drive.
1541km·Red Centre
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Imputununya Hill
Imputununya Hill — hiking in Red Centre, 1528km from Darwin. A remote outback destination worth the drive.
1528km·Red Centre
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Bonya Hill
Bonya Hill offers a rewarding bushwalk through Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some of…
1278km·Red Centre
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Yurmikmik Lookout Walk
Yurmikmik Lookout Walk is a walking track in the Top End region offering a genuine Territory bushwalking experience. The trail showcases the unique landscapes o…
250km·Top End
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Castle Hill
Castle Hill offers a rewarding bushwalk through Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some of…
1309km·Red Centre
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Cascades Walk (Litchfield)
Cascades Walk (Litchfield) is a walking track in the Top End region offering a genuine Territory bushwalking experience. The trail showcases the unique landscap…
110km·Top End
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🥾 HikingManngarre Rainforest Walk (Kakadu)
Manngarre Rainforest Walk (Kakadu) is a walking track in the Top End region offering a genuine Territory bushwalking experience. The trail showcases the unique…
250km·Top End
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Ayliffe Hill
Ayliffe Hill — hiking in Red Centre, 1512km from Darwin. A remote outback destination worth the drive.
1512km·Red Centre
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Imbumbunna Hills
Imbumbunna Hills offers a rewarding bushwalk through Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and so…
1367km·Red Centre
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The Stirling
Explore The Stirling, a walking track in the remote Barkly region, vast cattle country dotted with ancient geological formations and quintessential outback char…
1075km·Barkly
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Cassia Hill
Explore Cassia Hill, a walking track in Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some of the mos…
1285km·Red Centre
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Ayers Lookout
Explore Ayers Lookout, a walking track in Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some of the m…
1352km·Red Centre
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Ghost Gum Rise
Ghost Gum Rise offers a rewarding bushwalk through the remote Barkly region, vast cattle country dotted with ancient geological formations and quintessential ou…
984km·Barkly
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Mount Lyell Brown
Mount Lyell Brown offers a rewarding bushwalk through Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and s…
1211km·Red Centre
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Mt Fisher
Mt Fisher offers a rewarding bushwalk through the remote Barkly region, vast cattle country dotted with ancient geological formations and quintessential outback…
965km·Barkly
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🥾 HikingLarapinta Trail Section 1 (Alice to Simpsons Gap)
Larapinta Trail Section 1 (Alice to Simpsons Gap) is a walking track in the Red Centre region offering a genuine Territory bushwalking experience. The trail sho…
1500km·Red Centre
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Gida Gida Hill
Gida Gida Hill offers a rewarding bushwalk through the remote Barkly region, vast cattle country dotted with ancient geological formations and quintessential ou…
1050km·Barkly
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🥾 HikingKata Tjuṯa
Kata Tjuṯa is a bushwalking experience in the Red Centre region. Trek through ancient landscapes shaped over millions of years, with panoramic views and the cha…
1427km·Red Centre
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Keyser Hill
Keyser Hill is a bushwalking experience in the Barkly region. Trek through ancient landscapes shaped over millions of years, with panoramic views and the chance…
1047km·Barkly
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Niko Hill
Explore Niko Hill, a walking track in Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some of the most…
1321km·Red Centre
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Redbank Hill
Explore Redbank Hill, a walking track in Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some of the mo…
1236km·Red Centre
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Stock Hill
Stock Hill is a bushwalking experience in the Red Centre region. Trek through ancient landscapes shaped over millions of years, with panoramic views and the cha…
1355km·Red Centre
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Mc Ewin Hills
Mc Ewin Hills is a bushwalking experience in the Barkly region. Trek through ancient landscapes shaped over millions of years, with panoramic views and the chan…
1067km·Barkly
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Djagamara Peak
Djagamara Peak offers a rewarding bushwalk through Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some…
1089km·Red Centre
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Katamala Cone
Katamala Cone is a bushwalking experience in the Red Centre region. Trek through ancient landscapes shaped over millions of years, with panoramic views and the…
1438km·Red Centre
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Coles Hill
Coles Hill offers a rewarding bushwalk through Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some of…
1221km·Red Centre
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Wini Hills
Wini Hills is a bushwalking experience in the Barkly region. Trek through ancient landscapes shaped over millions of years, with panoramic views and the chance…
988km·Barkly
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Barrk Walk (Nourlangie)
Barrk Walk (Nourlangie) is a walking track in the Top End region offering a genuine Territory bushwalking experience. The trail showcases the unique landscapes…
250km·Top End
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🥾 HikingLarapinta Trail Complete (223km)
The Larapinta Trail is one of the world's top 20 treks — 223km along the spine of the West MacDonnell Ranges from Alice Springs to Mount Sonder. 12 sections, ty…
1500km·Red Centre
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Paisley Bluff
Paisley Bluff offers a rewarding bushwalk through Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some…
1277km·Red Centre
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Lone Rock
Explore Lone Rock, a walking track in the remote Barkly region, vast cattle country dotted with ancient geological formations and quintessential outback charact…
1011km·Barkly
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🥾 HikingMount Le Hunte
Explore Mount Le Hunte, a walking track in Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some of the…
1495km·Red Centre
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Allanah Hill
Explore Allanah Hill, a walking track in Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some of the mo…
1474km·Red Centre
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Tabletop Track (Litchfield)
Tabletop Track (Litchfield) is a walking track in the Top End region offering a genuine Territory bushwalking experience. The trail showcases the unique landsca…
110km·Top End
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🥾 HikingMount Sir Charles
Explore Mount Sir Charles, a walking track in Australia's Red Centre, a vast desert landscape of ancient red rock gorges, sacred Aboriginal sites, and some of t…
1278km·Red Centre