Trails WA

🌿✨ Escape the winter chill and discover the Gorgeous Gorges nestled within the traditional lands of the Banyjima, Innawonga and Kurrama people in the heart of the sun-soaked Pilbara.

🥾🏞️ At this time of year, the mild daytime desert temps provide a comfy climate to enjoy the trails within Karijini National Park. Carved over millions of years, the park’s dramatic red gorges offer unforgettable experiences from both above and within. Boasting sunshine and speccy vistas from walks and lookouts along the rim, and shady rock-scrambling adventures and refreshing waters within, these gorge trails won’t disappoint.

• Oxer Lookout – a short 800m trail from Weano carpark to a breathtaking vantage point where four of Karijini's spectacular gorges converge, revealing the immense scale and ancient beauty of this remarkable landscape.

• Handrail Pool, Weano Gorge – a challenging trail that meanders through a spectacular maze of sculpted rock, scrambling through narrow passages to reach Karijini’s iconic Handrail Pool nestled beneath towering cliffs.

• Knox Gorge Lookout – a moderate 400m trail that leads to a lookout perched a dizzying 100m above the gorge floor.

• Hamersley Gorge Walk – after conquering a challenging descent of the gorge wall, visitors are rewarded with cascading waterfalls and tranquil pools on this 1km return trail.

• Hancock Gorge – an exhilarating 400m trail that’s short in distance but big on adventure. Wade through cold pools, navigate rock ledges, scramble through rocky creek beds and spider-walk narrow passages on this half-day quest.

• Gorge Rim Walk – following the rim of Dale’s Gorge, this moderate 2.4km trail links Circular Pool lookout to Fortescue Falls lookout. From there you can choose to tackle the many stairs that lead deep into the Gorge to the base of Fortescue Falls and access to picturesque Fern Pool.

Ready to explore? Plan your visit and find more trail details at https://trailswa.com.au/trails/trail-networks/karijini-national-park
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