The Gulf country is not a tropical paradise, it is part of the harshest and wildest country in Australia. Isolated communities and cattle stations are strung along the Gulf savannah plains with hardly any civilisation to talk of. So why do people want to come here? Because hidden amongst this rough and dusty country is the jewel of the crown - the
Lawn Hill Gorge, protected in the National
Park. The main attraction is the canoeing along the gorges. Just a few metres from your
camp in the National
Park you can hire one or use your own. You can easily spend a day or two paddling beside the colourful walls that tower 60m above the deep green waterholes. The banks are densely fringed with rainforest plants and aboriginal art, unusual species of fauna and flora and excellent
walking tracks are other attractions that will delight you.
Lawn Hill is fast becoming a favourite holiday spot and advance booking is the only way to ensure you'll be able to stay.
These days, you can only leave
Lawn Hill the same way you came in, which is via
Gregory. Long gone are the days when you could take the backroute to Hells
Gate or
Doomadgee via
Bowthorn Station. So, this Trek begains and ends in
Gregory to give you the flexibility to append any other route to/from
Gregory that suits the rest of your itinerary when in this region. Some ideas are:
Burke & Wills Roadhouse to
Gregory,
Leichhardt River to
Gregory,
Burketown to
Gregory, or
Camooweal to
Gregory.
How to Use this Route
- Open the route in the ExplorOz Traveller app to navigate with real-time positioning. Download the app from your device’s app store if you don’t already have it. See the ExplorOz Traveller webpage for more information.
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