Super 6 Day: the Larapinta Trail challenge

This is not a trek for the faint hearted or inexperienced as each days walk is rated as either hard or very hard by NT Parks and Wildlife. The rewards for taking on this challenging trek are immense, with all of the most spectacular views of the Larapinta Trail on offer.

Day 1 : Pick up Alice Springs, walk section 3 Jay Creek to Standley Chasm. | 13kms

Day 2 : Walk section 4 Standley Chasm to Birthday Waterhole. | 17kms

Day 3 : Hike section 5 Birthday Waterhole to Hugh Gorge. | 17kms

Day 4 : Trek section 8 Serpentine Gorge to Serpentine Chalet Dam, including Counts Point. | 15kms

Day 5 : Walk section 9 Serpentine Chalet Dam to Ormiston Gorge. | 29kms

Day 6 : Summit Mt Sonder (section 12), return to Alice Springs. | 16kms

This tour is designed so that days vary between 6 and 12 hours of challenging to very challenging bushwalking, it is essential to be very well prepared physically and mentally to take on this trek.