Region · Northern Territory, Australia

Best hikes in Northern Territory

The 30 best of 301 trails in Northern Territory, Australia, ranked by route quality.

Trails

301

Easy

195

Moderate

18

Hard

57

Expert

31

By activity

• Road & touring bike · 109
• Mountain biking · 76
• Hiking · 59
• Walking · 33
• Horseback riding · 2

Common features

• Parking at trailhead
• Kid friendly
• Restroom at trailhead
• Drinking water
• Coast
• Viewpoint
• Wheelchair friendly
• Lake

Top trails

1. section 2 Jatbula Trail Hard · 12.8 mi (20.5 km) · Elevation Gain 797 ft (243 m) · 4 hr 30 min · Nitmiluk National Park
2. Panorama Walk Easy · 1.3 mi (2.1 km) · Elevation Gain 226 ft (69 m) · 30 min · Trephina Gorge Nature Park
3. section 5 Jatbula Trail Easy · 4.4 mi (7.2 km) · Elevation Gain 207 ft (63 m) · 1 hr 30 min · Nitmiluk National Park
4. Alternative High Route Larapinta Trail Section 3 Expert · 17.3 mi (27.8 km) · Elevation Gain 4,416 ft (1,346 m) · 7 hr 50 min · Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
5. Giles Track Hard · 12.8 mi (20.5 km) · Elevation Gain 1,234 ft (376 m) · 4 hr 45 min · Watarrka National Park
6. Larapinta Trail Section 12 Expert · 9.4 mi (15.1 km) · Elevation Gain 2,536 ft (773 m) · 4 hr 20 min · Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
7. Walpa Gorge Walk Easy · 1.6 mi (2.6 km) · Elevation Gain 502 ft (153 m) · 45 min · Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
8. section 3 Jatbula Trail Moderate · 10.5 mi (16.9 km) · Elevation Gain 374 ft (114 m) · 3 hr 35 min · Nitmiluk National Park
9. Chain of Ponds Walk Easy · 1.4 mi (2.3 km) · Elevation Gain 164 ft (50 m) · 35 min · Trephina Gorge Nature Park
10. Kings Canyon Rim Walk Hard · 5.2 mi (8.3 km) · Elevation Gain 1,030 ft (314 m) · 2 hr 10 min · Watarrka National Park
11. Larapinta Trail Section 9 Expert · 17.6 mi (28.4 km) · Elevation Gain 2,572 ft (784 m) · 7 hr · Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
12. Larapinta Trail Section 6 Expert · 18.2 mi (29.4 km) · Elevation Gain 1,677 ft (511 m) · 6 hr 45 min · Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
13. section 1 Jatbula Trail Hard · 10 mi (16.1 km) · Elevation Gain 669 ft (204 m) · 3 hr 35 min · Nitmiluk National Park
14. Larapinta Trail Section 1 Expert · 15.1 mi (24.3 km) · Elevation Gain 1,476 ft (450 m) · 5 hr 35 min · Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
15. Larapinta Trail Section 11 Expert · 16.4 mi (26.4 km) · Elevation Gain 1,637 ft (499 m) · 6 hr 5 min · Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
16. Uluru Base Walk Easy · 6 mi (9.6 km) · Elevation Gain 194 ft (59 m) · 2 hr · Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
17. Larapinta Trail Section 2 Expert · 16 mi (25.8 km) · Elevation Gain 1,293 ft (394 m) · 5 hr 50 min · Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
18. Ridgetop Trail Hard · 9.8 mi (15.8 km) · Elevation Gain 2,005 ft (611 m) · 4 hr 10 min · Trephina Gorge Nature Park
19. section 4 Jatbula Trail Moderate · 13.5 mi (21.8 km) · Elevation Gain 148 ft (45 m) · 4 hr 25 min · Nitmiluk National Park
20. Larapinta Trail Section 8 Expert · 16.1 mi (25.9 km) · Elevation Gain 3,018 ft (920 m) · 6 hr 45 min · Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
21. Larapinta Trail Section 5 Expert · 19.1 mi (30.7 km) · Elevation Gain 4,249 ft (1,295 m) · 8 hr 20 min · Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
22. N'Dhala Gorge Walk Easy · 1 mi (1.6 km) · Elevation Gain 92 ft (28 m) · 20 min · N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park
23. Leliyn Trail Moderate · 3 mi (4.7 km) · Elevation Gain 554 ft (169 m) · 1 hr 15 min · Nitmiluk National Park
24. Gurambai Cultural Trail Easy · 1.8 mi (2.9 km) · Elevation Gain 10 ft (3 m) · 35 min · Northern Territory
25. Korowan Walk Easy · 5.4 mi (8.7 km) · Elevation Gain 85 ft (26 m) · 1 hr 45 min · Elsey National Park
26. Alternate Larapinta Trail Section 7 North Hard · 12.6 mi (20.3 km) · Elevation Gain 676 ft (206 m) · 4 hr 25 min · Northern Territory
27. Fire Trail Easy · 1.3 mi (2 km) · Elevation Gain 26 ft (8 m) · 25 min · Anindilyakwa Indigenous Protected Area
28. Motor Car Falls Trail Moderate · 4.9 mi (7.8 km) · Elevation Gain 335 ft (102 m) · 1 hr 45 min · Kakadu National Park World Heritage Site
29. Larapinta Trail Section 4 Expert · 10 mi (16.1 km) · Elevation Gain 2,241 ft (683 m) · 4 hr 20 min · Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
30. Trephina Gorge Walk Easy · 0.9 mi (1.4 km) · Elevation Gain 138 ft (42 m) · 20 min · Trephina Gorge Nature Park

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Parks in Northern Territory

• Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park Northern Territory · 22 trails
• Joint Geological-Geophysical Reserve Northern Territory · 14 trails
• Nitmiluk National Park Northern Territory · 10 trails
• Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve Northern Territory · 7 trails
• Kakadu National Park World Heritage Site Northern Territory · 7 trails
• Alice Springs Telegraph Station Management Area Northern Territory · 6 trails
• Charles Darwin National Park Northern Territory · 6 trails
• Trephina Gorge Nature Park Northern Territory · 5 trails

Parks nearby

• Nitmiluk National Park Northern Territory · 10 trails
• Kakadu National Park World Heritage Site Northern Territory · 7 trails
• Charles Darwin National Park Northern Territory · 6 trails
• Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park Northern Territory · 22 trails
• Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve Northern Territory · 7 trails
• Trephina Gorge Nature Park Northern Territory · 5 trails
• Joint Geological-Geophysical Reserve Northern Territory · 14 trails
• Alice Springs Telegraph Station Management Area Northern Territory · 6 trails
• Dinden National Park Queensland · 6 trails
• Paluma Range National Park Queensland · 5 trails

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