Larapinta Trail - Updates
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Updates for 2008 Larapinta Trail guide book by John Chapman and Monica
Chapman.
General Recent rainfall in
2011 has increased grass growth and exploded the mice population. Any
food left in tents will attract these animals and you can expect holes
to be eaten through to any food. On our June 2011 trip we put all food
into our packs then hung all packs in trees each night and had no
problems with mice.
P 30 Under either Personal or
Group Equipment should have included Sunscreen - we carry and use it
and forgot to put it in the list.
P 38 1:50,000 NATMAP
topographic maps now exist from Alice Springs to Ellery Creek, they are
Alice Springs, Simpsons Gap, Brinkley, Ellery and Chewings.
P 39 Food Drops - As described
on page 43, the long awaited lockable food storage facilites are now a
reality. A $50 deposit applies to a key from the Tourism office in
Gregory Terrace, Alice Springs. This provides access to locked room at
Ellery Creek (in the toilet block), Serpentine Gorge (the old shed is
now locked) and also the storage room at Ormiston Gorge is now locked.
Private arrangements must still be made with the kiosk at Standley
Chasm if a drop is to be left there.
P 44 In box, total climbing
should be 280m
Jay Creek (page 66 and 73) -
day 4/5
junction. A toilet plus a shelter hut with water tank, gas cooker and a
sleeping platform has been constructed.
P 130 In box, total climbing
should be 330m, total descent should be 540m
P 134, 135 The 700m road bash
into or out of Ormiston Gorge has been replaced with a walking track
that
parallels the road.
Ormiston Gorge (page 135 and
141) - kiosk is
closed.
Glen Helen Junction (page 140
and 149 - parks call this Finke River Trailhead) - day
17/18 junction. On east side of junction, a toilet plus a shelter hut
with water tank, gas
cooker and a sleeping platform has been constructed.
P 158 Transport Adventure
Tours, tel
(08) 8132 8230,
www.advenutretours.com.au, also provide charter transport to all access
points
Snail Mail Address
John Chapman, PO Box 5042, Laburnum, 3130, Australia
Photographs and text are copyright 2008-10 John
Chapman
Last updated : July 29th 2011