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The Tabletop Track is an excellent, long distance bushwalk that allows you to experience the isolation of the Top End. The walk takes you through woodlands, along creeklines and to scenic waterfalls and pools. The 39 km circuit is suitable for experienced, fit and well prepared bushwalkers who are willing to carry their supplies (including water) and camp with minimal facilities. The track is usually closed at the end of September for the wet season. Permits are required to access the track at this time. The threat of wild fires may close the track at other times. The Tabletop Track is accessed via one of several Link Walks. You can also use the Link Walks to do shorter walks on sections of the track. There are Link Walks at Florence Falls, Greenant Creek, Wangi Falls and Walker Creek. Safety Your group must carry a topographic map of the area, available from Copytime Darwin and NT General Store. The brochure and map, Australia’s Northern Territory Litchfield National Park - Edition 7 is recommended. Buy it before you arrive in the Park at the Parks office in the Jape Homemaker Village, Millner, Batchelor tourist outlets or at the Wangi Centre. You can download a GPS map of the park on your Avenza map app, whilst you have signal - NT Maps on the Go. Camping Areas You must stay at one of the three campgrounds on the Tabletop Track, or at designated campgrounds elsewhere in the Park. (See Park Fact Sheet). The Full Circuit Distance: 39 km Grade: 3-4 - moderate to difficult Time: 3-5 days Florence Falls to Greenant Creek Distance: 22.5 km Grade: 4 - Difficult Time: Allow 2 days Note: A large part of this track has no natural waterways. Greenant Creek to Wangi Falls Distance: 8.4 km Grade: 4 - Difficult Time: Allow 1-2 days Wangi Falls to Walker Creek Distance: 17.5 km Grade: 4 - Difficult Time: Allow 2 days Walker Creek to Florence Falls Distance: 10.7 km Grade: 3 - Moderate Time: Allow 1-2 days What to Carry The following items should be carried in a good backpack. water (at least 2 litres per person per day) sufficient food and snacks maps and personal locator beacon or satellite phone compass, first aid kit, pocket knife cooking and eating utensils fuel stove, fuel, matches spare clothes, toiletries, toilet paper, trowel sunscreen, DEET based insect repellent sleeping mat, blanket, mosquito net or tent. Tabletop Track Litchfield National Park Walkers, notify a reliable person of your intended route and expected return time. A satellite phone or personal locator beacon is also recommended. Check the Fire Danger Rating on SecureNT or BushfiresNT facebook or nt.gov.au/ bushfires before you go. If you see smoke turn back and head to lower ground. Australian Walking Track Grading System User Guide for NT Parks Grade 3 Grade 4 Suitable for most ages and fitness levels. Some bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may have short steep hill secons a rough surface and many steps. Walks up to 20 km. Bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may be long, rough and very steep. Direconal signage may be limited. Parks & Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Batchelor Office Head Office - Darwin, Level 1, JHV2 Ph: (08) 8999 3947 Jape Homemaker Village, 356 Bagot Road, Millner, NT, 0810 www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au GPO Box 1448 DARWIN NT 0801 Ph: (08) 89994555

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Page 1: Litchfield National Park · For more information see our website:  or contact Tourism Top End (08) 8980 6000 or 1300 138 886

The Tabletop Track is an excellent, long distance bushwalk that allows you to experience the isolation of the Top End. The walk takes you through woodlands, along creeklines and to scenic waterfalls and pools. The 39 km circuit is suitable for experienced, fit and well prepared bushwalkers who are willing to carry their supplies (including water) and camp with minimal facilities. The track is usually closed at the end of September for the wet season. Permits are required to access the track at this time. The threat of wild fires may close the track at other times.The Tabletop Track is accessed via one of several Link Walks. You can also use the Link Walks to do shorter walks on sections of the track. There are Link Walks at Florence Falls, Greenant Creek, Wangi Falls and Walker Creek.

Safety

Your group must carry a topographic map of the area, available from Copytime Darwin and NT General Store.

The brochure and map, Australia’s Northern Territory Litchfield National Park - Edition 7 is recommended. Buy it before you arrive in the Park at the Parks office in the Jape Homemaker Village, Millner, Batchelor tourist outlets or at the Wangi Centre.You can download a GPS map of the park on your Avenza map app, whilst you have signal - NT Maps on the Go. Camping AreasYou must stay at one of the three campgrounds on the Tabletop Track, or at designated campgrounds elsewhere in the Park. (See Park Fact Sheet).The Full CircuitDistance: 39 km Grade: 3-4 - moderate to difficultTime: 3-5 daysFlorence Falls to Greenant CreekDistance: 22.5 kmGrade: 4 - DifficultTime: Allow 2 daysNote: A large part of this track has no natural waterways.Greenant Creek to Wangi FallsDistance: 8.4 kmGrade: 4 - DifficultTime: Allow 1-2 daysWangi Falls to Walker CreekDistance: 17.5 kmGrade: 4 - DifficultTime: Allow 2 daysWalker Creek to Florence FallsDistance: 10.7 kmGrade: 3 - ModerateTime: Allow 1-2 days

What to CarryThe following items should be carried in a good backpack.• water (at least 2 litres per person per day)• sufficient food and snacks• maps and personal locator beacon or satellite phone• compass, first aid kit, pocket knife• cooking and eating utensils• fuel stove, fuel, matches• spare clothes, toiletries, toilet paper, trowel• sunscreen, DEET based insect repellent• sleeping mat, blanket, mosquito net or tent.

Tabletop Track

Litchfield National Park

Walkers, notify a reliable person of your intended route

and expected return time. A satellite phone or personal

locator beacon is also recommended.

Check the Fire Danger Rating on SecureNT or BushfiresNT

facebook or nt.gov.au/bushfires before you go.

If you see smoke turn back and head to lower ground.

Australian Walking Track Grading System

User Guide for NT Parks

Grade 3 Grade 4

Suitable for most ages and fitness levels. Some bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may have short steep hill sections a rough surface and many steps. Walks up to 20 km.

Bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may be long, rough and very steep. Directional signage may be limited.

Parks & Wildlife Commission of the Northern TerritoryBatchelor Office Head Office - Darwin, Level 1, JHV2Ph: (08) 8999 3947 Jape Homemaker Village, 356 Bagot Road, Millner, NT, 0810www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au GPO Box 1448 DARWIN NT 0801 Ph: (08) 89994555

Page 2: Litchfield National Park · For more information see our website:  or contact Tourism Top End (08) 8980 6000 or 1300 138 886

For more information see our website: www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au or contact Tourism Top End (08) 8980 6000 or 1300 138 886 www.tourismtopend.com.au

D/11/2019PWCNT Information Sheet

Tabletop Track

Emergency Call Device

Carpark

Walking track

0 5

Km

Campground

Kiosk

Telephone

Toilets

Florence FallsLink Walk - 0.8 km

Florence FallsWalker CreekLink Walk - 1.9 km

Wangi FallsLink Walk - 1.2 km

Greenant Creek Link Walk - 6.3 km

Tjaetaba Falls

Walker Creek

Tabletop Track 39 km circuit

Greenant Creek

6.3 km

12.4 km

3 km1 km

9.5 km

5 km

1.8 km1.8 km

Wangi Falls

Note - Your group must carry a

topographic map of the area and know

how to use it.