Flintstone Rock - Beedoboondu (.5km), Mount Augustus National Park, Western Australia

Flintstone Rock - Beedoboondu is a 500m, grade 3 hike located in the Mount Augustus National Park, Western Australia. The hike should take around 25 mins to complete.

Length: 500m

Duration: 25 mins

Grade: 3

Style: Return

Start: Summit Trail Car Park

End: Summit Trail Car Park

Location: Mount Augustus National Park

Closest town: East Lyons River

Western Australia

From state capital: 1100km

Longitude: 116.798041

Latitude: -24.319828

Hike summary

Flintstone Rock in an Aboriginal art site that takes only about 30 minutes to explore including stops. The 500 metre return walk follows along a water-smoothed rocky creekbed.

This short walk follows the much more demanding Gully Trail along a water smoothed rocky creekbed. The colours in the rock are beautiful. Along side are walls of rock and river gums near the start. Flintstone Rock is a massive slab that found its way across a dry creekbed that becomes a torrent after heavy rain. Now comes a bit of flexibilty as you crawl under Flintstone Rock and look up. At first in the dull light it seems like there isn't a lot there. The idea is to lay on your back for a few minutes and gaze upwaRoads. Aboriginal engravings will become increasingly visible. Its also a nice shady spot out of the hot sun. It is worth exploring the area. You may even come across a mass of animal bones in a shallow cave, the result of dingo hunting activites.

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Start Point: Mount Augustus Summit Trail Car Park off Mount Augustus Road, 430km from Carnarvon via Gascoyne Junction (1100km north of Perth)

End Point: Mount Augustus Summit Trail Car Park off Mount Augustus Road, 430km from Carnarvon via Gascoyne Junction (1100km north of Perth)

Region: Mount Augustus National Park, Golden Outback

For more information, a location map and GPS file please visit Trails WA.

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Rising 715m above the surrounding alluvial plain, Mount Augustus is an inselberg, meaning ‘island mountain’. There are rocky creeks, gorges and open plains supporting a variety of vegetation and wildlife. Take the 49km Loop Drive around the sandstone inselberg. Access rocky creeks and gorges, open plains, view Aboriginal rock engravings (petroglyphs) and encounter a variety of wildlife.

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