Litchfield Tabletop Track is a 39km, grade 4 hike located in the Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory. The hike should take around 4 days to complete.
Hike overview
The Tabletop Track is a picturesque long-distance walking track through Litchfield National Park, about an hour's drive from Darwin.
The Track takes hikers through Litchfield's savanna woodlands, along beautiful creeks and to scenic waterfalls and swimming holes. The Tabletop Track is approached via one of several short link walks. Access these at Florence Falls, Greenant Creek, Wangi Falls and Walker Creek.
This 39 kilometre (or 50.5 kilometre including link walks into campsites) circuit includes three main sections. Wangi to Walker Creek (18.5 kilometres) offers great views as you follow the palm-lined creek to Tjenya Falls, then continue through open woodland to a well-earned swim in Walker Creek. Take in the changing landscape as you continue from Walker Creek to Florence Falls (12.3 kilometres), through unusual sandstone formations and lush rainforest. Admire the large castle-shaped boulders on the last shady part of the track (19.7 kilometres) between Florence and Wangi Falls as you follow the paperbark and pandanus-lined Wangi Creek.
Walkers should note that the Tabletop Track is suitable for experienced, fit and well-prepared bushwalkers. If you're planning to walk the whole circuit, allow three to five days. You must camp in one of the designated campgrounds.
The track is usually closed at the end of September for the Wet Season. Permits are needed to access the track at this time. The threat of wildfires may close the track at other times. The Tabletop Track is accessed by one of several link walks. You can also use the links to walk shorter sections of the track. There are link walks at Florence Falls, Greenant Creek, Wangi Falls and Walker Creek.
Camping areas
If you want to camp, you must stay at one of the three campgrounds along the track, or at marked campgrounds elsewhere in the park.
Suggested Itinerary
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 section 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
Route and GPX file
Max elevation: 221 m
Min elevation: 78 m
Total climbing: 701 m
Total descent: -701 m
Tips
Walking and camping fees apply and you need to book online before you visit.
The following items should be carried in a good backpack.
- Water (at least 2 litres per person per day)
- Sufficient food and snacks
- Topographic 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.
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Getting there
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. The route described here commences at Florence Falls, a popular swimming hole in Litchfield National Park. It shares the same access road as Buley Rockhole. The falls flow year round, but are most spectacular during the wet season and start of the dry. Two pathways lead to the swimming hole. The shortest path is down 160 steps. The other is a 1km monsoon walk along an uneven cobble path with some steps.
Florence Falls 2WD and caravan campground is accessible to all vehicles. You must camp in the designated camp sites and use the fire pits available. Toilet block and showers are close by. There is a walking track that leads from the campground to Florence Falls.
The road to the 4WD campsite is sealed. If you decide to take a 2WD, there are sections of the road that are steep. The drive may not be suitable for caravans or trailers. A toilet block and showers are close by. A walking track leads from the campground to Florence Falls plunge pool.
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About the region
A favourite with locals, this park is home to stunning waterfalls, places to swim and stay, 4WD tracks and scenic walks. Litchfield National Park is a must see if you're in the Top End. The park covers approximately 1,500 km2. It's home to several stunning waterfalls that cascade into crystal clear pools, iconic magnetic termite mounds and clusters of weathered sandstone pillars. Litchfield National Park is an ancient landscape shaped by water. Aboriginal people have lived throughout the area for thousands of years. It is important to the Koongurrukun, Mak Mak Marranunggu, Werat and Warray Aboriginal people. Their ancestral spirits formed the landscape, plants and animals and are still present in the landscape today.
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