Kings Canyon, West MacDonnell Ranges & the Mereenie Loop: S04 Northern Territory E07 Road Trip Lap
We finished up at Uluru and wanted to see the West MacDonnell Ranges. The outer Mereenie Loop road is a bit rough, not often traveled, but provides the opportunity to see the real outback, often on your own! We visited Kings Canyon doing the RIm Walk, swam at Ormiston Gorge and Ellery Creek Big Hole in the West MacDonnell Ranges, spotted camels, brumbies and more. We discuss tyre pressures and handling off road towing in a caravan.
The Red Centre and Mereenie Loop
A quick vid and pics of a little portion of the Red Centre and Mereenie Loop
Mereenie Loop Road and Palm Valley 24 June 2016
Mereenie Loop Road and Palm Valley 24 June 2016, Northern Territory, Australia
Glen Helen to Kings Canyon | Mereenie Loop Road
Today is day 2 in the Red Center! We wake up in Glen Helen and take a
short walk to the Glen Helen Gorge which is just behind our campsite.
We get on the road and back track a little to Ormiston Gorge. This is
a great hike that follows the ridge and loops around
through the gorge to a great watering hole.
We then go to Redbank Gorge which is an out and back hike along the
creek bed that ends at another really beautiful waterhole.
We stop and have lunch at Tyler's Pass Lookout and then make one last
stop at Gosse Bluff which is a crater from a meteorite that you can actually drive right into!
We continue our drive to Kings Canyon via the Mereenie Loop Road. This
is an unsealed road that requires a 4x4 car and also a permit. It is
supposed to take roughly 3 hours but with a little aggressive
driving, we make it in about 1.5 hours.
We arrive in King's Canyon after a great day and get settled into our
campsite for the night.
Waypoint's in this video:
Glen Helen Gorge
Ormiston Gorge
Redbank Gorge
Tyler's Pass Lookout - Lunch
Gosse Bluff Crater
Mereenie Loop Road
Campsite: Kings Canyon Resort
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Mereenie Loop road from Glen Helen to Kings Canyon on a 2WD SUV (4K)
This video is about my recent trip from Glen Helen to Kings Canyon via the unsealed road of Mereenie Loop aka Red Centre Way. It was during the dry season in winter, hence a front wheel drive SUV is ok for the road. But you definitely need an all wheel drive car in wet season as some part of the sandy road will be flooded. Always check the local information centre about the weather before you take off.
Mereenie Loop Road
Authorities are trying to rename the Mereenie Loop Rd to the Red Centre Way, but no-one seems to be listening. The Loop Rd has a reputation of being an horrendous vehicle killer, and whilst its a little rough we found it no challenge for either the driver or any well maintained vehicle. We suspect its reputation may stem from the significant number of inexperienced tourists in rental vehicles. Plans are afoot to seal the entire loop, so get in quick to experience this piece of the Australian Outback as we think it should be experienced. If you haven't experienced typical remote or Outback roads it will be confronting but its not a car killer. Experienced remote and Outback travelers will just enjoy the journey and the unequal and beautiful scenery
We drove through the Mereenie Loop.
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Mereenie Loop Road
The 150km+ of mud, ruts, corrugations, washouts & lakes that forms the Mereenie Loop road is a short cut through Aboriginal land that connects Glen Helen Resort & Kings Canyon. Although officially impassable I thought -- how bad can it be? As it turns out -- a LOT of fun!! A bit like a trail ride -- albeit in a 2 ton quad towing a 3 ton caravan...
RED CENTRE OF AUSTRALIA! (ULURU NP, KINGS CANYON, WEST MACDONNEL RANGES) #25
This week we will continue our road trip through the red centre of Australia! We leave Uluru National Park and drive towards the Kings Canyon and the West MacDonnell Ranges. This part of Australia is an absolutely gem!
Mereenie Loop Road, NT, AUS (1) [Aug.2006]
Red Centre of Australia !
Uluru to Alice Springs via Mereenie Loop - Top 5 Places to Stay - by Fozzie
Uluru to Alice Springs via Mereenie Loop - Top 5 Places to Stay - by Fozzie. Save kms. Includes Mereenie Loop Road vision. Dingos. See complete series at
Red Centre Trip
Alice Springs via Great Central Road
Mereenie Loop Road | Alice Springs to Kings Canyon
Mereenie Loop Road | Alice Springs to Kings Canyon
The unsealed Mereenie Loop Road lets you drive between Alice Springs/The West MacDonnell Ranges And Uluru/Kings Canyon without backtracking.
Mereenie Loop Road (Alice Springs to Kings Canyon)
West Macdonnell Ranges to Kings Canyon - Ep.24
WEST MACDONNELL RANGES, DOWN TO KINGS CANYON! ⛰????????
+ we found our favourite gorge on the trip so far! ????
Finally made it into Alice, where we went and set up camp for 3 nights at the Gap hotel. We used our 3 days / 3 nights for RnR, restocking, catching up on social media and just preparing for our next leg out to the West Macdonnell ranges! With all the pre flight ✈️✅ checks completed and full restocked we started our next leg!
Our first stop was Simpsons Gap! Only a short walk from the carpark and a small gorge, but it was beautiful! There wasn't enough water ???? for a swim (at the time of our visit), but you could still dip your feet in to cool off. Point Howard Lookout, was our next stop. We pulled over here for a bite for lunch and so rusty could stretch her legs. You can actually free camp here, we could of only imagined what the views would of looked like at sunset. We had a one more spot we wanted to check out before the days end, so we continued on....
Ochre pits were our next stop ????. Again, only a short walk but great to see and read about. The different colours of ochre in the rocks were crazy to see. After our visit to the ochre pits, we decided it was time to find somewhere to set up camp. We drove into the Glen Helen Homestead to check it out and ask for a spot. They were having major IT issues and all their computers were down, so they weren't checking anyone in as they didn't know what sites they had free. They told us to go up the road and camp at the Finke river, which we did. ????
Their loss was our gain, as this camp spot was magical! Who knew in the middle of Australia there was this mini oasis! White sand, a clear river surrounded by greenery and it was FREE. The sunsets were ridiculous! We set up for 2 nights as we explored a bit more of the surrounds. We trekked back to Ormiston Gorge and completed the 'pound walk'. The scenery was breathtaking and at the end of our loop we took a dip in the refreshing gorge ????????♀️. There were lots of families here at our time of visit and we could see why. A large volume of water, sandy beach surrounds and with a campground onsite and a shop it had it all.
Next day we packed up and continued the journey. Our next stop, was when we found our favourite gorge of the trip so far! Redbank gorge - put it on your list now! ????????♂️That place was incredible! Only a short 20 minute stroll to get to the gorge and once we got there, we were in awe. Do yourself a favour and swim down the narrow opening, you won't be disappointed at what you'll see. ????????
After our refreshing swim, we let our tyres down and jumped on the dirt permit road.
Just after lunch we arrived at 'goosebluff' - a crater impact site! Millions of years ago, a crater crashed to earth and left a massive destruction zone with a 5km radius! Be sure to climb up the small mountain to look out at the crater. ????
We piled back into the nav and continued on to our next camp. The Kings Canyon free camp, located 25km north of Kings Canyon itself. ????You can set up camp, on the edge of the mountain and have wonderful views of the canyon in the distance! We were lucky enough to have this spot all to ourselves for the night!
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The Plenty Highway - NT to QLD on the Outback Way: S04 Northern Territory E08 Road Trip Lap
We've taken Australian's Longest Shortcut to get across to Queensland from the Northern Territory. It's known as the Outback Way, taking us from Alice Springs through to Boulia and on to Winton. We pass through Gemtree, Harts Range, Jervois Station and Tobermorey on rough outback roads full of dust, rocks and plenty of adventure.
Alice Springs To Uluru. Mereenie Loop. PatrollinOz 1
Alice Springs - Uluru
We took the long route to Uluru (700km) which took us past 2 gorgeous gorges. On the way, we saw some wild brumbys and camels which was amazing.
Now it's back to Alice (500km) to refuel/pack, and then a north-bound send to Kakadu.
Red Centre Road Trip
After weeks of planning we flew into Alice Springs from Sydney to pick up our 4wd camper van. The plan was to drive from Alice Springs to Uluru, then onto Kings Canyon. From there we was going to head to Glen Helen driving the Mereenie Loop. This was an epic trip, we saw so much wildlife, found some natural swimming holes and got to learn about the beautiful aboriginal culture.
Mereenie Loop Road, NT, AUS (3) [Aug.2006]
Red Centre of Australia