Series 3: Ep4 - The Kimberley: Mitchell Plateau, Drysdale River, Ellenbrae & Mount Elizabeth
Sweeping through the heart of the Gibb River Road, Carlisle visits three of the most famous stations in the Kimberley, and makes his way north to the Mitchell Plateau, home of the effortlessly photogenic Mitchell Falls.
Kalumburu and the Mitchell Falls. Western Walkabout 8
Episode 8 of Western Walkabout explores the remote and stunning Mitchell Plateau in the far north of the Kimberley. Farther afield is Surveyor's Pool and Port Warrender. We then venture out to the Aboriginal mission of Kalumburu and the breathtaking country around McGowan's beach camp. Packed with spectacular scenery and wildlife, it's definitely one of the best adventures yet!
Catch up with other episodes here:
Episode 1 _
Episode 2 _
Episode 3 _
Episode 4 _
Episode 5 _
Episode 6 _
Episode 7 _
Episode 9 _
Episode 10 _
Was it all worth it? Gibb River Road Part 2/3 (Mitchell Falls) - Ep.55
Ellenbrae Station to Barnett river ????⛲️????
VIA Mitchell Falls
GIBB RIVER ROAD - Part 2️⃣
After leaving the Durack River after one night, we popped in to Ellenbrae Station. The temptation of fresh scones was what pulled us in. The station is very green, with loads of plants, tall trees providing shade and green grass????. We grabbed a scone with jam & cream and enjoyed it in the garden.
Gibb River free camp, approx 20km north of the Kalumbaru turnoff was our next camp for the night. A big area along the side of a sandy creek. Plenty of room, for plenty of campers. A great overnight spot???? which had a small amount of fresh-water about for a quick dip. The next day we made it up to Drysdale River Station. A top up on fuel & water, plus a spot of early lunch. Kurt tried the Kimberley Monster burger while Amz had a cheeseburger????.
We pulled up to a gravel pit, which was 1km south of the Mitchell Falls turnoff. Unfortunately there is no dog friendly camps???? closer to Mitchell Falls. We spent 3 nights here without any hassle. The first day we went in, while Kurts parents looked after Rusty???? and the campsite. The next day, they day tripped in and vice a versa. The road into Mitchell Falls wasn’t too bad, the worse part was the last 20km! That was bone shaking????.
The walk itself is relatively easy with 90% of it being flat and 10% a bit of rock hopping. It took us 50minutes to walk the 3.7km each way????. Plenty of water about to keep cool on the walks. Definitely start it early, as there is little to no shade on the trail. We grabbed a few photos, had a dip up the top of the falls and then headed back to the car. We stopped into the King Edward River camp for a squizz and a swim up at the King Edwards Falls????. The falls are approximately 1km / 10 minute walk north-east of the ‘day use area’. Arriving at 2pm we had the falls all to ourselves!
After 3 nights at the gravel pit, we left bright and early Monday morning to make tracks back south, and to continue west. Well after only 15 minutes since leaving camp, we were waved down by a man with overalls????????. He was camped on the side of the road and told us of his major car trouble. Poor John had the front hub of his cruiser fall apart, which resulted in damaged to the thread and nuts. He had resigned himself to the fact he would need a $5,000+ tow back to Kununurra. That was before Kurt and his dad worked their magic!????
Four hours later, and after alot of mucking around, the boys were able to rethread the damaged parts and assemble the hub back together to hopefully get John and his partner back to Drysdale????????. The boys patch job to the car, had to make it back 70km on some pretty badly corrugated stretch of roads. With lots of positive thoughts - THEY MADE IT!!???? They were so happy to roll into Drysdale, because this meant they had access to water, civilization, phone service and were able to organize new car parts.????
Knowing they were now safe and sound and not stranded on the side of the road, we said goodbye and continued the journey south. We made it to Barnett River - free camp later that night????. Barnett River Gorge is managed by the indigenous and a must see gorge along the Gibb. You camp approximately 1km out of the gorge entrance, which is all signed. In the morning, we walked the 1km into the start of the gorge trail, and then a further 1km into the gorge itself.
Rusty???? loved it, as she was able to join us on this walk. The path into the gorge, is a little tricky to find at first but a breeze once you get going and know what your looking for. You can swim in some sections of the gorge as it is all fresh water.
⭐️ our tip is to follow the trail up to the lookout - gives you a great overall view point!
Well we’re about half way across the Gibb now and we can’t wait to see what the other half has to offer.
Want to see unseen footage and be more involved with our travels than you can support us at Patreon -
If you would like to keep up to date with our big lap of Australia then you can subscribe to us on YouTube and also follow us on
Website -
Facebook -
Instagram -
Mitchell Falls, Kimberley, Western Australia. Red Dirt, Rock Art and Waterfalls
Far North Kimberley, On the Mitchell Plateau. Western Australia.
King Edward River to Mitchell River National Park including Mitchell Falls, Big Mertens Falls, Little Merten Falls and Munurru art and burial site on the King Edward River.
The irregular infill rock art sites, most painted over, under Little Merten Falls and Munurru are estimated at around 30,000 years old.
Bradshaw art at Munurru, Little and Big Merten Falls -tasseled and clothes peg or straight line figures- estimated at over 17,000 years
Wandjina period art on the Mitchell plateau is estimated in the most recent 1000 years.
2014,
Ep. 40 Gibb River Road, Bell Gorge, Manning Gorge and Mitchell Falls - Everywhere Together
We head East on the Gibb River Road and discover the beautiful Bell Gorge, climb rocks to reach the Manning Gorge and dip our toes into the little lake at Galvans Gorge. Luckily, we don't believe the rumours about the road conditions to Mitchell Plataeu, and drive up there to tick of a big one of our bucket list: the Mitchell Falls.
If you'd like to get involved, please visit our Patreon page, where you can support our production!
If you prefer a one time donation, please buy us a beer at:
FREE WAYS TO SUPPORT US:
- We appreciate any support, so if you'd like to help us out, please share our story and our videos with your friends and families, your colleagues, your uncle's sister's dog's owner, or anybody who you think might like our adventure. Thank you!
- You can also support by just sharing our trailers on Facebook, commenting on our episodes, and hitting that THUMBS UP button under the video.
Subscribe to our channel for the following episodes here:
We are always looking for awesome music to be featured in our episodes, so if you'd share yours with us, please contact us at either Facebook or on our website!
Also, plenty of more stuff about our journey coming up here:
Visit our website:
Check out our cool photos on Instagram:
Follow our journey on Facebook, too!
Exploration Gibb river road et Mitchell falls – Australie
Chaud devant ! Tu veux des sensations ? En voilà avec la célèbre Gibb River road, cette piste d'outback caillouteuse et ses traversées de rivières. Mais comme ce n'était pas assez, on s'est enfoncé dans les terres jusqu'aux chutes de Mitchell Falls ! C'est parti pour l'aventure !
Plus d'infos sur notre blog Wonder-Trip : et
Suis-nous en direct sur Instagram / Follow us :
Do you want sensations ? Let's go to the GIBB RIVER ROAD in Kimberley, this bumpy unsealed road and the famous river crossing of Pentecost River. But it wasn't enought. So we have gone to the Mitchell Falls !
Australia - WA - our camp near Mitchell Falls, Kalumburu Road
What camping was like at the end of the Kalumburu Road in Western Australia
Australia - WA - Loz exploring Mitchell Falls
Loz trying not to fall off a cliff at Mitchell Falls
Touring Australia : The Mitchell Falls Road
The road from King Edward River to the Mitchell Falls is scenic and bumpy. It has corrugations, washouts, rocks and suspension and tyre traps just out of sight over every rise and in each blind dip in the road. I took my time, kept my eyes on the road and lowered my tyre pressures to minimise the risk of a puncture. I got through the day and in fact the entire 19000 km trip without a single flat tyre. A combination of good luck, careful driving, correct pressures and I guess the much maligned Cooper tyres.
FoxRoo - Mitchell Falls Road, Kimberly, Western Australia
Mitchell Falls road - it is 90km damn big corrugated, whatever the speed it can shake the fillings out of the teeth and rattle the vehicle down to its component parts
Mitchell Falls Helicopter Flights with HeliSpirit
The Mitchell Falls are situated at the far north of Western Australia in a very remote and spectacular wilderness area. The waterfalls fall off the Mitchell Plateau in a series of 4 waterfalls. Downstream is the lower Mitchell Falls and there are others close by. The Kimberley coast is only several minutes flight time away, with breathtaking scenery viewed on scenic flights in our helicopters.
helispirit.com.au
Mitchell Falls Helicopter Tour Kimberley
Helispirit Mitchell Falls Transfer flight
Mitchell Falls
The Aviair Mitchell Falls Discoverer air tour is a full day plane, helicopter and guided walk adventure . Departing Kununurra, fly the Kimberley Coast over the King George Falls, Berkeley River and Kalumburu. The helicopter into the Mitchell Falls and hike to the top of the falls, viewing ancient rock art on the way. se Aviair.com.au for more details
Gibb River & Mitchell Falls by Motorcycle May 2016
Three motorcycles riding the Gibb River and to Mitchell Falls May 2016
Mitchell Plateau, Gibb and Drysdale Rivers
TODU Series8 EP1 pt4 East Kimberley's - Kununurra to Mitchell Falls
The majestic Mitchell Falls, a stunning site straight after the wet season. Dive right in!
Subscribe for more episodes!
Mitchell Falls
Mitchell Falls, Australia
Travel To Mitchell Falls
Crazy Adventure At Mitchell Falls
Video Link:
Mitchell Falls Helicopter Ride
Helicopter flight over Mitchell Falls in the Kimberley region
Mitchel Falls | Helicopter Flight | Gibb River Road | The Kimberleys |
Chopper flight over The Mitchel Falls in the Kimberley's after driving along the gibb river road and upto mitchell plateau the flight was great would recommend this to anyone.