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The Grotto - WA 

Gorge 
Walk Track
PlaceID13969
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Latitude15.71369º S 15º 42' 49.28" S
Longitude128.2549º E 128º 15' 17.74" E
Altitude87
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 Description of The Grotto

Located 22km from the intersection of the WyndhamKununurra Road and the Halls Creek turn-off, the Grotto is a spectacular gorge with fairly easy walking access. The steep path down from the top of the plateau into the gorge looks difficult but the placement of the steps is done such that it is quite an easy walk, taking about 5minutes to get down and about 10minutes to get up.
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The falls are usually dry during the peak tourist season and the water may even become stagnant if there has not been recent rain but during the wet and earlier in the dry this can be a very nice swimming hole.
View from top looking down to The Grotto
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The Grotto swimming hole
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The Grotto view of steps
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The Grotto
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 Weather & Climate for The Grotto

Closest Weather Station

Wyndham Airport at 09:00 02 Dec WDT
Distance from The Grotto 25.25km NW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
31.4°C 36.0°C 56% 21.8°C 1008.9hPa 0.0mm CALM 0km/h
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Closest Climatic Station

Wyndham
Distance from The Grotto 28.77km NW
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 37.036.136.035.9 33.631.131.233.7 36.738.939.538.1
Mean Min. °C 26.425.925.523.7 20.717.817.019.1 22.925.927.227.0
Mean Rain mm 178.7187.6163.828.8 7.44.33.60.0 4.519.455.7136.0

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 Treks passing The Grotto

Gibb River Road Gibb River Road
The Gibb River Road is the 4WD option of the 2 main routes crossing the Kimberley from east to west (or vice versa) and provides access to the numerous gorges that are the main highlight. [Feature Story]

 Places within 5km of The Grotto

The Grotto [0.34km]  
Water Body,River,Stream,Falls 
Swimming hole between Kununurra and Wyndham beside Highway. 500m walk from carpark with last section a steep descent.
Maggie Creek [4.01km]  
Camp Free 
Located 28km north of Victoria Highway Junction or 28km south of Wyndham.
Gap Point [4.92km]  
Mountain,Peak,Hill 
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The Grotto [0.34km]
Gap Point [4.92km]
Maggie Creek [4.01km]

 Recommended Reading for The Grotto

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Thoroughly field-checked using Hema's GPS Mapping System, The Kimberley map clearly differentiates between roads and tracks and shows all road distances, points of interest, and facilities. The reverse side comes alive with photos capturing the essence of this rugged landscape.
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As well as covering the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, this map also has a small amount of infomation on the towns, distance chart and climate profiles. Comes in a plastic wallet.