The Gulf country is not a tropical paradise, it is part of the harshest and wildest country in Australia. Isolated communities and cattle stations are strung along the Gulf savannah plains with hardly any civilisation to talk of. So why do people want to come here? Because hidden amongst this rough and dusty country is the jewel of the crown - the
Lawn Hill Gorge, protected in the National Park. The main attraction is the canoeing along the gorges. Just a few metres from your
camp in the National Park you can hire one or use your own. You can easily spend a day or two paddling beside the colourful walls that tower 60m above the deep green waterholes. The banks are densely fringed with rainforest plants and aboriginal art, unusual species of fauna and flora and excellent walking tracks are other attractions that will delight you.
Lawn Hill is fast becoming a favourite holiday spot and advance booking is the only way to ensure you'll be able to stay.
These days, you can only leave
Lawn Hill the same way you came in, which is via
Gregory. Long gone are the days when you could take the backroute to Hells
Gate or
Doomadgee via
Bowthorn Station. So, this Trek begains and ends in
Gregory to give you the flexibility to append any other route to/from
Gregory that suits the rest of your itinerary when in this region. Some ideas are:
Burke & Wills Roadhouse to
Gregory,
Leichhardt River to
Gregory,
Burketown to
Gregory, or
Camooweal to
Gregory.
How to Use this Trek Note
If you'd like to download this Trek there are two options:
- Purchase our app ExplorOz Traveller. This Australian-made GPS & Navigation app will allow you to download all the ExplorOz Treks to your GPS enabled smartphone/tablet/iPad or laptop and enable active route guidance along the route as per the Directions shown on this page. The app enables offline navigation and mapping and will show where you are as you travel along the route. The app also allows you to edit/customise the route. Viewing the Trek in the Traveller app also includes all the words, images and POIs exactly as on the website (excludes Wildflowers). For more info see the ExplorOz Traveller webpage.
- Alternatively, if you already have another raster mapping software program (or an HN7 device) you can try downloading the route line data files via the Download Trek button shown below the map on this page (OR purchase EOTreks Route Files). Be aware that this doesn't include maps or text just the route line.
TIP | To purchase our maps for offline use, you will need to purchase an EOTopo map licence (available either in App Version, or Raster Version). |
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