Places Home > All Places > Recreation > NT > MacDonnell

Larapinta Trail Simpsons Gap Trailhead Section 2 - NT

Trailhead

Position

DEG: -23.678648 133.71769

DMS: 23º 40' 43.13" S 133º 43' 3.71" E

UTM: 53 K 7380763mN 369246mE

Altitude: 610.44m

Address & Contact

655 Darken Dr
Burt Plain NT 0872

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

The official start point of Section 2 (and end of Section 1). Located in the general visitation area just off the bitumen access road and car park. Easy 2WD access to trailhead - open 7am - 9pm 7 days all year. No camping unless walking the Larapinta Trail. Ranger office in area. Expect crowds, tour buses etc.

PlaceID	114244

Map

Working on it...

Get Traveller App Get the ExplorOz Traveller App to download all ExplorOz Places for navigational use on your tablet, phone, iPad or laptop.

Download Place

Use this download for GPX, Hema Navigator and OziExplorer. Geo data only no map included.

TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

West MacDonnell Ranges

Nearby Places (14)

Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Alice Springs Airport at 01/06:30pm CST

Distance from Larapinta Trail Simpsons Gap Trailhead Section 2 21.7km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
11.5°C	6.4°C	40%	-1.6°C	1024.9hPa	0.0mm	SSE	15km/hr 8knots	17km/hr 9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Alice Springs Airport

Distance from Larapinta Trail Simpsons Gap Trailhead Section 2 21.7km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.4	35.1	32.6	28.2	23.0	19.8	19.7	22.6	27.2	30.9	33.6	35.4
Mean Min. °C	21.5	20.7	17.5	12.6	8.2	5.0	4.0	6.0	10.3	14.8	17.9	20.2
Mean Rain mm	38.6	43.8	32.3	16.3	18.9	13.6	15.0	9.2	8.5	21.4	29.1	36.9