Backpacking Kathrine Northern Territory

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Leithfeild National Park is a must see for everyone visiting the NT. We hear that it rivals Kakadu with its waterfalls and croc-free swimming holes. Clearly marked walking tracks make hiking easier and if you are intending on camping you will need to see the rangers centre for a permit and it’s always a good idea to pick up maps of the areas you intend on visiting. </font></span><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"> <o:p> </o:p> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img border="2" src="images/Kathri3.jpg" align="right" width="234" height="161"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Comic Sans MS";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><font face="Comic Sans MS">If you can stand the heat, Douglas Hot Springs might cure you at 40 degrees Celsius its warm on an already warm day. You can travel by car, tour or 4WD to Butterfly Gorge for a swim in one of the many rock pools and if you like, camp overnight at the Springs.<o:p> </o:p> </font></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Comic Sans MS";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> There is nothing more picturesque than Katherine Gorge and the magnitude of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>this amazing place can be appreciated from on high or below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Lush vegetation clings to rugged cliffs towering above the Katherine River as it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>zigzags its way through the 12km gorge. Take a helicopter flight up the gorge, enjoy the view from the lookouts or alternatively you can hire a canoe for the day. Cruises are also available so if you're not ready to clamber up and over boulders why not let someone else do all the h</span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Comic Sans MS";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">ard work?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span></span></font> <p align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="../index.htm">Home</a> | <a href="All_Central_NT.htm">Central NT</a> | <a href="All_top_end.htm">Top End</a> | <a href="All_tennamt_creek.htm">Tennant Creek</a> | <a href="NT_tours_by_regions.htm">The NT region Map</a></font></p> </body>