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Lost
City in
Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory,
Australia
To
find the Lost City road access click on the map.
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The
Lost City –
4WD only check road conditions.
The
Lost City, Litchfield National Park Free entry
The Lost City is a spectacular sight, but the
track into this section is extremely rocky and
rough, and only people experienced in handling
four-wheel-drive vehicles should attempt the
journey to the Lost City. The only facilities
is a car park.
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The
Lost City is a collection of rock formations
that have left behind as the softer sandstone
cap of the table top range eroded away. The
Lost City became famous with the old wagon road
used by early pioneers passing through this
rock formation. The last couple of kms of the
current road follow the old wagon road that
joined the homestead of Stapleton Station near
Adelaide River to the outstation (Blyth Homestead).
How
to get there - Near Batchelor, 100 km south-west
of Darwin, the Park is generally accessible
all year (sealed roads) via Batchelor. In the
dry season it is also possible to get to the
Park via Cox Peninsula Road (which is unsealed).
When
to visit - This Park is spectacular at any
time, though most 4WD tracks are closed during
the wet season. Generally open from May to November,
and admission is free.
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The
approach road is only a unsealed single lane
track and that leads past numerous termite hills
and low lying bushlands with an occassional
inquisitive frilled Necked Lizard looking on..
The track into this section is very rocky and
uneven and considered by us as very rough so
allow plenty of time to get there and look out
for oncoming driver's. The
Lost City can be access by horseback, trail
bike, mountain bike or to the hardy bushwalker.
Only people experienced in handling 4WD vehicles
in uneven terrain should consider attempting
the track to the Lost City, and their vehicle
will need plenty of ground clearance due to
high rock ledges and sandbank drifts. The track
starts wide as in the photo's we took but narrows
and one-way for the most part then on. You'll
need to watch for oncoming vehicles and be prepared
to pull off the track to let them pass.
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After visiting
the Lost City try some bush walking, swimming
and relaxing around the surrounding plunge pools
below the magnificent Florence, tolmer and Wangi
Falls of Litchfield Park. Beyond the lost City
are sandstone blackened weathered escarpments
and black soil plains, occupied by numerous
incredible magnetic
termite mounds, Then in patches with contrast
of pockets of monsoonal rainforests.
Other remote
locations accessible on four wheel drive tracks
are Tjaynera Falls (Sandy Creek), the road to
Blyth Homestead accessible on four-wheel drive
tracks.
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The Lost City is
a natural formation narrow passages and domes
of freestanding sandstone rocks. Formed
from rentless wet seasons rains and storms over
millions of years.One
glance and you wonder who who built and many of
the formations resemble middle eastern hill towns
or ruins of medival cities.
Every one see the
formations differently. It;'s the size of a small
village and be careful to get your bearing as
you venture thru the narrow alleys and pages between
the rock formations. ©
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There
are three known Lost Cities icons in Northern
Territory, Australia.
• Lost City in Litchfield
National Park
• Lost City at Kings Canyon in Watarrka National
Park. Visitors can take a four-hour walk to
these unusual rock formations along a track
off the main road in the Watarrka National Park,
330km southwest of Alice Springs.
• Lost City at Cape Crawford, about 250km from
the Queensland border and 150km inland from
the east coast. Here, sandstone pillars rise
25m from the ground, in stark contrast to the
surrounding landscape. The only way to see this
Lost City is by helicopter. You can do a two-hour
tour, which includes a 1.5km walk around the
Lost City, or take a scenic flight.
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Blyth
Homestead
- 4WD accessible.
Access
to the homestead is by four wheel drive only.
Accessible via an 7.5 to 10.5 km four wheel
drive track that becomes rather difficult as
you approach the this rock formation.
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Example: The road will be subject to closure
during Wet Season. Warning
many 4WD hire companies do not allow hires permission
to access Lost City in Litchfield with their
vehicles. Please see us at www.australia4wheeldriverentals.com
for those rentals that do.
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Adds
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About
Litchfield National Park in Northern Territory
Australia
It
also features numerous waterfalls which cascade
from a sandstone plateau called the Tabletop Range,
intriguing magnetic termite mounds, historical
sites, and the weathered sandstone pillars of
the Lost City.
How
To Get To Litchfield National Park
Near
Batchelor, 100 km south-west of Darwin, the Park
is generally accessible all year (sealed roads)
via Batchelor. In the dry season it is also possible
to get to the Park via Cox Peninsula Road (which
is unsealed).
When
To Visit Litchfield National Park
This
Park is spectacular at any time, though most 4WD
tracks are closed during the wet season. Some
swimming areas such as Wangi Falls, become unsafe
after heavy rain and are closed for swimming but
kiosk and picnic facilities remain open.
What
To See And Do In Litchfield National Park
There
are many camping areas located throughout the
Park, as well as picnic areas and bushwalking
tracks. Some waterholes are safe to swim in.
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