Gulf Track — Normanton to Borroloola across the WildGulf.
Distance
900 km
Duration
3 days
Climb
400 m
Gulf Track — Normanton to Borroloola across the Wild Gulf.
The wild heart of the Savannah Way, running west from Normanton along the Gulf of Carpentaria through Burketown and Hell's Gate to Borroloola in the Northern Territory. Sealed to Burketown, then remote unsealed pastoral track — barramundi country, artesian baths and the ephemeral Morning Glory cloud.
Quick facts
SurfaceMixed
Distance900 km
Days3
Total climb400 m
DifficultyChallenging
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3 days, 3 moods.
A suggested split across 3 days with 4 waypoints to discover along the way.
NormantonStart · Leave the Gulflander town and head west on the Savannah Way's remote Gulf Track. Stock up — services thin out fast from here.
BurketownOvernight · The barramundi capital on the Albert River, known for artesian hot baths and the spring Morning Glory cloud. Last full-service town for 500km — fuel and overnight.
Hell's Gate RoadhouseOvernight · Isolated roadhouse near the NT border, named for the dangerous country drovers once faced beyond it. Fuel, meals and camping; the approach is corrugated and unsealed.
BorroloolaEnd · Cross the border past Wollogorang to the McArthur River town of Borroloola — barramundi fishing, the old police-station museum, and the end of the wild Gulf Track.
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