I’ve come to do a six-day/five-night walk along the Larapinta Trail, which winds for 220km through the ancient sculpted landscape of the West MacDonnell Ranges.

Surrounded by the spectacular MacDonnell Ranges, Australia’s spiritual and physical heart, Alice Springs and the surrounding Red Centre are on many people’s bucket list. Home of the Arrernte ...

A bushfire burning west of Alice Springs has shut sections of the Larapinta Trail on the West MacDonnell Ranges, as well as Standley Chasm, with no reopening date set as of February 1, 2025.