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The famous Jatbula Trail is a 66 kilometre track traversing a variety of landscapes from hot sandstone escarpment to wet paperbark forests and features waterfalls, cultural sites and deep sandstone gorges.
The Jatbula Trail commences at Katherine Gorge and culminates at Edith Falls, following the Edith Escarpment overlooking the Seventeen Mile Valley. Winding up and down through ever-changing environments and over undulating terrain, it takes around five days to fully experience the Jatbula Trail.
There are designated campsites at Biddlecombe Falls, Crystal Falls, 17 Mile Falls, Edith River Crossing, Sandy Camp Pool and Sweetwater Pool, each with natural swimming holes, waterfalls or wide rivers in which to cool off. Ideally, walkers should trek from first light until about 2.00pm, spending the remainder of the afternoon relaxing by a waterfall, swimming in a crystal clear waterhole or just gazing at the beautiful colours of the sheer sandstone cliffs in the afternoon light.
A highlight of the Jatbula Trail is about halfway along the track; the Amphitheatre is a butterfly-filled lush pocket of rainforest featuring Aboriginal rock art.
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