Charles Knife Canyon & Shothole
Canyon, Cape Range National Park, WA
Ningaloo Coast-- World Heritage Area
Part 1-- Yardie Creek & Gorge, Cape Range National Park, WA
Part 2-- Mandu Mandu Gorge, Cape Range National Park, WA
Part 4-- Badjirrajirra Walk, Cape Range National Park, WA
Ningaloo Coast-- World Heritage Area
*Exmouth is the base town of the Australia's World Heritage
Area Ningaloo
Coast. It's on the tip of
the North West Cape
in Western Australia, 1,270 km north of Perth and
3,370 km southwest of
Darwin.
*Located at north and west of Exmouth is 604,500
hectare marine and terrestrial property of Ningaloo Coast,
includes one of the longest near-shore reefs in the world. Annual gatherings of
whale sharks occur at Ningaloo
Coast, which is home to
numerous marine species, among them a wealth of sea turtles.
*On land the site features an extensive
karst system, canyons and network of underground caves. Cape
Range National
Park, included in the World Heritage Area, features several
hike trails and lookouts offering spectacular views over the range, canyons,
Ningaloo Reef and Exmouth
Gulf.
Charles Knife Canyon,
Cape Range National Park
*Road end car park (22°05'47.7"S
113°59'46.4"E).
*Charles
Knife Canyon
can be combined with Badjirrajirra Walk, Shothole
Canyon and Pebble Beach
in a day trip.
*Charles
Knife Canyon
is located at the eastern part of Cape
Range National
Park. It is accessed via Charles Knife Road, 21km south of Exmouth off Minilya-Exmouth Road. The mostly gravel
road follows the razor-backed ridges of the range and provides breathtaking
downward views into the stark, multi-colored gorges. There are several lookout
points that provide fantastic photo opportunities. It's 11km driving from Minilya-Exmouth Road turnoff to the road
end car park.
Shothole Canyon, Cape
Range National
Park
*Road end car park (22°03'53.1"S
114°00'39.1"E).
*Shothole
Canyon can be combined with Charles Knife
Canyon, Badjirrajirra Walk and Pebble Beach
in a day trip.
*Shothole
Canyon is located at the eastern part
of Cape Range National Park.
It is accessed via Shothole Canyon
Road, 14km
south of Exmouth off Minilya-Exmouth
Road. Shothole
Canyon was named after the shot holes
left by seismographic charge explosions during oil searches in the Cape Range
during the 1950s. The gravel road follows the base of Shothole Canyon,
offering close up examination of the colorful, fossil laden rock layers of the
sheer canyon walls. At the end of the 12km road, there is a picnic area and short walking
trail.
