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Aim for earlier or later in the day to manage heat and get softer light through the canopy, and give yourself enough daylight for the return leg if you are doing the full walk.
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About Greenant Creek Picnic Area
Why stop
- Shady monsoon-forest walk to a falls lookout
Heads up
- Steep sections on the Grade 3 return walk
- No swimming at the sacred downstream area
This is the trailhead end of the Greenant Creek experience: a car park, a few picnic tables and the bridge over Greenant Creek where the walk begins. It suits visitors who want a walk and a lookout rather than another swimming stop, and it sits right on sealed Litchfield Park Road near the Wangi side of the park, so it is an easy add-on to a day of driving.
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- CautionReynolds River Track: deep water crossingsThe Reynolds River Track is open to 4WDs only, but rough conditions and water crossings about 500–600 mm deep require care.Official details
- ClosureTabletop Track closedThe Tabletop Track is closed because an Excess Heat Warning is in effect and there is no accessible drinking water. - Permit access only; do not plan an unpermitted walk on the track.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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“You're approaching Greenant Creek, where a shady walk climbs to the Tjaetaba Falls lookout. It's two-point-seven kilometres return and steep in sections, so allow about an hour and a half.”
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More about Greenant Creek Picnic Area
What you actually doPark, cross the bridge over Greenant Creek, and follow the track upstream through a shady,…
Park, cross the bridge over Greenant Creek, and follow the track upstream through a shady, dense monsoon-forest setting. The full route is 2.7 km return and ends at Tjaetaba Falls Lookout, which is a separate listing and the destination of the walk rather than something you see from the car park.
How the walk feelsOfficially it is Grade 3, moderate, steep in sections.
Officially it is Grade 3, moderate, steep in sections. Expect a steady creek-side walk broken up by climbs that get genuinely steep, so it is more effort than a flat boardwalk stroll. If you only have a few minutes, you can wander to the bridge and the picnic area and turn back without committing to the full return trip.
Swimming and cultural respectSwimming is not allowed at the base of Tjaetaba Falls or downstream, because the area is a…
Swimming is not allowed at the base of Tjaetaba Falls or downstream, because the area is a sacred site. Please treat that as a firm rule, not a suggestion. The top of the falls is not monitored, and swimming there is not recommended. Do not treat the upper pool as an approved swimming hole.
Practical logisticsPicnic tables and toilets are close to the car park; the toilet is pit-style.
- Picnic tables and toilets are close to the car park; the toilet is pit-style.
- Camping is not allowed here. This is a day-use picnic area and trailhead.
- An NT Parks Visitor Pass is required for the park.
- As with any walk in the Top End, it is sensible to bring your own water and sun protection rather than assume anything is available at the trailhead.
Honest drawbacksThe payoff is the walk and the lookout, so this stop rewards people willing to climb.
The payoff is the walk and the lookout, so this stop rewards people willing to climb. The steep sections make it unsuitable for anyone wanting a flat, easy stroll, facilities are basic, and the no-swimming restriction at the base and downstream means this is not a place to plan a cool-off dip.
