Parking
Start at Kitchen Cave on Mala Walk. This leg ends at Kuniya Piti rather than returning to its start; the trail page gives no parking or pickup arrangement, so confirm your return plan before setting out.
Overview
About North-east Face Walk
Why go
- A substantial, officially named leg of the Uluṟu Base Walk.
Heads up
- One-way route, so the return plan matters.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation513–521 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta Tour Guide
Your drive to North-east Face Walk, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Uluru-Kata Tjuta audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Uluṟu: Mala Walk and Kaṉtju Gorge0:00 / 0:36
“You're approaching Mala carpark at the base of Uluṟu. For a close look without spending the whole morning walking, I'd choose the Mala Walk to Kaṉtju Gorge: two kilometres return, allowing about ninety minutes.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Uluru-Kata Tjuta Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- An Emu Dad on Duty
- A Finch Nest Built by Two
- Uluṟu Car Sunset Viewing Area
- Kuniya Walk: Muṯitjulu Waterhole
- 40 audio storiesacross Uluru-Kata Tjuta’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Dromedary Camel, Black-breasted Kite, Brown Falcon, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 15 trails, 28 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking North-east Face Walk
A long leg of the Base WalkNorth-east Face Walk is the 4.4 km one-way route from Kitchen Cave on Mala Walk to Kuniya Piti.
North-east Face Walk is the 4.4 km one-way route from Kitchen Cave on Mala Walk to Kuniya Piti. It is the longest open stretch of the Uluṟu Base Walk, and the track pulls away from the rock as it crosses the north-east side. It gives you a substantial section of the circuit without committing to the full 10.6 km loop, but this leg by itself does not bring you back to its start.
Plan the distance and returnParks Australia allows about 1 hour 45 minutes and grades the walk Grade 3, where some…
Parks Australia allows about 1 hour 45 minutes and grades the walk Grade 3, where some bushwalking experience is recommended. The route is point-to-point: walking back the way you came makes it about 8.8 km in total; the full Base Walk is a different 10.6 km circuit. Kitchen Cave and Kuniya Piti are the named endpoints. Kuniya Piti is not the separate Kuniya Walk or its car park, so plan whether you will continue around the Base Walk or return before you set out. The walk page lists water and an Emergency Call Device, but no toilets; it does not specify parking or return-transport arrangements for this leg.
Experience it in personThis stretch passes a culturally sensitive part of Uluṟu.
This stretch passes a culturally sensitive part of Uluṟu. Aṉangu ask visitors not to photograph or film the north-east face. Some stories connected with its sacred sites belong to senior Traditional Owners and should be learned in person; the details are not reproduced here. The walk closes for the day from 11 am when the forecast or actual temperature reaches 40°C. Ordinary dogs are not allowed in the park; guide, hearing and other assistance dogs are permitted with documentation and a leash no longer than three metres.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Uluru-Kata Tjuta
32 sightingsDromedary CamelMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
14 sightingsBlack-breasted KiteMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
27 sightingsBrown FalconMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
11 sightingsWestern Brown SnakeMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
32 sightingsMain's FrogMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
17 sightingsRed-backed KingfisherMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Uluru-Kata Tjuta. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
