Manning Gorge on the Gibb River Road in the Kimberley's

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Manning Gorge is located on Mount Barnett Station, towards half way along the 4x4 unsealed Gibb River Road. Access is via the Mt. Barnett Roadhouse located just off the Gibb River Road . The roadhouse is well equipped with supplies and fuel. This is also where you pay your entrance and camping fee for Manning Gorge. Manning Gorge is accessible only to those that have paid the fee to access the 7km long track leading to the Manning Gorge camp site.

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About the Kimberley
• The Kimberley in Australia is one of the last true wilderness areas on Earth, with rustic unique outback landscapes and landmarks billions of years in the making. Covering app 423,000 square kilometres in north Western Australia and with a population of less than 40,000 people, it’s here you’ll encounter some of the most extraordinary outback adventuresand folks in Australia. Discover ancient gorge country with hikes and trekking a must in planning your Kimberley vacation to enormous cattle stations, pristine coastline and sandy beaches, to one of the oldest cultures on the planet and the world’s only horizontal waterfalls.

Self drive along the Gibb River Road from Broome or Darwin is a Australia four wheel drive hire camper or wagon. The Gibb River Road was initially constructed as a beef road to transport cattle from the surrounding stations to the ports of Derby and Wyndham.It spans some six-hundred and seventy kilometres from Derby to the junction of the Great Northern Highway between Wyndham and Kununurra.

Manning Gorge

Manning Gorge is located on Mount Barnett Station, towards half way along the 4x4 unsealed Gibb River Road. Access is via the Mt. Barnett Roadhouse located just off the Gibb River Road . The roadhouse is well equipped with supplies and fuel. This is also where you pay your entrance and camping fee for Manning Gorge. Manning Gorge is accessible only to those that have paid the fee to access the 7km long track leading to the Manning Gorge camp site. The Manning Gorge hike is about 3 hours round trip so allow a good 6-7 hours. The hiking trail to Manning Gorge - walking trail to Manning Gorge is oftern rather flat and easy traversing in certain areas though it can be rocky, uneven and uphill.

Access to Manning Gorge

About Mount Barnett Roadhouse in the Kimberley's in Western Australia
• Address: Derby Gibb River Rd, Derby WA 6728, Australia
Phone: +61 8 9191 7007
16' 43'00.2 S
125'55'39.2' E

Mount Barnett Roadhouse is opposite the Kupungarri Community. Mount Barnett Roadhouse is approximatley. 307 klm north of Derby, 400 klm from Kununurra. Turn-off is on the left hand side of the road when travelling north. Mount Barnett Roadhouse fuel supplies (both diesel and unleaded), Hot snacks, ice-creams, telephone, drinking water, ice, toilets, showers, laundry, small store and take-away and general stores, tyre repairs, Camp & entrance fees are payable here to access the 7km long track leading to the Manning Gorge camp site. Barnett River Gorge/Manning Falls and the campsite - gorge and campsite are accessible via this track located 10 metres to the north of the roadhouse.

Upon payment of fee ask for a mud map of the hike/walk to the Upper Manning Gorge where one can engulf themselves in the sights and swim below pristine cooling waterfalls in a large rock pool (be careful when swiming after drinking and eating), maybe you can choise a outback bush campsite alongside the sandy edges of one of the swimming holes.

Contact Information: Phone:(08)9191 7007

Imintji Roadhouse to Mt. Barnett Roadhouse is approx. 78 klm - 86.2 klm (6klm from Station Creek)

Mt Barnett Roadhouse to Kununurra is approx. 400 klm estimated time 10-12 hours careful driving

Mt. Barnett Roadhouse to El Questro Station is approx. 337 klm

Mt. Barnett Roadhouse to Derby is approx.307 klm

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