Kakadu: Baroalba Creek and Aboriginal Art

BAROALBA - HILL 420 CIRCLE

MARCH 7-20, 2010

Archaeologically important.An incredible wealth of Aboriginal art sites spanning the ages.

Limited numbers.Groups are limited to a maximum of nine including the guide.

Spectacular views. One of the most rugged landscapes in Kakadu and the highest point on the Arnhem Escarpment.

A favourite. One of Russell Willis's favourite Kakadu trips.

The photos speak for themselves. You get beautiful campsites, wonderful scenery and a wealth of Aboriginal art sites on a leisurely trip which gives you time to really appreciate your surroundings.

Baroalba Creek is the main drainage for Mount Brockman, a large, irregularly shaped massif sitting on the plains a few kilometres away from the edge of the Arnhem escarpment. Its maximum dimensions are about 11 kilometres east to west and 15 kilometres north to south. Its maximum height is about 300 metres above sea level, about 240 metres above the surrounding plain.

While the edges of the massif are extremely rugged and steep, much of the centre consists of a large basin drained by Baroalba Creek. The rugged nature of the approaches prevented buffalo from reaching the basin, making this one of the few undisturbed areas in Kakadu.

The area is full of rock shelters that were used by Aboriginal people over the millennia. It contains what may well be the greatest concentration of Aboriginal rock art in Australia, dating from the most ancient to the most recent. The best time to visit this area is during or immediately after the green season when every creek is flowing and the waterholes are all full.

This is a wet season trip. For more information about bushwalking in the wet season, click the link below.

The Wet Season

Click here for more information on the Baroalba - Hill 420 Circle.
Click here to see a story about our 2002 trip along with some illustrations from an Australian couple.
Click here to see a story about our 2002 trip by a German girl along with some more photos.

	Archaeologically important.An incredible wealth of Aboriginal art sites spanning the ages.
Limited numbers.Groups are limited to a maximum of nine including the guide. Spectacular views. One of the most rugged landscapes in Kakadu and the highest point on the Arnhem Escarpment. A favourite. One of Russell Willis's favourite Kakadu trips.

Baroalba Creek is the main drainage for Mount Brockman, a large, irregularly shaped massif sitting on the plains a few kilometres away from the edge of the Arnhem escarpment. Its maximum dimensions are about 11 kilometres east to west and 15 kilometres north to south. Its maximum height is about 300 metres above sea level, about 240 metres above the surrounding plain.

While the edges of the massif are extremely rugged and steep, much of the centre consists of a large basin drained by Baroalba Creek. The rugged nature of the approaches prevented buffalo from reaching the basin, making this one of the few undisturbed areas in Kakadu.