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Alice Springs Telegraph Station

Alice Springs, Northern Territory

The original Alice Springs, with a walk to the waterhole.

Price
Small entry fee
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
2 hours
Alice Springs Telegraph Station
Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 4.0

The site where Alice Springs began, an old telegraph station beside a permanent waterhole. It is also the start of the Larapinta Trail, and a perfect morning stroll.

Good to know

  • Do the first section of the Larapinta
  • Good bike ride from town
Best time
Morning
Open
All year
Getting there
Short sealed road
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

Facilities

  • Picnic tables
  • Toilets

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.

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