Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
There are walking tracks around Uluru, and ranger-led walks explain the area's plants,
wildlife, geology and cultural significance. All the trails are flat and suitable for wheel-
chairs. Several areas of spiritual significance are off limits to visitors; these are marked
with fences and signs. The Anangu ask you not to photograph these sites.
The excellent
Visitor Guide & Maps
brochure, which can be picked up at the Cultural
Centre, gives details on a few self-guided walks.
Base Walk
WALKING
This track (10.6km, three to four hours) circumnavigates the rock, passing caves and
paintings, sandstone folds and geological abrasions along the way.
Liru Walk
WALKING
Links the Cultural Centre with the start of the Mala walk and climb, and winds through
strands of mulga before opening up near Uluru (4km return, 1½ hours).
Mala Walk
WALKING
From the base of the climbing point (2km return, one hour), interpretive signs explain the
tjukurpa of the Mala (hare-wallaby people), which is significant to the Anangu, as well
as fine examples of rock art. A ranger-guided walk (free) along this route departs at
10am (8am from October to April) from the car park.
Kuniya Walk
WALKING
A short walk (1km return, 45 minutes) from the car park on the southern side leads to the
most permanent waterhole, Mutitjulu, home of the ancestral watersnake. Great bird-
watching and some excellent rock art are highlights of this walk.
Uluru Climb
WALKING
The Anangu ask that visitors respect Aboriginal law by not climbing Uluru. The steep
and demanding path (1.6km return, two hours) follows the traditional route taken by an-
cestral Mala men. The climb is often closed (sometimes at short notice) due to weather
and Anangu business. Between January and February the climb is closed at 8am.
Sunset & Sunrise Viewing Areas
About halfway between Yulara and Uluru, the sunset viewing area has plenty of car and
coach parking for that familiar postcard view. The Talnguru Nyakunytjaku sunrise view-
ing area is perched on a sand dune and captures both the Rock and Kata Tjuta in all their
glory. It also has two great interpretive walks (1.5km) about women's and men's busi-
ness. There's a shaded viewing area, toilets and a place to picnic.
