Photos from Kings Canyon Rim Walk 

Kings Canyon is located in the Northern Territory  at the western end of the George Gill Range about 323 kilometres southwest of Alice Springs within the Watarrka National Park.

The walls of Kings Canyon are over 100 metres high, with Kings Creek at the bottom.

The six km Kings Canyon Rim Walk traces the top of the canyon and takes three to four hours to complete. It’s a steep climb at the beginning of the walk to get to the top, with views of the gorge below and of the surrounding landscape. About halfway along the walk, a detour descends to the Garden of Eden, a permanent waterhole surrounded by plant life. The last half of the walk passes through a maze of weathered sandstone domes. A slow descent brings you back to the starting point.

According to geologists, the valley was formed more than 400 million years ago. It cuts through a layer of Mereenie Sandstone, which was deposited here 400 million years ago.