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Karu Lookout (Kata Tjuta) – Second Lookout - Kata Tjuta loop from Mount Olga

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Australia

Northern Territory

Karu Lookout (Kata Tjuta) – Second Lookout - Kata Tjuta loop from Mount Olga

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4.9

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223

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Karu Lookout (Kata Tjuta) – Second Lookout - Kata Tjuta loop from Mount Olga

01:29

4.84km

170m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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128 m

Kata Tjuta

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very worth seeing, you have to see it

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1.15 km

Kata Tjuṯa

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very worth seeing, you have to see it

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1.17 km

Valley of the Winds First Lookout

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First vantage point, relatively easy to reach and as the name suggests, there is usually a cooling wind blowing through the valley.

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1.22 km

Between the 1st (Karu) and 2nd (Karingana) Lookout, if you walk around to the left, photography is forbidden (because of sacred sites). But if you don't do anything, you are forced to focus on the landscape.

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1.86 km

Water Refill Station at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park

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2.14 km

Second Lookout - Kata Tjuta

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Easy walk and great Aus desert view all around Kata Tjuta. Highly recommended on the way to Ayers Rock ;)

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2.42 km

Viewpoint

4.42 km

Kata Tjuta (The Olgas)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very worth seeing, you have to see it

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4.70 km

Valley of the Winds Walks, Kata Tjuta

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4.84 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.71 km

107 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.71 km

107 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (600 m)

Weather

Tuesday 1 September

32°C

17°C

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

November 5, 2022,Kata Tjuta -Second Lookout- Return Trip-

Hello friends, today the time was a bit tight, so I could only complete part of a given circular route.
There are really incredible rock formations that Australia has to offer.
The Kata Tjuṯa are a group of 36 crags in central Australia about 51 kilometers from the town of Yulara. Together with Uluṟu, 30 kilometers away, they are surrounded …

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February 3, 2024,Valley of the Winds - Outback- Down Under 🐨🦘

We set off at 5:15 a.m. today to first watch the sunrise over Kata Tjuta. But the main reason it's so early is because it's supposed to be 45 degrees again today.

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Karu Lookout (Kata Tjuta) – Second Lookout - Kata Tjuta loop from Mount Olga

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