| Food selection is a personal choice but the amount and type of food you decide to carry will depend on the length and duration of your walk, your fitness, taste buds, equipment and innovation. Much of your trail food can be purchased in Alice Springs, but one of the main considerations, particularly for multi-day walks, is food storage and resupply. |
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 Re-Supply (Food drops, Storage Areas and Caching) |
| Food Drops |
| Unless you have friends in Alice Springs or the region, you may need to consider paying a tour operator to drop off food along the trail. Costs and conditions vary between each operator. Some of these operators can drop off the food at the pre-designated storage sheds in the park and some may be willing to cache the food along the trail. Shop around |
| Food Storage Areas |
| There are only four locations where food can be purchased along the entire trail, they are: Telegraph Station, Standley Chasm and Glen Helen Resort. Each location has only a limited range of foods and drink (and can be expensive!). Consider contacting these places for further information on their range of foods, their opening and closing times and prices. |
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| Ormiston Gorge Food Storage Room |
Ellery Creek Toilet Block (Storage Room inside) |
Serpentine Gorge Food Storage Shed |
| Storage room ( door seen above) is located on the western side of the visitor centre at Ormiston Gorge |
Storage room is located within the toilet block. Look for the Larapinta Trail sticker |
The food storage shed is located at the trail campground a couple of hundred meters away from the carpark. |
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Caching |
| Caching (stashing or hiding) food is an option for some walkers who are planning mutli-day, long distance or the entire trail and DO NOT want to be reliant on any other source for food re-supply. Caching gives walkers the option to pre-place their food and be self reliant for the entire trek. |
| This requires a little bit of extra planning and preparation because you will need to carefully pack and seal your caches, hide them well, protect them from the elements and protect them from dingoes and other animals |
 Remember: If one of your caches goes missing, it could mean the end of your walk or a significant delay in your plans. Or it could just simply mean you go hungry. |
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| Key Points |
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Plan your food selection carefully. Keep in mind the conditions/climate |
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There are few places to buy food along the trail |
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Alice Springs has many stores and retailers for food purchases |
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Re-supply can be organised by some businesses's |
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Take all your rubbish with you |
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On the subject of food, do not feed the local wildlife, especially dingoes |
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 Buying Food Locally |
| Buying in Alice Springs |
| Alice Springs has all the conventional stores like most regional towns in Australia such as Cole's, Woolworth's and IGA. However outdoor and camping stores with specialised dehydrated camping foods are limited. Lone Dingo, a local Alice Springs outdoor store, has a small selection of dehydrated food packs. There are some niche type food shops in Alice Springs which provide a range of healthy/eating food options |
| Buying Along the Trail |
| There are only four locations where food can be purchased along the entire trail, they are: Telegraph Station, Standley Chasm and Glen Helen Resort. Each location has only a limited range of foods and drink (and can be expensive!). Consider contacting these places for further information on their range of foods, their opening and closing times and prices. |
 (Food Selection info coming soon) |
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