Serpentine Gorge

Serpentine Gorge is one of the gorges in the West [MacDonnell Ranges] in Australia's Northern Territory. It is located approximately 100 kilometres west of Alice Springs along the Larapinta Trail.
It comprises two gorges created by a south flowing creek which has cut through two ridges of Heavitree Quartzite. The gorge is home to some rare Central Australian plants such as the Centralian flannel-flower and cycads. There is a semi-permanent waterhole guarding the entrance to the gorge.
[Image:SerpentineGorgeWaterhole.jpg|thumb|300px|Section of waterhole at the gorge]

Tourism

There is a 1.3 kilometre walk along a service road, or alternatively along the creek bed, to the gorge, and a short steep climb to a lookout.
Section 7 of the Larapinta Trail starts at Ellery Creek Big Hole and ends here. Section 8 of the trail goes from here to Serpentine Chalet Dam.
Nearby are the ruins of Serpentine Chalet which was a late 1950s/early 1960s Ansett-Pioneer tourist venture. Lack of water and the remote location on an unsealed road brought about its demise. All that remains now are a concrete slab and other floor foundations.