What is a Smartreka map?

Smartreka maps make it easier to navigate!  The maps use the built-in GPS on your smartphone or tablet to plot your real-time location. This can be done without a network connection and without roaming charges. To get started, simply download the free Avenza Map app and then visit the map store to download your maps!

Purnululu National Park

The Smartreka maps provide information on access, park facilities, trails and other features and attractions at Purnululu National Park.  There are four maps available, an overview map, a map of the park recreation and visitor areas, and two small maps for the Walardi and Kurrajong campgrounds.

Download

To view the maps, download the free Avenza Maps app to your tablet or smartphone via

• For android devices, click here.
• For iOS (apple) devices, click here.

Then visit the Avenza map store to download your maps.

Hiking through Purnululu National Park. Tourism WA

Why visit Purnululu?

In 2003 the Purnululu National Park was World Heritage-listed for two main features – the area’s incredible natural beauty and its outstanding geological value.

The Bungle Bungle Range is renowned for its striking banded domes; the world’s most exceptional example of cone karst formations. They are made of sandstone deposited about 360 million years ago. Erosion by creeks, rivers and weathering in the past 20 million years has carved out these domes, along with spectacular chasms and gorges, creating a surreal landscape.

The domes’ striking orange and grey bands are caused by the presence or absence of cyanobacteria. Dark bands indicate the presence of the cyanobacteria, which grows on layers of sandstone where moisture accumulates. The orange bands are oxidised iron compounds that have dried out too quickly for the cyanobacteria to grow.