The walks to Hill 420, the highest point on the Arnhem Escarpment, give spectacular views as well as showing you the best waterfall in the area. Although it is relatively long, the walk across the plain to the escarpment is flat and relatively easy. The rewards are more than worth the effort.
The photos here show a sunset view from our campsite below Hill 420 and a Leichhardt grasshopper. The Leichhardt grasshopper is named after explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, who first discovered and wrote about this species in 1845. Modern science only rediscovered it in the 1970s. The Jawoyn and Gundjeibmi people of Western Arnhem Land call the grasshoppers Alyurr, children of the lightning man, Namarrgon, a powerful ancestral being. It is Australia's most brightly coloured grasshopper and one of the most spectacular in the world. Their appearance is a sign that the wet season is on its way.
Sadly, the walk across the plains to Hill 420 was closed in 2020. We are unsure if or when it may reopen.