by bauplenut » Thu 09 Jun, 2016 7:37 pm
First up , it is not Carnavon Gorge Great Walk - most of the walk you are not in the gorge nor see it. That is why it is Carnarvon Great Walk. Day one is in the gorge, last day in the afternoon you return to the gorge, rest of time you are on the plateau with no real view of the gorge, just lot of cross country walking.
Last day is predominantly downhill trend, but undulating so there are some up an down gullies. When we did it the map was incorrect for terrain on last day - map showed showed fairly flat walking, but it was a hike down an up gullies - printing error with map. Don't know if map has been upgraded since then. Second last day IIRC uphill a bit as the last camp site is the highest point of the walk, so that leg is gentle uphill.
It can be very cold up on the plateau at night too this time of year. We had rain and cold weather of a night when we did it.
To combine last two legs into one day is a challenge but doable. I would advise doing longer stints on previous days to reduce last day distance. There is nothing that good from day two on that you will miss by doing longer legs each day, except not camping where the water supply is at camp sites. Camp sites are nothing remarkable. Just fill up water and move on each arvo.
We did it in 2010 so any vagueness or inaccuracy with my memory recall is not my fault hehehe.
Have fun.