Gavels Hut area, Kosciusko National Park

Gavels Hut area, Kosciusko National Park

Sat 30th Nov 2024

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A weekend walk in the northern part of Kosciuszko National Park – overall, on the easier side of ‘medium’ in terms of difficulty, despite a reasonably long first day and an off-track descent on the second day. We will walk from Schofields Trail (which runs off Tantangara Rd) on relatively flat terrain to Gavels Hut (5½km), where we leave our tents and other overnight gear. Carrying just day-packs, we’ll walk a 16km circuit on fire-trails during the afternoon, returning to the hut, where we will camp for the night. Water is available nearby. The second day will be a relatively short walk. We’ll walk up to a ridge that runs north from Gang Gang Mountain and provides some good views, walk northwards on the ridge for a while and then descend off-track through relatively light forest to the cars. We are likely to have finished walking by the middle of the day, allowing a return to Canberra by mid/late-afternoon. Suitable to those who are new or relatively new to overnight bushwalking. The walk will be re-scheduled if the forecast is for hot or wet weather

Additional Information

Booking deadline

Tue 26th Nov 2024

Length

Long

Terrain

Medium

Distance (km or hrs)

Day 1 - 21km. Day 2 - 7km. Total - 28km

Ascent

~600 metres over the two days

Map name

Denison 8626-3S 1:25000 and (at the northern margin of the walk) Tantangara 8626-3N 1:25000

Terrain information

A mixture of fire-trails, foot pads, off-track on open heath/grassland (~4km); and off-track through relatively light forest (~2km). The greater part of the walk is gentle terrain but on both days there is a downhill section and an uphill section, each of which are ~200m ascent/descent. There are some minor water crossings – these are narrow and/or shallow: you should be able to keep your boots dry.

Transport information

Car-pooling. Total driving distance of approx. 380km; $170 per car.


A multi day backpacking or base-camping activity.

Date and Time

Start: Sat 30th Nov 2024 @ 07:00am
Approx Return: Sun 01st Dec 2024 @ 05:00pm
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