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A twelve (and-a-bit) day, 225km hike along the northern third of the Australian Alps Walking Track; Covering this much ground will take us through a variety of environs, from the windswept Main Range to the grassy hills around Kiandra, to the caves and canyons of Blue Waterholes and the forests of Namadgi.

We will need drivers to drop us at Dead Horse Gap near Thredbo.
Food drops will be placed at Kiandra prior to hike.
Two spare days allow a delayed start in case of weather.

Participants will need experience of multi-day pack hikes and a good understanding of what sort of distances and elevations they are capable of walking day after day. While I’ve tried to keep the daily distances to a manageable level, the compound effect of walking with a pack for twelve days is not to be underestimated. Once begun, there aren’t a lot of opportunities to get off the track. Occasional fantastic views guaranteed.
 Preference will be given to those I’ve walked with and whose capacity I’m familiar with.

Day 1: Dead Horse Gap > campsite east of The Sentinel: 17km, +1100m -600m

Day 2: over Rolling Grounds to Whites River Hut: 18km, +600m -900m
Day 3: to Mawson’s Hut or Bluff Tarn via Mt Gungartan: 10-13km, +600m -500m (alt: Tumut River via fire trail)
Day 4: to Mackay’s Hut via Mt Jagungal summit: 19-22km, +800m -1000m
Day 5: to Happy’s Hut: 17km +400m -400m

Day 6: to Four Mile Hut via Broken Dam Hut: 15km +400m -400m

Day 7: to Witzes Hut via Kiandra food drop: 20km +500m -600m
Day 8: to Ghost Gully Campground via ford of Murrumbidgee: 20km +500m -500m
Day 9: to Blue Waterholes via Bill Jones Hut: 20km +300m -500m

Day 10: to Murrays Gap: 16km, +700m -300m (optional Mt Bimberi summit)

Day 11: to Orroral Valley: 21km, +600m -1200m
Day 12: to Bushfold Flats: 18km, +700m -700m
Day 13: to Namadgi Visitor Centre: 6km, +200m -700m