Australian Alps Walking Track

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The Australian Alps Walking Track is a long distance walking trail through the alpine areas of Victoria, New South Wales and ACT. It is 655km long, starting at Walhalla, Victoria and going through to Tharwa, ACT near Canberra. The track weaves mainly though Australian national parks, such as Alpine National Park and Kosciuszko National Park, though it is not exclusively restricted to national parks. This path takes it to some of the country's highest mountains and crosses exposed high plains. To walk the whole trail can take between 5 to 8 weeks.

It has been signposted for part of its length in a tri-state agreement. Some areas require good skills in navigation by the hiker.

The Australian Alps Walking Track is an extension of the old Victorian Alps Walking Track, made in the 1970's. The Victorian track was extended after many years of promotion by the Federation of Victorian Walking and various government departments.

Between Walhalla and Tharwa it passes through these National Parks:

• Baw Baw National Park
• Alpine National Park
• Kosciuszko National Park
• Namadgi National Park
• Brindabella National Park

[edit] References

• Remote Tech's Bushwalking Site
• Craig's AAWT site
• Nigel's AAWT experience
• Australian Alps Walking Track - Brochure
• Australian Alps Walking Track - official National Parks site