Kosciusko National Park Main Range Traverse Grade 3 Backpack 5 days 50km

Kosciusko National Park Main Range Traverse

The Main Range is the section of the Great Diving Range in the Kosciusko NP from Mt Kosciusko to Mt Tait and is one of the most spectacular and engaging walks in Australia.Day 1 Guthega to Blue Lake via a new track  to Charlotte Pass, Day 2 Blue Lake to 

This walk will start and finish at GuthegaClick here for a screen grab of the first days walk

Over 4 days we will walk about 45km camping 3 nights - the first night Wilkinson Creek or Seamans Hut, the second near Blue Lake and the third in the Tait valley.

Click here for a screen grab of the second days walk - day 2 has an optional sidetrip without packs to Mt Townsend and possibly Alice Rawson Peak

On day 3 we will continue along the Main Range and climb up and over Mt Twynham and make our way to the valley below Mt Tait

Click here for a screen grab of the third days walk - day 3 has an optional sidetrip without packs to Mt Tait

We will complete the walk by descending the Tait East ridge to Guthega where we will have a vehicle and return to Thredbo and then home

Click here for a screen grab of the fourth days walk - day 4 starts with a small climb and then a long descent down the Tait East ridge to Guthegra

You can access a summary of the vital stats of the walk here

Here is a link to a report on the walk completed by a group of 4 in January 2012 

https://mvb.org.au/index.php/news/mvb-event-reports/view-submission/4921

And here is a link to a report on the walk completed by a group of 5 in January 2017 - all first timers - except for me!

2017 https://mvb.org.au/index.php/news/event-reports-2018/view-submission/5652

What to bring

Walk gradings