Australian Alps Walking Track
- Australian Alps Walking Track
, though it is not exclusively restricted to national parks. This path takes it to some of the country's highest mountains including Victoria's highest; Mt Bogong, New South Wales highest; Mt Kosciuszko and ACT's highest peak; Bimberi Peak. The AAWT crosses exposed high plains including the Victorian Bogong High Plaines and the Main Range in NSW. 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. Most areas require excellent skills in navigation by the hiker.
The Australian Alps Walking Track is an extension of the old Victorian Alps Walking Track, made in the 1970s. The Victorian track was extended after many years of promotion by the Federation of Victorian Walking and various government departments. The NSW stretch of the walk is much less imaginative then the Victorian section. Whereas the Victorian section typically follows spurs and heads towards peaks, the NSW section typically follows fire trails/tracks. The route recommended by John Siseman adds some interest to the NSW section of the walk.Fact|date=August 2008
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
References
* [http://www.remotetech.com.au/bushwalk/ Remote Tech's Bushwalking Site]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/aawt/ Craig's AAWT site]
* [http://people.aapt.net.au/~mtmajor/AAWTpage1.html Nigel's AAWT experience]
* [http://www.australianalps.deh.gov.au/parks/walktrack/ Australian Alps Walking Track - Brochure]
* [http://www.australianalps.deh.gov.au/parks/walktrack/index.html Australian Alps Walking Track - official National Parks site]
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