Name: Oz's Highest Mountain - Kosciusko Summit - Thredbo Ski Lift + Hume Hwy Magic!!
Start: 2025-11-29T08:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-11-30T17:00:00+11:00
Location: Jindabyne

**Oz's Highest Mountain - Kosciusko Summit - Thredbo Ski Lift + Hume Hwy Magic!! 20 km (Medium + Magical!)**

**STRICT LIMIT of 40 MEMBERS: DO NOT SIGN UP UNLESS DEFINITELY ATTENDING**

At **8:00AM in the morning of Saturday 29 November**, we meet in the car park of the **Snowy Region Visitors Centre**, which is in the centre of **Jindabyne**, and easy to find. From Jindabyne we drive to Thredbo, deep in the Snowy Mountains, entering **Kosciusko National Park**, which has an entry fee of $17. The entry fee can be paid at the fee collection booth which is halfway along the road to Thredbo.

On the outskirts of Thredbo, Members can park for free on **Friday Flat car park** where we will gather for the walk into Thredbo village square where we can grab coffees and a tasty treat from the village bakery! We then cross the footbridge over Thredbo River and purchase our Chairlift tickets which costs about $50 (pricing varies) and can be used all day.

**PLEASE BE AWARE, WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CLOSE THE CHAIRLIFT. IF SO, I WILL RE-ROUTE OUR APPROACH TO KOZIOSKO VIA CHARLOTTE'S PASS**.

We walk from **Thredbo Top Station-Mount Koziosko Summit,** passing the headwaters of the Snowy River and Lake Catapatoomba with a stop at Rawsons Pass to use the bathroom. We will have lunch on the Summit, before heading back to Top Station and the spectacular Chairlift ride back down to Thredbo Village.

Members can then use their Chairlift tickets (they are valid for the whole day) to ride Merritt's Gondola for more spectacular views and explore Merritts Nature Track or head to the **'The Local Pub'** (that's its name!) for a beer or other refreshment before heading back to Jindabyne.

On the trip back to Sydney, I encourage Members to drive via **Snowy Mountains Highway/Hume Highway** and consider homeward-bound stops at classic Australian country locations such as Gundagai (best meat pies in the world!), the **Dog on the Tucker Box**, Yass, Goulburn, Mittagong or Bowral!

**Please note, I have deliberately timed this walk so we are likely to see quite a bit of snow.** However, the tracks should be either clear or navigable. To cover for the likely conditions, Members should bring good (preferably waterproof) boots.

**Distance:** 20 km

**Type of Walk:** Great natural beauty, well-formed tracks through the only true Alpine eco-system in Australia. Some moderate climbs.

**Difficulty:** Medium/Hard, because of the altitude and we must maintain a good pace all day to finish on time

**Meeting Place and Transport:** Snowy Region Visitors Centre, Jindabyne. Members will have to carpool (public transport is not practicable) and should plan to arrive in Jindabyne on Friday night to acclimatise overnight, with Mount Kosciusko summit right on the edge of possible altitude sickness.

There is a wide variety of reasonably priced accommodation in Jindabyne, at this time of year! Hotels such as Alpine Gables have large comfy rooms that sleep 4 or more people; so, get chatting between yourselves, organise your carpool and a group booking.

**What to bring:** Good walking boots; 2 litres of water (no refills on the walk); hydrolytes; two snacks and one lunch; rain jacket depending on conditions; one warm (down) jacket; sunscreen and a cap or hat with a wide brim.

**Suggested Donation:** $60

**Pub:** The Local Pub, Thredbo

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**Questions?** Please leave a comment below. I will post my mobile number closer to the day.

Ted :)

Ted Miller

Sydney Outdoors Meetup Group

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