Trip Overview

This is an accommodated trip for 4 nights commencing Friday 26/12 staying near the Jindabyne township in 2-share ‘hostel’ type rooms.

There will be 3 full day walks and a 1/2 day on the last day (Tuesday 30/12) covering Thredbo, Perisher, Charlotte’s Pass, and Thredbo. Generally there will be 2 simultaneous walks offered per day comprising a harder and an easy-medium walk option.

Daily park passes for cars ($17) will be required for each of the full day walks (car pooling will reduce the number of cars with the costs shared by all occupants).

A Thredbo lift pass may be required for one of the walks (approx $60 + $5 keycard).

Accommodation

The accommodation is 10 rooms at the Adventist Village, located on 70 acres 2km from the Jindabyne township. Each room has 3 sets of bunks (but only 2 people will be allocated per room) and their own bathroom facilities. You will need to BYO linen or it can be hired for $35. There is common ‘well equipped’ kitchen and dining area but be advised that we do not have exclusive use of the facilities.

Other facilities includes a MTB trail, basketball & volleyball, & 18-hole disk golf course.

Additional accommodation will be booked subject to demand & availability, and total number of attendees.

Note that alcohol, drugs and smoking are not permitted.

Itinerary and Walk Descriptions

There will generally be two simultaneous walks offered each day – a harder and an easy-medium option. All will require car pooling. A $17 park pass/car/day is required (to be paid by the occupants of each car). Please be ready by 8.30am.

1. Perisher
H: Mt Stillwell (4km rtn) + 700m road + Charlotte’s Pass -> Perisher valley walk + Porcupine (12.7km) [16.7km, car shuffle] . Optional Rainbow lake (3km)

EM: Charlotte’s Pass -> Perisher valley walk + Porcupine [12.7km car shuffle] . Optional Rainbow lake (3km)

2. Thredbo
H: Thredbo – Eagles Nest [Merrits traverse (~7km), 600m] – Dead Horse gap (5km) – Thredbo river (4km) – Thredbo [16km]

EM: Eagles Nest- Mt Kosciuszko (13km rtn). Additional options are Seamens Hut (3km rtn) and to descend via Merrits nature trail (4km). This requires a lift pass unless you are prepared to climb up (and down) 600m over 4km to (and from) Eagles Nest.

3. Charlotte’s Pass
H: Grand Ridge – Blue Lake – Carruthers Pk – Lake Albina – Mt Kosciuszko – Seamens Hut [22km cct]
(a shorter option subject  is Charlotte’s Pass <-> Mt. Kosciuszko, [19km rtn])

EM: Charlottes Passs – Blue Lake (5km) – Carruthers Pk (2km) – Charlottes pass (5.8km) [13km]

4. Jindabyne
The last part day walk will depend upon everyone’s planned departure time. Some options:

Jindabyne Point & Windows Creek – 8km rtn

Hatchery bay trail – follows Lake Jindabyne shore line, 10km rtn

Transport

Transport to and from the walk location is by car. Please indicate your transport requirements and preferences on the booking request form when you book in.

If you don’t have a car, we can’t guarantee to provide you with a lift – this will depend on available drivers and their locations.

Passengers must pay the driver their share of car-pooling costs as described on the Car-pooling page. Please discuss the preferred method of payment with your driver.

Booking

Booking is required for this walk. Please indicate what similar walks you have done recently (i.e. in the past few months) to give the leader confidence that you are capable of doing this one. Refer to Walking Grades which, in conjunction with the walk description, will help you assess whether you have the required walking fitness and experience to do this walk.

The Leader will confirm your acceptance on the walk, or not, via email.  The leader will provide details of where and when to meet.

By booking into this event you acknowledge that you agree to abide by our Code of Conduct.

Trip Price:
Members:  $215 + Booking fee (nil) = $215.
Non-members: $215 + Booking fee ($12) = $227.

Payment:
Members and non-members are required to pre-pay the trip price for this event.
You can pay by Paypal. If you are not a Paypal member, you can use Paypal to pay by credit or debit card.

Cancellation:
If you need to cancel, please advise the leader as soon as possible, so that someone else has the opportunity.
We will only be able to provide a refund if we can find a replacement for you (minus a $15 admin fee).

What to Bring

• All the equipment, clothing, food and water you will need for the walks and overnight stays (refer Trip details above).

Refer to our Gear Checklist page for more details, or discuss with the leader.  If you are not properly equipped, the walk leader can decide not to let you participate on this walk.

Safety and Ambulance Insurance

We strongly recommend that you have Ambulance cover. If conditions are hazardous, the walk may be cancelled. If any doubts at all, check your emails the night before and the morning of the event. For more details refer to: Joining a walk and your safety

For the latest government advice about Covid-19 refer to:
Better Health Victoria: Covid-19

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