Great Alpine Walk – 6 Days

The walk starts in Bright any time before 4.00pm. There’s no walking scheduled for today, however, there is a nice walk along the Ovens River that passes through the middle of town if you arrive early.  We will arrange for you to be met at 4.00pm in Bright and be driven to Falls Creek where you will stay tonight.

Accommodation: Ski Lodge Falls Creek in rooms with ensuites

Meals: Two-course dinner

Today’s walking is over reasonably flat terrain, following the alpine hiking trails, along an aqueduct track and crossing gently graded snow plains. Most of the walking tracks today are also used for cross-country skiing during winter. The walk ends with a trek to the summit of Mount Roper with excellent views over Falls Creek and the Kiewa Valley; the track then continues into your Falls Creek accommodation.

Walking: Moderate / 21km / 6 hrs / shorter walk available

Meals: Cooked breakfast, Walkers Lunch and a two-course dinner

Accommodation: Ski Lodge Falls Creek in rooms with ensuites

There aren’t too many people who have hiked this track, even amongst the locals. You start the walk from Pretty Valley following the Alpine Walking Track, a track that is 750 km long and connects Walhalla and Canberra. Your final destination is Mount Hotham.  This is a remote hike with very little chance of seeing anyone. You are much more likely to run into Brumbies, Australia’s iconic wild horses.  The walk drops into the Cobungra Valley to Dibbins Hut, where you can take your shoes off and dip your feet in the creek. From Dibbins Hut its a steady climb into Mt Hotham alpine ski village. Mount Hotham is known for its powder snow and abundance of ski runs.

Walking: Challenging / 22km / 6–7 hrs

Meals: Cooked breakfast, Walkers Lunch and two-course dinner

Accommodation: Hotham Alpine Village in rooms with ensuites

Walking out of your accommodation and into your next accommodation means that you can take your time today if you wish. The alpine hiking trail meanders through snow gum forests and across thick snowgrass plains. The 10 km track to Dinner Plain is easy, but you can add the optional 9 km return walk to the aptly named Mt Tabletop to enjoy the marvellous views down the mountain over the valley. Cattle once grazed these plains so expect to see more historic huts and even some cattle yards made by felling trees into piles. You’ll walk into Dinner Plain and your accommodation. This land is the highest freehold land in Australia. The buildings are all constructed of mud-brick, weathered timber, local rock and galvanized iron.

We suggest that you might like to take a rest day at Dinner Plain. This allows you to recover from a couple of big walking days. There are short walks close to the village. We can arrange this if you wish.

Walking: Moderate / 19km / 6–7 hours / optional 10km short walk available

Meals: Cooked breakfast and Walkers Lunch

Accommodation: Dinner Plain  in rooms with ensuites

It’s an early start this morning. Walk the breathtaking Razorback Ridge, perhaps one of the most dramatic walking routes in Australia. As you walk along the escarpment there are brilliant views over the mountains, in both directions. Hike to the top of Mt Feathertop, this final optional steep climb to the summit is wonderful as it affords even better views all the way to Mount Bogong and over the whole Alpine Mountain Range. The remainder of the day is spent walking down through a canopy of magnificent Mountain Ash forest via the gently graded Bungalow Spur. Your destination is the township of Harrietville and a welcome dip of your feet in the Ovens River.

Walking: Moderate to Challenging / 22km / 6–8 hrs / optional shorter walk available

Meals: Cooked breakfast and Walkers Lunch

Accommodation: B&B in Harrietville or Harrietville Hotel in rooms with ensuites

The walk finishes after breakfast with a transfer back to Bright to either your vehicle or public transport connections.