Cascade Hut
Download & Print Map and Notes7 hrs 30 mins
797 m
Hard track
Covered in snow part of the year
Dead Horse Gap
(0km) Cascades Trail track head → North side of Thredbo River Bridge track
2.1 km
44 mins
100m
-48m
Hard track
(2.13km) North side of Thredbo River Bridge track → Bobs Ridge
2.7 km
1 hr 4 mins
212m
-19m
Hard track
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk heads uphill along the management trail[15], away from the Thredbo River. The trail soon bends left and crosses a smaller creek[16], then winds up out of the valley, passing some short granite tors[17] (on your right). Here the trail bends right and leads up into the snow gum forest. The trail climbs up along the ridge (with a view across the valley to Thredbo behind) and about 900m after entering the snow gum forest, the trail flattens out for a few hundred metres (passing a faint track on your right which leads to a clearing). The trail then begins to climb again and after about 200m, leads through a section of dead snow gums and continues uphill to find a ‘Bobs Ridge’ sign[18] near a few large granite outcrops (on your right) and some great views.
Bob’s Ridge
(4.85km) Bobs Ridge → Cascade Creek Crossing
3.9 km
1 hr 17 mins
17m
-345m
Hard track
(8.72km) Cascade Creek Crossing → Cascade Hut intersection
980 m
19 mins
38m
-7m
Hard track
(9.7km) Cascade Hut intersection → Cascade Hut
110 m
2 mins
0m
-11m
Moderate track
Cascade Hut
Maps for the Cascade Hut walk
You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
Chimneys Ridge | 1:25 000 Map Series | 85241N CHIMNEYS RIDGE | NSW-85241N |
Jacobs River | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8524 JACOBS RIVER | 8524 |
Cross sectional view of the Cascade Hut bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Cascade Hut
Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
Length | 19.6 km | ||
Time | 7 hrs 30 mins | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
Signs | Minimal directional signs (4/6) | ||
Experience Required | Moderate level of bushwalking experience recommended (4/6) | ||
Weather | Forecast, unforecast storms and severe weather may impact on navigation and safety (4/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
Around 9km of this walk has short steep hills, whilst the remaining 1.2km has gentle hills with occasional steps.
Quality of track
Around 9km of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail, whilst the remaining 1.1km follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
Around 5km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 4.9km has minimal directional signs.
Experience Required
7km of this walk requires a leader a with moderate level of bushwalking experience and another 2.2km requires some bushwalking experience. The remaining (110m) requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
Around 10km of this walk is affected by forecast, unforecast storms and severe weather events that may impact on navigation and safety, whilst the remaining 110m is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
Around 10km of this walk has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced), whilst the remaining 110m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
Similar walks
Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Cascade Hut walk starts and ends at the Cascades Trail track head (gps: -36.522927, 148.26452)Your main transport option to Cascades Trail track head is by;
Car. A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.
(get details)
Fire Danger
Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.Weather Forest
This walk starts in the Snowy Mountains weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/1q
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂
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