Main Range Track – Charlotte Pass to Blue Lake
Download & Print Map and Notes4 hrs
542 m
Hard track
Covered in snow part of the year
(0km) End of Kosciuszko Road → Snowy River crossing
790 m
18 mins
1m
-122m
Hard track
Snowy River crossing
(0.79km) Snowy River crossing → Int of Main Range and Blue Lake Lookout tracks
3.2 km
1 hr 7 mins
306m
-33m
Hard track
(4.02km) Int of Main Range and Blue Lake Lookout tracks → Blue Lake lookout
640 m
14 mins
8m
-72m
Hard track
Blue Lake
Maps for the Main Range Track – Charlotte Pass to Blue Lake 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.
Perisher Valley | 1:25 000 Map Series | 85252S PERISHER VALLEY | NSW-85252S |
Kosciuszko | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8525 KOSCIUSZKO | 8525 |
Cross sectional view of the Main Range Track – Charlotte Pass to Blue Lake bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Main Range Track – Charlotte Pass to Blue Lake
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 | 9.3 km | ||
Time | 4 hrs | ||
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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 | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
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 (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged) (4/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
This whole walk, 4.7km has short steep hills.
Quality of track
Around 4km of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail, whilst the remaining 640m follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
This whole walk, 4.7km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 4km of this walk requires a leader a with moderate level of bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 640m requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 4.7km is affected by forecast, unforecast storms and severe weather events that may impact on navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
Around 3.9km of this walk has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced), whilst the remaining 790m has limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged).
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Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Main Range Track – Charlotte Pass to Blue Lake walk starts and ends at the End of Kosciuszko Road (gps: -36.43167, 148.32865)Your main transport option to End of Kosciuszko Road 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/cptblr
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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