Thredbo to Cootapatamba lookout return
Download & Print Map and Notes3 hrs 45 mins
287 m
Hard track
Covered in snow part of the year
Kosciuszko Express Chairlift
(0km) Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift → Top of Kosciuszko Express chairlift
1.9 km
20 mins
558m
-1m
Very easy
Eagles Nest Restaurant
(1.86km) Top of Kosciuszko Express chairlift → Start of metal walkway
550 m
9 mins
24m
-7m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Mt Kosciuszko Lookout’ sign[11] north along the paved path, heading up the gentle hill. The path soon leads past an alcove with two information signs[12], then leads gently downhill to cross a river on a steel bridge[13] to find an intersection (with a narrow track on your right) at a lovely spot beside the creek.
(2.41km) Start of metal walkway → Int of Kosciuszko path and lookout walkway
1.3 km
31 mins
117m
0m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk continues along the metal walkway, heading up the hill[20]. The walk soon passes a ‘Flowers emerge with warmer weather’ information sign[21], then heads up a series of steps to find ‘A rocky mountain home’ information sign[22] and a ‘Thredbo 1.5km’ tag[23] pointing back down the hill. The track mostly flattens out and heads over a gentle rise, soon leading to a clear ‘Y’ intersection[24] on the metal track, marked with ‘Mt Kosciuszko Lookout’ tag[25] welded to the track.
(3.69km) Int of Kosciuszko path and lookout walkway → Kosciuszko lookout
50 m
1 mins
0m
-1m
Hard track
Kosciuszko lookout
(3.69km) Int of Kosciuszko path and lookout walkway → Lake Cootapatamba lookout
1.9 km
40 mins
94m
-45m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the metal walkway north into the saddle and up the spur. The path then crosses onto the left-hand side of the ridge as it comes to the signposted ‘Lake Cootapatamba Lookout’[31] and the great valley view[32].
Lake Cootapatamba lookout
Maps for the Thredbo to Cootapatamba lookout return 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 |
Chimneys Ridge | 1:25 000 Map Series | 85241N CHIMNEYS RIDGE | NSW-85241N |
Kosciuszko | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8525 KOSCIUSZKO | 8525 |
Jacobs River | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8524 JACOBS RIVER | 8524 |
Cross sectional view of the Thredbo to Cootapatamba lookout return bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Thredbo to Cootapatamba lookout return
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 | 7.5 km | ||
Time | 3 hrs 45 mins | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6) | ||
Signs | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
Weather | Forecast, unforecast storms and severe weather may impact on navigation and safety (4/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
3.1km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 1.9km is flat with no steps. The remaining (690m) has short steep hills.
Quality of track
Around 3.2km of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail, whilst the remaining 2.4km follows a smooth and hardened path.
Signs
This whole walk, 6km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 6km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
3.4km of this walk is affected by forecast, unforecast storms and severe weather events that may impact on navigation and safety and another 1.9km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation). The remaining (350m) is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 6km is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Thredbo to Cootapatamba lookout return walk starts and ends at the Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift (gps: -36.503981, 148.30397)Your main transport option to Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift 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/ttklrxx
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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