Susan P
Our trip went very well. Sense of achievement in doing the longest walks on this trip to Mt Feathertop and the Falls to Hotham hike
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6 DAYS
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Moderate
PRICE FROM
$ 1,420 per person
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT
$ 260 per person
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OVERVIEW
Trek over spectacular ridgelines, through valleys packed tight with mountain ash, high alpine forests and grassland, and past snow-capped mountains. Enjoy the sheer diversity of landscape and the glorious views as the track winds its way from Falls Creek to Hotham and Dinner Plain.
Breathe in the fresh alpine air as you take in the dramatic views from the breathtaking Razorback Ridge and Mt Feathertop. Climb the second-highest peak in Victoria. The hike from Falls Creek to Mount Hotham via the Cobungra Valley is probably one of the best hikes the Alps has to offer and provides a real sense of accomplishment.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Incredible views from Mt Tabletop over the valley
- Hike the Razorback to Mount Feathertop
- Explore the cattlemen's huts along the way
- Opportunity to see wild brumbies – more likely than seeing people on some parts!
- Stay in comfort and be treated with mountain hospitality
ITINERARY
DAY one
BRIGHT AND WALK ALONG OVENS RIVER
The walk starts in Bright any time before 4.00 pm. 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 4.00 pm in Bright and be driven to Falls Creek where you will stay tonight. If you have driven your own vehicle, you can leave it at Bright. We will pick you up from there and take you to Falls Creek.
Accommodation: Falls Creek in rooms with ensuites
Meals: None
DAY two
ROPER LOOKOUT AND HUTS WALK TO FALLS CREEK
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 to challenging / 25.5km / 6 – 7 hrs / shortening this walk is possible
Meals: Breakfast and Walkers Lunch
Accommodation: Falls Creek in rooms with ensuites
DAY three
FALLS CREEK TO HOTHAM
There aren’t too many people who have hiked this track, even amongst the locals. You start the walk from near Cope Hut 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 likelier to spot 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, it’s a steady climb into Mt Hotham alpine ski village. Mount Hotham is known for its powder snow and abundance of ski runs.
Walking: Challenging / 20.6km / 6–7 hrs
Meals: Breakfast, Walkers Lunch and two-course dinner
Accommodation: Hotham Alpine Village in rooms with ensuites
DAY four
DINNER PLAIN VIA MNT TABLETOP TO HOTHAM
Walking from Dinner Plain into your 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 12 km track to Hotham is easy, but you can add the optional 10 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.This land is the highest freehold land in Australia. The buildings are all constructed of mud-brick, weathered timber, local rock and galvanized iron.
Walking: Moderate / 12km or 24.9km / 3 or 5.5–7 hours / optional 10km short walk available
Meals: Cooked breakfast, Walkers Lunch and two-course dinner
Accommodation: Hotham Alpine Village in rooms with ensuites
DAY five
HOTHAM VIA THE RAZORBACK AND MOUNT FEATHERTOP
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.
Walking: Moderate to Challenging / 21km or 22.5km / 7–8 hrs / optional shorter walk available
Meals: Cooked breakfast and Walkers Lunch
Accommodation: Hotham Alpine Village in rooms with ensuites
DAY six
PRIVATE TRANSFER BACK TO BRIGHT
The walk finishes after breakfast. If your vehicle is in Bright or if you used public transport, we will transfer you back to Bright for public transport connections.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- 6 day pack free walking holiday
- Australia’s best alpine hiking trails
- 5 nights’ accommodation with ensuites
- Breakfast, 2 chef-prepared two course dinners and 4 Walkers Lunches
- Luggage transport and vehicle transfers
- We shift you along the track from accommodation to accommodation to limit time in a vehicle, creating more time to relax and enjoy the region
- National park admission
- Worry-free navigation with Stroll’s navigation app, travel book, maps & info pack
- Insulated lunch bag and luggage tags
- Support from Stroll’s representatives on the ground
ACCOMMODATION & DINING
The accommodations are excellent on the Great Alpine Walk, we use high quality self contained apartments all in great locations. You will have a private room at Falls Creek and Hotham Alpine Village. All rooms come with their own ensuites. Most importantly our suppliers on the ground offer a level of unsurpassed friendly service that you can only find in the mountains.
Dinners are not included while in Falls Creek as there are many great restaurants within walking distance. You will be provided with locally sourced ingredients to cook your own breakfast. During your stay in Hotham, the 2 included two-course dinners are prepared by chefs as are the cooked breakfasts.
Each day whilst you’re walking you’ll be provided with a substantial Walkers Lunch and get to eat it at a fabulous location on the track. A Walkers Lunch is varied and may include a high protein type salad, roll or a wrap, muesli bar, cake or muffin and a piece of fruit.
Alcohol or drinks with meals are not included (except tea/coffee and juice with breakfast).
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Frueauf Village is a ski complex made up of 25 self contained apartments and chalets right in the heart of Falls Creek. Each of the accommodations here are modern and architecturally designed, ranging from studio apartments to 6 bedroom chalets. You will have your own private accommodation with ensuite.
Dinner is not included during your nights in Falls Creek as there are many options within walking distance. For breakfast you will be provided with a breakfast basket with local produce such as fresh bread, bacon, eggs and cereals. You will need to cook this yourself. You will also received packed walkers lunches.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Frueauf Village is a ski complex made up of 25 self contained apartments and chalets right in the heart of Falls Creek. Each of the accommodations here are modern and architecturally designed, ranging from studio apartments to 6 bedroom chalets. You will have your own private accommodation with ensuite.
Dinner is not included during your nights in Falls Creek as there are many options within walking distance. For breakfast you will be provided with a breakfast basket with local produce such as fresh bread, bacon, eggs and cereals. You will need to cook this yourself. You will also received packed walkers lunches.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Frueauf Village is a ski complex made up of 25 self contained apartments and chalets right in the heart of Falls Creek. Each of the accommodations here are modern and architecturally designed, ranging from studio apartments to 6 bedroom chalets. You will have your own private accommodation with ensuite.
Dinner is not included during your nights in Falls Creek as there are many options within walking distance. For breakfast you will be provided with a breakfast basket with local produce such as fresh bread, bacon, eggs and cereals. You will need to cook this yourself. You will also received packed walkers lunches.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Frueauf Village is a ski complex made up of 25 self contained apartments and chalets right in the heart of Falls Creek. Each of the accommodations here are modern and architecturally designed, ranging from studio apartments to 6 bedroom chalets. You will have your own private accommodation with ensuite.
Dinner is not included during your nights in Falls Creek as there are many options within walking distance. For breakfast you will be provided with a breakfast basket with local produce such as fresh bread, bacon, eggs and cereals. You will need to cook this yourself. You will also received packed walkers lunches.
NIGHTS 3, 4 & 5
HOTHAM
Mountain Dreaming Apartments has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation named the General, where you will eat your meals. The rooms have ensuites. The rooms have ensuites and beautiful views. The gang at the Gennie as it’s affectionally called are sure to look after you just like a local.
NIGHTS 3, 4 & 5
HOTHAM
Mountain Dreaming Apartments has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation named the General, where you will eat your meals. The rooms have ensuites. The rooms have ensuites and beautiful views. The gang at the Gennie as it’s affectionally called are sure to look after you just like a local.
NIGHTS 3, 4 & 5
HOTHAM
Mountain Dreaming Apartments has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation named the General, where you will eat your meals. The rooms have ensuites. The rooms have ensuites and beautiful views. The gang at the Gennie as it’s affectionally called are sure to look after you just like a local.
NIGHTS 3, 4 & 5
HOTHAM
Mountain Dreaming Apartments has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation named the General, where you will eat your meals. The rooms have ensuites. The rooms have ensuites and beautiful views. The gang at the Gennie as it’s affectionally called are sure to look after you just like a local.
NIGHTS 3, 4 & 5
HOTHAM
Mountain Dreaming Apartments has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation named the General, where you will eat your meals. The rooms have ensuites. The rooms have ensuites and beautiful views. The gang at the Gennie as it’s affectionally called are sure to look after you just like a local.
GENERAL INFO
This Great Alpine Walk starts in Bright at 4.00 pm with a transfer to Falls Creek in the late afternoon. It’s a 5-hour drive from Melbourne, with public transport services available from Melbourne. Contact us for more details. If you choose to arrive by car let us know, we can have you leave your vehicle at Bright and have you transferred to Falls Creek from there.
This is one of the more challenging inn-to-inn walks. The terrain on the alpine hiking trails is sometimes undulating, some up and down, but with various flat sections along well-marked trails. Rougher tracks progress along with gradual ascents to the summits for spectacular views, then down steeper downhill sections through snow gums to forested valleys below.
You’ll be walking an average of 18 km a day over 4 days. Those that enjoy the solitude of nature will appreciate some days where you are probably more likely to see deer and wild horses than other people.
There are four walking days on this six-day itinerary, starting in Falls Creek and ending in the village of Hotham. We include accommodation from day one to day six, breakfast each morning, packed lunches each walking day, 2 dinners, all transfers (to and from Bright as well) and comprehensive trip notes and walking maps. We transfer your luggage to the next accommodation so you can focus on enjoying the walking with just your daypack and what you need for the day.
Not included: alcohol, meals not listed in the itinerary, drinks with meals (except tea/coffee and juice with breakfast).
WEATHER
This walk can be done any time from the start of December to 20th April. This mountain environment is about 10–15 degrees cooler than Melbourne and Sydney, and there is a possibility of bad weather even during summer. January and February are usually warm and the alpine wildflowers are at their best. December and March are usually mild and considered by many people to be the best times to visit.
See the Bureau of Meteorology’s information about average temperatures and rainfall at different times of the year.
HOW TO GET THERE AND AWAY
By car
Drive to the large northern Victorian town of Wangaratta. From the Hume Highway (i.e. the old Melbourne to Sydney Rd before the Freeway was built), before the town take the exit for C522 Snow Road. After about 30 minutes, turn R onto Great Alpine Road B500. Follow this for about 40 km to Bright.
Your first accommodation is in Falls Creek. If you choose to use your own vehicle we will pick you up in Bright on Anderson St at the bus terminus (stop).
By public transport
Travel to the start of the walk
The most convenient way is via V/line. However, this service is only available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Buy a ticket from Melbourne to Bright through V/line. The journey is in 2 parts. First you take a train from Melbourne (Southern Cross Station) to Wangaratta, and then change to a bus for the ride to Bright. Services operate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the following times: Depart Southern Cross Station (Melbourne) by train 12.05pm, arrive Bright 4.35pm
Price is about $40 off peak one way. Sometimes this price is reduced if you book in advance. Bookings should be made with V-line (www.vline.com.au, or by phoning 1800 800007 from within Australia). We will pick you up in Bright on Anderson St at the bus terminus (stop) at 4 pm.
Travel at the end of the walk
We will transfer you to Bright to your car or for public transport connections. Bright to Melbourne has several V-line services. The most convenient one departs at 11.23am, arriving in Melbourne at 4.07pm. There are also others at less convenient times. The price is about $50 per adult one way.
INFORMATION PACK
For nearly 30 years we have taken pride in providing seamlessly organised walking holidays, but we know, even with that in mind, that you’ll have many more questions. You will receive a very detailed information pack and itinerary approximately 6 weeks out from departure outlining all the fine detail and much more.
INSURANCE
We require that you have adequate travel insurance against potential losses, damage or injury, including cancellation costs and loss of luggage.
For this trip it is advisable to have purchased travel insurance that also includes medical evacuation coverage.
We also charge a cancellation fee if you cancel your walking holiday after we have confirmed it to cover costs incurred from our suppliers and in the office. See the FAQ section for more information.
CONTACT
If you have any questions about the Great Alpine Walk, feel free to ask one of our destination consultants. You can get in touch with us via our contact form, or email us at info@stroll.com
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Overview
Trek over spectacular ridgelines, through valleys packed tight with mountain ash, high alpine forests and grassland, and past snow-capped mountains. Enjoy the sheer diversity of landscape and the glorious views as the track winds its way from Falls Creek to Hotham and Dinner Plain.
Breathe in the fresh alpine air as you take in the dramatic views from the breathtaking Razorback Ridge and Mt Feathertop. Climb the second-highest peak in Victoria. The hike from Falls Creek to Mount Hotham via the Cobungra Valley is probably one of the best hikes the Alps has to offer and provides a real sense of accomplishment.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Incredible views from Mt Tabletop over the valley
- Hike the Razorback to Mount Feathertop
- Explore the cattlemen's huts along the way
- Opportunity to see wild brumbies – more likely than seeing people on some parts!
- Stay in comfort and be treated with mountain hospitality
Itinerary
DAY one
BRIGHT AND WALK ALONG OVENS RIVER
The walk starts in Bright any time before 4.00 pm. 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 4.00 pm in Bright and be driven to Falls Creek where you will stay tonight. If you have driven your own vehicle, you can leave it at Bright. We will pick you up from there and take you to Falls Creek.
Accommodation: Falls Creek in rooms with ensuites
Meals: None
DAY two
ROPER LOOKOUT AND HUTS WALK TO FALLS CREEK
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 to challenging / 25.5km / 6 – 7 hrs / shortening this walk is possible
Meals: Breakfast and Walkers Lunch
Accommodation: Falls Creek in rooms with ensuites
DAY three
FALLS CREEK TO HOTHAM
There aren’t too many people who have hiked this track, even amongst the locals. You start the walk from near Cope Hut 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 likelier to spot 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, it’s a steady climb into Mt Hotham alpine ski village. Mount Hotham is known for its powder snow and abundance of ski runs.
Walking: Challenging / 20.6km / 6–7 hrs
Meals: Breakfast, Walkers Lunch and two-course dinner
Accommodation: Hotham Alpine Village in rooms with ensuites
DAY four
DINNER PLAIN VIA MNT TABLETOP TO HOTHAM
Walking from Dinner Plain into your 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 12 km track to Hotham is easy, but you can add the optional 10 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.This land is the highest freehold land in Australia. The buildings are all constructed of mud-brick, weathered timber, local rock and galvanized iron.
Walking: Moderate / 12km or 24.9km / 3 or 5.5–7 hours / optional 10km short walk available
Meals: Cooked breakfast, Walkers Lunch and two-course dinner
Accommodation: Hotham Alpine Village in rooms with ensuites
DAY five
HOTHAM VIA THE RAZORBACK AND MOUNT FEATHERTOP
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.
Walking: Moderate to Challenging / 21km or 22.5km / 7–8 hrs / optional shorter walk available
Meals: Cooked breakfast and Walkers Lunch
Accommodation: Hotham Alpine Village in rooms with ensuites
DAY six
PRIVATE TRANSFER BACK TO BRIGHT
The walk finishes after breakfast. If your vehicle is in Bright or if you used public transport, we will transfer you back to Bright for public transport connections.
What’s Included
- 6 day pack free walking holiday
- Australia’s best alpine hiking trails
- 5 nights’ accommodation with ensuites
- Breakfast, 2 chef-prepared two course dinners and 4 Walkers Lunches
- Luggage transport and vehicle transfers
- We shift you along the track from accommodation to accommodation to limit time in a vehicle, creating more time to relax and enjoy the region
- National park admission
- Worry-free navigation with Stroll’s navigation app, travel book, maps & info pack
- Insulated lunch bag and luggage tags
- Support from Stroll’s representatives on the ground
Accommodation & Dining
The accommodations are excellent on the Great Alpine Walk, we use high quality self contained apartments all in great locations. You will have a private room at Falls Creek and Hotham Alpine Village. All rooms come with their own ensuites. Most importantly our suppliers on the ground offer a level of unsurpassed friendly service that you can only find in the mountains.
Dinners are not included while in Falls Creek as there are many great restaurants within walking distance. You will be provided with locally sourced ingredients to cook your own breakfast. During your stay in Hotham, the 2 included two-course dinners are prepared by chefs as are the cooked breakfasts.
Each day whilst you’re walking you’ll be provided with a substantial Walkers Lunch and get to eat it at a fabulous location on the track. A Walkers Lunch is varied and may include a high protein type salad, roll or a wrap, muesli bar, cake or muffin and a piece of fruit.
Alcohol or drinks with meals are not included (except tea/coffee and juice with breakfast).
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Frueauf Village is a ski complex made up of 25 self contained apartments and chalets right in the heart of Falls Creek. Each of the accommodations here are modern and architecturally designed, ranging from studio apartments to 6 bedroom chalets. You will have your own private accommodation with ensuite.
Dinner is not included during your nights in Falls Creek as there are many options within walking distance. For breakfast you will be provided with a breakfast basket with local produce such as fresh bread, bacon, eggs and cereals. You will need to cook this yourself. You will also received packed walkers lunches.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Frueauf Village is a ski complex made up of 25 self contained apartments and chalets right in the heart of Falls Creek. Each of the accommodations here are modern and architecturally designed, ranging from studio apartments to 6 bedroom chalets. You will have your own private accommodation with ensuite.
Dinner is not included during your nights in Falls Creek as there are many options within walking distance. For breakfast you will be provided with a breakfast basket with local produce such as fresh bread, bacon, eggs and cereals. You will need to cook this yourself. You will also received packed walkers lunches.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Frueauf Village is a ski complex made up of 25 self contained apartments and chalets right in the heart of Falls Creek. Each of the accommodations here are modern and architecturally designed, ranging from studio apartments to 6 bedroom chalets. You will have your own private accommodation with ensuite.
Dinner is not included during your nights in Falls Creek as there are many options within walking distance. For breakfast you will be provided with a breakfast basket with local produce such as fresh bread, bacon, eggs and cereals. You will need to cook this yourself. You will also received packed walkers lunches.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Frueauf Village is a ski complex made up of 25 self contained apartments and chalets right in the heart of Falls Creek. Each of the accommodations here are modern and architecturally designed, ranging from studio apartments to 6 bedroom chalets. You will have your own private accommodation with ensuite.
Dinner is not included during your nights in Falls Creek as there are many options within walking distance. For breakfast you will be provided with a breakfast basket with local produce such as fresh bread, bacon, eggs and cereals. You will need to cook this yourself. You will also received packed walkers lunches.
NIGHTS 3, 4 & 5
HOTHAM
Mountain Dreaming Apartments has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation named the General, where you will eat your meals. The rooms have ensuites. The rooms have ensuites and beautiful views. The gang at the Gennie as it’s affectionally called are sure to look after you just like a local.
NIGHTS 3, 4 & 5
HOTHAM
Mountain Dreaming Apartments has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation named the General, where you will eat your meals. The rooms have ensuites. The rooms have ensuites and beautiful views. The gang at the Gennie as it’s affectionally called are sure to look after you just like a local.
NIGHTS 3, 4 & 5
HOTHAM
Mountain Dreaming Apartments has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation named the General, where you will eat your meals. The rooms have ensuites. The rooms have ensuites and beautiful views. The gang at the Gennie as it’s affectionally called are sure to look after you just like a local.
NIGHTS 3, 4 & 5
HOTHAM
Mountain Dreaming Apartments has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation named the General, where you will eat your meals. The rooms have ensuites. The rooms have ensuites and beautiful views. The gang at the Gennie as it’s affectionally called are sure to look after you just like a local.
NIGHTS 3, 4 & 5
HOTHAM
Mountain Dreaming Apartments has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation named the General, where you will eat your meals. The rooms have ensuites. The rooms have ensuites and beautiful views. The gang at the Gennie as it’s affectionally called are sure to look after you just like a local.
General Info
This Great Alpine Walk starts in Bright at 4.00 pm with a transfer to Falls Creek in the late afternoon. It’s a 5-hour drive from Melbourne, with public transport services available from Melbourne. Contact us for more details. If you choose to arrive by car let us know, we can have you leave your vehicle at Bright and have you transferred to Falls Creek from there.
This is one of the more challenging inn-to-inn walks. The terrain on the alpine hiking trails is sometimes undulating, some up and down, but with various flat sections along well-marked trails. Rougher tracks progress along with gradual ascents to the summits for spectacular views, then down steeper downhill sections through snow gums to forested valleys below.
You’ll be walking an average of 18 km a day over 4 days. Those that enjoy the solitude of nature will appreciate some days where you are probably more likely to see deer and wild horses than other people.
There are four walking days on this six-day itinerary, starting in Falls Creek and ending in the village of Hotham. We include accommodation from day one to day six, breakfast each morning, packed lunches each walking day, 2 dinners, all transfers (to and from Bright as well) and comprehensive trip notes and walking maps. We transfer your luggage to the next accommodation so you can focus on enjoying the walking with just your daypack and what you need for the day.
Not included: alcohol, meals not listed in the itinerary, drinks with meals (except tea/coffee and juice with breakfast).
WEATHER
This walk can be done any time from the start of December to 20th April. This mountain environment is about 10–15 degrees cooler than Melbourne and Sydney, and there is a possibility of bad weather even during summer. January and February are usually warm and the alpine wildflowers are at their best. December and March are usually mild and considered by many people to be the best times to visit.
See the Bureau of Meteorology’s information about average temperatures and rainfall at different times of the year.
HOW TO GET THERE AND AWAY
By car
Drive to the large northern Victorian town of Wangaratta. From the Hume Highway (i.e. the old Melbourne to Sydney Rd before the Freeway was built), before the town take the exit for C522 Snow Road. After about 30 minutes, turn R onto Great Alpine Road B500. Follow this for about 40 km to Bright.
Your first accommodation is in Falls Creek. If you choose to use your own vehicle we will pick you up in Bright on Anderson St at the bus terminus (stop).
By public transport
Travel to the start of the walk
The most convenient way is via V/line. However, this service is only available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Buy a ticket from Melbourne to Bright through V/line. The journey is in 2 parts. First you take a train from Melbourne (Southern Cross Station) to Wangaratta, and then change to a bus for the ride to Bright. Services operate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the following times: Depart Southern Cross Station (Melbourne) by train 12.05pm, arrive Bright 4.35pm
Price is about $40 off peak one way. Sometimes this price is reduced if you book in advance. Bookings should be made with V-line (www.vline.com.au, or by phoning 1800 800007 from within Australia). We will pick you up in Bright on Anderson St at the bus terminus (stop) at 4 pm.
Travel at the end of the walk
We will transfer you to Bright to your car or for public transport connections. Bright to Melbourne has several V-line services. The most convenient one departs at 11.23am, arriving in Melbourne at 4.07pm. There are also others at less convenient times. The price is about $50 per adult one way.
INFORMATION PACK
For nearly 30 years we have taken pride in providing seamlessly organised walking holidays, but we know, even with that in mind, that you’ll have many more questions. You will receive a very detailed information pack and itinerary approximately 6 weeks out from departure outlining all the fine detail and much more.
INSURANCE
We require that you have adequate travel insurance against potential losses, damage or injury, including cancellation costs and loss of luggage.
For this trip it is advisable to have purchased travel insurance that also includes medical evacuation coverage.
We also charge a cancellation fee if you cancel your walking holiday after we have confirmed it to cover costs incurred from our suppliers and in the office. See the FAQ section for more information.
CONTACT
If you have any questions about the Great Alpine Walk, feel free to ask one of our destination consultants. You can get in touch with us via our contact form, or email us at info@stroll.com
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9 January, 2025 at 1:15 AM -
Tania M
9 January, 2025 at 12:27 AM Stroll provided a great experience. I’d definitely recommend Stroll generally and the Victorian Alps walks in particular.
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Margaret M
6 January, 2025 at 3:51 AM It was difficult at times due to the flies but the company and organisation was excellent. Everything was highly organized.
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Susan P
Our trip went very well. Sense of achievement in doing the longest walks on this trip to Mt Feathertop and the Falls to Hotham hike
Tania M
Stroll provided a great experience. I’d definitely recommend Stroll generally and the Victorian Alps walks in particular.
Margaret M
It was difficult at times due to the flies but the company and organisation was excellent. Everything was highly organized.