OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
This self-guided independent walk has you trek over spectacular ridgelines, through valleys packed tight with Mountain Ash, high alpine forests and grassland and past snow-capped mountains. The sheer diversity of landscape and the glorious views as the track winds its way from Falls Creek via Hotham and Dinner Plain are some of the highlights.
Breath 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 Mnt 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:
- Trek from Hotham to Falls Creek with a light pack
- Hike the Razorback to Mount Feathertop
- Explore the cattlemen huts along the way
- Stay in comfort and be treated with mountain hospitality
- Have the luxury of having a hot shower and mostly chef-prepared dinners and breakfasts each day
AT A GLANCE
ITINERARY
DAY one
BRIGHT AND WALK ALONG OVENS RIVER
There’s no walking scheduled for today, however, there is a nice walk along the Ovens River that passes through the middle of Bright 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 at your last night’s accommodation in Harrietville. We will pick you up from there and take you to Falls Creek.
Accommodation: Ski Lodge Falls Creek in rooms with ensuites
Meals: Two-course dinner
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 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
DAY three
FALLS CREEK (PRETTY VALLEY) TO HOTHAM
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 likelier 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, 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 / 19.2km / 6–7 hrs
Meals: Cooked 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 next accommodation means 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 Hothma 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. You’ll walk from Dinner Plain into 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.
Walking: Moderate / 19km / 6–7 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 TO 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 / 18km / 6–8 hrs / optional shorter walk available
Meals: Cooked breakfast and Walkers Lunch
Accommodation:Hotham Alpine Village in rooms with ensuites
DAY six
PRIVATE TRANSFER FROM HARRIETVILLE TO BRIGHT
The walk finishes after breakfast. If you used public transport we 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
- 5 Cooked or continental breakfasts, 4 chef-prepared two course dinners and 4 substantial 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
- Enjoy worry-free navigation with Stroll’s comprehensive track notes
ACCOMMODATION & DINING
The accommodations are excellent on this Great Alpine Walk, with quality Ski Lodges, hotels and bed and breakfasts all in excellent locations. More importantly, the hosts have been part of our partner network for 20 years or more and offer a level of unsurpassed friendly service that you can only find in the mountains. Private rooms in Harreitville, Hotham Alpine Village and the Ski Lodge at Falls Creek all come with their own ensuites.
The two-course dinners are prepared by chefs and your host on one night, as are the cooked breakfasts (breakfast at Harrietville is prepared in house).
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
Cooroona Alpine Lodge is a wonderful Alpine Ski Lodge that doubles as accommodation for our walkers in the summer. The Lodge has an expansive lounge complete with a fire. The restaurant has elevated views over the ski fields and the surrounding bush. All the rooms have ensuites. Lachie and Ema have been welcoming walkers and skiers for a long time now and have an amazing knowledge of the Falls area.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Cooroona Alpine Lodge is a wonderful Alpine Ski Lodge that doubles as accommodation for our walkers in the summer. The Lodge has an expansive lounge complete with a fire. The restaurant has elevated views over the ski fields and the surrounding bush. All the rooms have ensuites. Lachie and Ema have been welcoming walkers and skiers for a long time now and have an amazing knowledge of the Falls area.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Cooroona Alpine Lodge is a wonderful Alpine Ski Lodge that doubles as accommodation for our walkers in the summer. The Lodge has an expansive lounge complete with a fire. The restaurant has elevated views over the ski fields and the surrounding bush. All the rooms have ensuites. Lachie and Ema have been welcoming walkers and skiers for a long time now and have an amazing knowledge of the Falls area.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Cooroona Alpine Lodge is a wonderful Alpine Ski Lodge that doubles as accommodation for our walkers in the summer. The Lodge has an expansive lounge complete with a fire. The restaurant has elevated views over the ski fields and the surrounding bush. All the rooms have ensuites. Lachie and Ema have been welcoming walkers and skiers for a long time now and have an amazing knowledge of the Falls area.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Cooroona Alpine Lodge is a wonderful Alpine Ski Lodge that doubles as accommodation for our walkers in the summer. The Lodge has an expansive lounge complete with a fire. The restaurant has elevated views over the ski fields and the surrounding bush. All the rooms have ensuites. Lachie and Ema have been welcoming walkers and skiers for a long time now and have an amazing knowledge of the Falls area.
NIGHTS 3, 4 & 5
HOTHAM
The General has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation where you will eat your meals. 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
The General has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation where you will eat your meals. 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
The General has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation where you will eat your meals. 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
The General has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation where you will eat your meals. 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 the last accommodation in Harrietville and have you transferred to Falls 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 five 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 Harrietville. We include accommodation from day one to day six, plus most meals, 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.
INSURANCE
We require that you have adequate travel insurance against potential losses, damage or injury, including cancellation costs and loss of luggage.
For all trips that require international travel, you must 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.
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.
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
This self-guided independent walk has you trek over spectacular ridgelines, through valleys packed tight with Mountain Ash, high alpine forests and grassland and past snow-capped mountains. The sheer diversity of landscape and the glorious views as the track winds its way from Falls Creek via Hotham and Dinner Plain are some of the highlights.
Breath 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 Mnt 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:
- Trek from Hotham to Falls Creek with a light pack
- Hike the Razorback to Mount Feathertop
- Explore the cattlemen huts along the way
- Stay in comfort and be treated with mountain hospitality
- Have the luxury of having a hot shower and mostly chef-prepared dinners and breakfasts each day
Itinerary
DAY one
BRIGHT AND WALK ALONG OVENS RIVER
There’s no walking scheduled for today, however, there is a nice walk along the Ovens River that passes through the middle of Bright 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 at your last night’s accommodation in Harrietville. We will pick you up from there and take you to Falls Creek.
Accommodation: Ski Lodge Falls Creek in rooms with ensuites
Meals: Two-course dinner
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 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
DAY three
FALLS CREEK (PRETTY VALLEY) TO HOTHAM
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 likelier 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, 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 / 19.2km / 6–7 hrs
Meals: Cooked 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 next accommodation means 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 Hothma 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. You’ll walk from Dinner Plain into 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.
Walking: Moderate / 19km / 6–7 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 TO 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 / 18km / 6–8 hrs / optional shorter walk available
Meals: Cooked breakfast and Walkers Lunch
Accommodation:Hotham Alpine Village in rooms with ensuites
DAY six
PRIVATE TRANSFER FROM HARRIETVILLE TO BRIGHT
The walk finishes after breakfast. If you used public transport we 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
- 5 Cooked or continental breakfasts, 4 chef-prepared two course dinners and 4 substantial 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
- Enjoy worry-free navigation with Stroll’s comprehensive track notes
Accommodation & Dining
The accommodations are excellent on this Great Alpine Walk, with quality Ski Lodges, hotels and bed and breakfasts all in excellent locations. More importantly, the hosts have been part of our partner network for 20 years or more and offer a level of unsurpassed friendly service that you can only find in the mountains. Private rooms in Harreitville, Hotham Alpine Village and the Ski Lodge at Falls Creek all come with their own ensuites.
The two-course dinners are prepared by chefs and your host on one night, as are the cooked breakfasts (breakfast at Harrietville is prepared in house).
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
Cooroona Alpine Lodge is a wonderful Alpine Ski Lodge that doubles as accommodation for our walkers in the summer. The Lodge has an expansive lounge complete with a fire. The restaurant has elevated views over the ski fields and the surrounding bush. All the rooms have ensuites. Lachie and Ema have been welcoming walkers and skiers for a long time now and have an amazing knowledge of the Falls area.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Cooroona Alpine Lodge is a wonderful Alpine Ski Lodge that doubles as accommodation for our walkers in the summer. The Lodge has an expansive lounge complete with a fire. The restaurant has elevated views over the ski fields and the surrounding bush. All the rooms have ensuites. Lachie and Ema have been welcoming walkers and skiers for a long time now and have an amazing knowledge of the Falls area.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Cooroona Alpine Lodge is a wonderful Alpine Ski Lodge that doubles as accommodation for our walkers in the summer. The Lodge has an expansive lounge complete with a fire. The restaurant has elevated views over the ski fields and the surrounding bush. All the rooms have ensuites. Lachie and Ema have been welcoming walkers and skiers for a long time now and have an amazing knowledge of the Falls area.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Cooroona Alpine Lodge is a wonderful Alpine Ski Lodge that doubles as accommodation for our walkers in the summer. The Lodge has an expansive lounge complete with a fire. The restaurant has elevated views over the ski fields and the surrounding bush. All the rooms have ensuites. Lachie and Ema have been welcoming walkers and skiers for a long time now and have an amazing knowledge of the Falls area.
NIGHTS 1 & 2
FALLS CREEK
Cooroona Alpine Lodge is a wonderful Alpine Ski Lodge that doubles as accommodation for our walkers in the summer. The Lodge has an expansive lounge complete with a fire. The restaurant has elevated views over the ski fields and the surrounding bush. All the rooms have ensuites. Lachie and Ema have been welcoming walkers and skiers for a long time now and have an amazing knowledge of the Falls area.
NIGHTS 3, 4 & 5
HOTHAM
The General has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation where you will eat your meals. 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
The General has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation where you will eat your meals. 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
The General has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation where you will eat your meals. 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
The General has well-appointed rooms with amazing views overlooking the mountains and the valley below. There is a restaurant attached to the accommodation where you will eat your meals. 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 the last accommodation in Harrietville and have you transferred to Falls 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 five 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 Harrietville. We include accommodation from day one to day six, plus most meals, 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.
INSURANCE
We require that you have adequate travel insurance against potential losses, damage or injury, including cancellation costs and loss of luggage.
For all trips that require international travel, you must 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.
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.
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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