2020 Australian Alps Walking Track
Plan A,B,C
Trying to walk the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT) in 2020 was always going to be a gamble. As it stands there is still one section of the track that is closed with no detour in place, due to last summer’s bushfires. It will be this area, the Bimberi Wilderness Area, that will decide if I can walk the AAWT or not. From what I understand, I am unlikely to know whether this walk can go ahead until just a couple of weeks before my start date.
That brings me to Plan ‘B’. Never to be complacent in the planning department I have a series of alternate long distance hikes that combined, would replace my planned 26 day AAWT hike. The problem is that I’ve focused all my attention on Victoria; and then Covid 2.0 hit. Just when things looked like getting back to some semblance of normality, not once but at this stage twice. I expect that in four months time Victoria will be open for business again but who knows?
Although there’s a Plan ‘B’ I need to assume the worst which brings me to Plan ‘C’. I’m now working on planning options that don’t involve Victorian trails and that will keep me within NSW which should cater for all but a complete lockdown. It’s just lucky that I enjoy planning as I’m now either working on or finalising three sets of multi week plans involving a total of six trails of varying length including the AAWT!
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Trying to walk the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT) in 2020 was always going to be a gamble. As it stands there is still one section of the track that is closed with no detour in place, due to last summer’s bushfires. It will be this area, the Bimberi Wilderness Area, that will decide if […]