2020 The Great North Walk

Day -31 The Great North Walk
Great North Walk Map Image
Great North Walk Map Image

Over the past couple of years I have been planning on walking the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT) in November of 2020. In the weekend just gone I finally pulled the pin on this trip due to both COVID and fire damage. I’ve rescheduled this trip for late 2021 so we will see what happens next year. Given I have holidays booked in November I’ve been chasing around over the past few months, just in case, for alternative long distant hikes. The replacement needed to take into account the ability to travel interstate, the impact of the upcoming bushfire season, the length and duration of the hike, and the fact that I’m going to be travelling in late spring/early summer.

Through my research over the past few weeks I narrowed down my selection to two tracks; the Great North Track (260 km) in NSW, and the Tasmanian Trail (480 km). I was definitely keen to walk the Tasmanian Trail but while access from Canberra to Hobart by air recommences in early November, the rules behind air travel are yet to be finalised. It may be OK – I just need certainty so have opted to do the Great North Walk starting in Newcastle and finishing in Sydney.

My timing is working well with sections of the Great North Walk being in burn off mode at the moment that are due to be accessible in the next couple of weeks. I was also planning on doing the Katoomba to Mittagong walk as a follow-on but the impact of last summer’s fires mean that the track is still a ‘no go’.

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Over the past couple of years I have been planning on walking the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT) in November of 2020. In the weekend just gone I finally pulled the pin on this trip due to both COVID and fire damage. I’ve rescheduled this trip for late 2021 so we will see what happens […]