There are endless ways to fill your weekend if you’re spending it in Sydney, but when silly season rolls around, the craving for a weekend spent in nature can hit hard. Fortunately, NSW is home to some of the most incredible hikes in the country, ranging from spectacular coastal tracks to rambling trails through magical pockets of hinterland. If a few hours on the track just isn't cutting it anymore, AllTrails has just revealed the ten most popular overnight hikes in Australia, and the number one right here in NSW.
The second stretch of the four-day Snowies Alpine Walk, the Snowies Alpine Walk: Main Range Walk ranked as AllTrails’ best overnight hike in the whole of Australia, taking walkers to the top of Mount Kosciuszko – Australia’s highest mountain. Keen? Here’s everything you need to know about the Snowies Alpine Walk: Main Range Walk.
Where is the Snowies Alpine Walk: Main Range Walk?
Right in the heart of Kosciuszko National Park, the Main Range Walk traces the high-alpine ridgelines around Charlotte Pass – all wind-whipped wildflowers, glacial lakes and big-sky Snowy Mountains drama.
How far is the Snowies Alpine Walk: Main Range Walk?
This stretch of the route clocks in at 24 kilometres – a solid full-day epic and officially the second leg of the four-day Snowies Alpine Walk.
How long does the Snowies Alpine Walk: Main Range Walk take?
For most hikers, this route takes between seven and ten hours, depending on how often you stop to gawp at the views.
How do you get to the Snowies Alpine Walk: Main Range Walk?
Make tracks to Charlotte Pass, about a five-and-a-half-hour drive from Sydney. From the village, you can pick up the trailhead and head straight into alpine country. In winter the road closes past Perisher, but in hiking season you can drive right to the start.