The Snowy Mountain range is thought to have had Aboriginal occupation for 20,000 years. Large gatherings were held in the High Country during summer for collective feasting on the Bogong moth.
The area was first explored by Europeans in 1835, and in 1840, Edmund Strzelecki ascended Mount Kosciuszko and named it after the Polish patriot. High country stockmen followed who used the Snowy Mountains for grazing during the summer months. Banjo Paterson's famous poem The Man From Snowy River recalls this era. The cattle graziers have left a legacy of mountain huts scattered across the area. Today these huts are maintained by the National Parks and Wildlife Service or volunteer organisations like the Kosciuszko Huts Association.
The Kosciuszko National Park came into existence as the National Chase Snowy Mountains in 1906 then in 1944 this became the Kosciuszko State Park, and then the Kosciuszko National Park in 1967.
Route Map - this link will open a Google Map with all waypoints for this tentative route. You can use this map to explore alternative routes and side adventures. Don't worry about "breaking" this map. It has been saved and is restored whenever the link is used.
Places to visit
- Bungonia National Park
- Yass
- Wee Jasper
- Tumut
- Kosciuszko National Park
- Jingellic
- Holbrook
- Temora
- Young
- Cowra
- Parkes
- Gulgong
Attractions
- Blowering Cliffs Walking Track
- Yarrangobilly Caves Thermal Pool
- HMAS Otway
- Lambing Flat Chinese Tribute Garden
- Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre
- Cowra POW Camp (No. 12 Prisoner of War Compound)
- Parkes Observatory (CSIRO)
- Parkes Aviation Museum
- War Memorial Hill Lookout
Potential Campsites with embedded Wikicamps links
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Highlights
- Man from Snowy River Bush Festival - Thu 7th Apr 2022 - Sun 10th Apr 2022
- Temora Aviation Museum’s April Aircraft Showcase - Sat 09 Apr 2022 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Parkes Observatory (CSIRO)
Route Distance: 1,800 km
Approx. Duration: 26 days
Recommended Season: Autumn
Date commencing: March 20, 2022 (see Planner)
Date concluding: April 16, 2022
Participants:
Confirmed
- Roger and Helen
- Don and Carrol
- Ian and Sirikul
- Warren and Kerrie
- Chris and Raelene
- Brad and Ruth
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Brad and Ruth's Alternate Itinerary
Route Map - this link will open a Google Map of Brad and Ruth's current itinerary (with some waypoints) for their tentative route. You can use this map to explore alternative routes and side adventures.
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Warren and Kerrie's Alternate Itinerary
Route Map - this link will open a Google Map of Warren and Kerrie's current itinerary (with some waypoints) for their tentative route. You can use this map to explore alternative routes and side adventures.
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3 comments:
The Japanese gardens at Cowra are worth a visit, and there is a nice coffee shop there as I recall!
Hi Roger you have excelled yourself with 3 itineraries. We haven't stayed at all those free camping spots but I think I have caught trout at most of them when we lived in Yass. Make sure to bring your gold pan if you stay at Ophir reserve. That's where NSW first gold rush occurred. It's great to have you guys as a happy band of travellers to share some or all of the experience with. Better still having a variety of itineraries, for the non caravaners to FIFO to wherever we are and be part of it too.
We have been blown away by the beauty and serenity of Thomas Boryd Track head and campsite.
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