Route: Australia's 15 Highest Peaks (NSW, Australia)

Submitted by joshbower on Sun, 11/15/2020 - 11:14pm
Location
New South Wales, AU
Distance
55.86 km
Vertical Gain
2,277 m
Description

Inspired by Anthony Alston's 'Snowy Mtns 15 Peaks' this 55km route capture's Australia's fifteen highest peaks starting and finishing at Charlotte's Pass. 

The fifteen highest peaks in summit order are: 

  1. Mt. Twynam 2195m
  2. Little Twynam 2131m
  3. Tenison Woods Knoll 2134m
  4. Carruthers Peak 2145m
  5. Mt. Northcote 2129m
  6. Muellers Peak 2129m
  7. Alice Rawson Peak 2170m
  8. Mt. Townsend 2209m
  9. Abbott Peak 2155m
  10. Mt. Du Faur 2159M
  11. Mt.Kosciuzzko 2228m
  12. Etheridge Ridge 2188m
  13. North Rams Head 2178m
  14. Rams Head 2120m
  15. South Rams Head 2191m 

The route can be run either clockwise or anticlockwise and features a combination of trail, off trail and (depending on the time of year) snow. Once having left Charlotte's Pass there is nowhere to refuel on route however there are an abundance of rivers and streams which serve as a water source.

GPS Track
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