Dead Horse Gap Loop track
Download & Print Map and Notes4 hrs 30 mins
144 m
Hard track
Covered in snow part of the year
Kosciuszko Express Chairlift
(0km) Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift → Top of Kosciuszko Express chairlift
1.9 km
20 mins
558m
-1m
Very easy
Eagles Nest Restaurant
(1.86km) Top of Kosciuszko Express chairlift → Int of Dead Horse Gap track and Kosciuszko footpath
350 m
6 mins
23m
0m
Moderate track
(2.21km) Int of Dead Horse Gap track and Kosciuszko footpath → Top of Basin Tbar
110 m
2 mins
10m
-1m
Hard track
(2.32km) Top of Basin Tbar → Upper rest area
1.7 km
36 mins
54m
-74m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the signpost, the walk follows the bush track along the ridgeline, down the hill. The track passes a long line of ski run markers, continuing down towards the tree line until it comes to the intersection at the wooden bench.
(3.99km) Upper rest area → Int of Thredbo River and Dead Horse Gap tracks
3 km
1 hr 27 mins
11m
-405m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the bench, the walk follows the bush track down the rocky hill. The track passes through the open snow gum forest, down into the valley. The track goes down a long set of wooden steps and comes to an intersection signposted ‘Dead Horse Gap track’.
(7.02km) Int of Thredbo River and Dead Horse Gap tracks → Cascades Trail track head
160 m
3 mins
3m
-6m
Moderate track
Dead Horse Gap
(7.02km) Int Thredbo River and Dead Horse Gap tracks → Thredbo River track western bridge
1.1 km
23 mins
8m
-68m
Moderate track
(8.09km) Thredbo River western bridge → Thredbo River eastern bridge
340 m
7 mins
6m
-15m
Moderate track
(8.43km) Int of Thredbo River track at eastern bridge → Cascades lookout
470 m
9 mins
8m
-21m
Moderate track
Cascades Lookout
(8.9km) Cascades lookout → Int of Thredbo River and golf course tracks
1.3 km
27 mins
12m
-69m
Moderate track
(10.19km) Int of Thredbo River and Golf Course Walk tracks → Int of Riverside Walk and Thredbo River bridge
810 m
15 mins
1m
-30m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection[29], this walk follows the track away from the golf course down the gentle hill and over a small metal bridge[30], keeping the main river to your right[31]. The track leads through the bush between the golf course and the river, crossing several sections of metal walkways[32] until winding back up to the golf course to soon come to an intersection at a large wooden bridge[33] (that crosses Thredbo River).
(11km) Int of Riverside Walk and Thredbo River bridge → Int behind the community centre
80 m
2 mins
0m
-3m
Moderate track
(11.08km) Int behind the community centre → Thredbo Memorial Community Centre
120 m
2 mins
1m
-4m
Moderate track
Thredbo Golf Course
(11.2km) Thredbo Memorial Community Centre → Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift
480 m
9 mins
10m
-11m
Very easy
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk heads downhill following the ‘Friday Drive’ sign[45] past the pond (on your right). The road leads through a car park and past the children’s play ground[46]. In time the walk follow the footpath beside the road[47] that leads under a footbridge[48], where this walk then turns left across the road bridge[49]. Here the walk tends left up the road to find a large map[50] and the entrance to the tickets station[51] at the bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift.
Maps for the Dead Horse Gap Loop track walk
You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
Perisher Valley | 1:25 000 Map Series | 85252S PERISHER VALLEY | NSW-85252S |
Chimneys Ridge | 1:25 000 Map Series | 85241N CHIMNEYS RIDGE | NSW-85241N |
Kosciuszko | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8525 KOSCIUSZKO | 8525 |
Jacobs River | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8524 JACOBS RIVER | 8524 |
Cross sectional view of the Dead Horse Gap Loop track bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Dead Horse Gap Loop track
Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
Length | 9.8 km | ||
Time | 4 hrs 30 mins | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
Signs | Directional signs along the way (3/6) | ||
Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
Weather | Forecast, unforecast storms and severe weather may impact on navigation and safety (4/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
5km of this walk has short steep hills and another 4km has gentle hills with occasional steps. The remaining (2.4km) is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
8km of this walk follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles and another 2.7km follows a smooth and hardened path. The remaining (890m) follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
Around 7km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 4.9km has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 8km of this walk requires some bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 4.2km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
8km of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation) and another 2.8km is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety. The remaining (1.3km) is affected by forecast, unforecast storms and severe weather events that may impact on navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
Around 8km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 3.5km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Dead Horse Gap Loop track walk starts and ends at the Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift (gps: -36.503981, 148.30397)Your main transport option to Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift is by;
Car. A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.
(get details)
Fire Danger
Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.Weather Forest
This walk starts in the Snowy Mountains weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/ww
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂
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