Paton’s Hut
Download & Print Map and Notes2 hrs
201 m
Hard track
Covered in snow part of the year
(0km) Dargals Trail Car Park → Tooma Intersection
80 m
2 mins
6m
0m
Hard track
(0.08km) Tooma Intersection → Dargals Bend
1.5 km
32 mins
95m
-15m
Hard track
(1.54km) Dargals Bend → Patons Hut intersection
1.1 km
20 mins
9m
-68m
Hard track
(2.62km) Patons Hut intersection → Patons Hut
80 m
2 mins
8m
0m
Hard track
Patons Hut
Maps for the Paton’s Hut 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.
Toolong Range | 1:25 000 Map Series | 85251N TOOLONG RANGE | NSW-85251N |
Kosciuszko | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8525 KOSCIUSZKO | 8525 |
Cross sectional view of the Paton’s Hut bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Paton’s Hut
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 | 5.4 km | ||
Time | 2 hrs | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6) |
Quality of track | Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6) | ||
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
Around 2.6km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps, whilst the remaining 80m is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
This whole walk, 2.7km follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
Around 2.6km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection, whilst the remaining 80m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 2.6km of this walk requires some bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 80m requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 2.7km is affected by forecast, unforecast storms and severe weather events that may impact on navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
Around 2.6km of this walk has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced), whilst the remaining 80m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
Similar walks
Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Paton’s Hut walk starts and ends at the Dargals Trail Car Park (gps: -36.049821, 148.28187)Your main transport option to Dargals Trail Car Park is by;
Car. There is free parking available.
(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/ph
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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