Top 10 tracks walked in 2009

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We walked numbers of tracks in Sydney, NSW, VIC, NT of Australia and New Zealand, and top 10 tracks are ranked based on my own experience:

1) Milford Track of New Zealand (Dec 12-15);

2) Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon Walks at Red Centre, NT (June 20-28);

3) Pigeon House Mountain of Morton National Park and Bradwang National Park, NSW (Nov 21-22);4) Coastal Walk of Royal National Park, NSW (30 KM, June 7-8);

5) Wentworth, Hippocrene, Vera Falls (of Wentworth Falls) and FurbesSteps, Federal Pass, Gaint Stairways (of Katoomba), Blue Mountains, NSW(Aug 9);

6) Great North Walk (from Sydney to Newcastle), NSW (finished 170 KM of 250 KM, Aug, Sept and Oct 3-5);

7) Rodriguez Pass of Blackheath, Blue Mountains, NSW (Nov 1);

8) Oxley Wild River National Park, NSW (Apr 10-13);

9) Seven Bridges (and Seven Villages) of Sydney, NSW (Oct. 25);

10) Great Ocean Walk of VIC (Dec 27-30).

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rookie

Vic 还有什么值得walk?

syd_letitbe

'Milford Track of New Zealand ' deserves No1 !

bushwalking

that is the reason why I went there twice.  The first time was Dec 7-10, 2006. I am planing to walk follow two tracks near Te Anau (Queenstown) this Dec, Any intention?

Routeburn Track
Experience New Zealand's second most famous walk, which straddles the rugged spine of Fiordland's Humboldt Mountains, and enjoy scenery even more varied than theMilford Track.

The Routeburn Track has the capacity to lift you way beyond the normal world of outdoorexperience. It is utterly sublime. A gloriously remote and untouched wilderness pathway, that can lead you back from the 21st Century to view a pre-historic earth. The view from the track’s highest point, Conical Peak near Harris Saddle,holds you spell bound and lost for words. The panorama of encircling snow-capped mountains extends to the Tasman Sea. The exquisite serenity, stillness and loveliness of Lake Harris, will remain a permanent image etched in your mind.

The 33 km track usually takes3 to 4 days with a choice of 4 huts and 2 campsites that need tobe booked well in advance. The huts are located at Lake Howden,Lake Mackenzie, Routeburn Falls, and Routeburn Flats. The track can be walked from the Divide on the Te Anau/Milford highway, or from the Routeburn Shelter at the head of Lake Wakatipu.

The variety of landscapes isamazing. From the grassy river flats you climb through dense beech forest to the snowline where alpine plants grow in profusion. An exposed sub-alpine section is traversed on Day 2,following the Routeburn to its outlet from Lake Harris. The natural sounds of water tumbling, trickling, gushing and cascading can be heard all along the track. The vegetation grow this prolific, and you can see native birds and colourful butterflies along the way. Great Walk hut or campsite passes can be purchased at the visitor centres in Te Anau, Queenstown and Glenorchy. Public transport is available at either end of the track but needs to be pre-arranged.

The Routeburn is a one-offexperience. You will never forget the overwhelming accumulation of natural beauty and the endless variety of forms, shapes andcolours.

Kepler Track
Stroll on into Te Anau, ‘TheWalking Capital of New Zealand’, and set out on ourbest-planned Great Walk, which starts right on the edge of town.

The 67 km Kepler Track is the perfect complement to its nearneighbours, the Milford and Routeburn tracks. It combines all the best archetypal Fiordland features such as moss-draped beechforest, rich bird life, alpine tussock, mountain ranges,cascading waterfalls, glacial valleys, river flats and limestone for mations. Bookings are essential in the October-April walking season.From May the track reverts to the Backcountry Hut ticket system.Camping is only permitted at Brod Bay and near the Iris Burn Hut.

This 3 to 4 day tramp starts by hugging the southern shore of Lake Te Anau as far as the Waiau River Control Gates. From thereit is an easy walk to Brod Bay before tackling the 4 hour ascentto Mt Luxmore Hut. On Day 2 there is an option to explore thelimestone caves on Mt Luxmore, and climb to the summit (1,471metres) for a 360° panorama of Lake Te Anau and the Murchison Range. The native takahe bird was found in this range in 1948 after years of presumed extinction. From Mt Luxmore the track crosses an exposed alpine ridge for 12 km before descending through beech forest to the Iris Burn Hut.

On Day 3 the track winds down an ancient glacial valley to Moturau Hut on the shores of Lake Manapouri, from where it is a 2hour tramp to the Rainbow Reach exit. A regular shuttle service operates here in summer. Alternatively you can continue up the Waiau River to the Control Gates and back to Te Anau.

The Kepler Track is unique in its recent custom-made design as around trip route. Other New Zealand tracks evolved from Maoritrails or pioneer exploration routes.

This is the perfect place to have a hassle-free great outdoors experience at high altitude. The immensity and mountain splendouris simply breathtaking.

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