Snowy Mountains Airport 1 hr 16
Mount Perisher (15 min) Thredbo (1 hr 6) Large alpine resort offering winter skiing & snowboarding, plus mountain biking & hiking in summer. Mount Kosciuszko Summit walk (4 min) Perisher Ski Resort (13 min) Sprawling ski resort made up of 4 villages, with trails, ski lifts, eateries & an alpine railway. Blue Cow (Blue Cow Mountain) (35 min) Ski mountain with easy to challenging terrain, plus eats & coffee at the Skitube railway terminal. Guthega (51 min) Popular winter sports resort in a scenic setting with sweeping views of the Kosciuszko mountain range. Kosciuszko National Park (52 min) Site of Australia's tallest peak and highest town, this national park with unusual Alpine climate. Seaman's Hut (1 hr 42) Mountain and camping Mount Kosciuszko (2 hr 31) This 2,228-m. peak in Kosciuszko National Park is the highest mountain in Australia. Blue Lake (1 hr 38) Glacial lake reached by a trail through eucalyptus trees & alpine meadows full of summer flowers. Kosciuszko walk Thredbo to Mount Kosciuszko (1 hr 9) Charlotte Pass (4 min) Alpine pass with a small ski area & resort village, plus hiking trails to the top of Mt. Kosciuszko. Mount Twynam (1 hr 39) Mountain, skiing, climbing, lake, and backcountry skiing Mount Townsend (2 hr 29) Craggy mountain in Kosciuszko National Park, the second highest summit in Australia at 2,209m. |