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Hannel's Spur (Kosciuszko National Park) |
3 Feb, 2017 |
Very Hard |
30km 2 days |
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| Had been planning to hike Hannels Spur for a couple of years and finally everything lined up! Seems to be a VERY seldom hiked 'route' - as I wouldn't really call it much of a track these days. On a perfect February Saturday morning I left the Geehi Rest Area (campground) at 6:15am for the solo hike upwards. A short, flat 1.4km hike SSE across the open flats, crossing the Geehi river brings you to the base of the spur. The next 3kms from the HS sign are steep but generally well marked with pink flagging tape. When the route turns to the south the definition and flagging of the track/route somewhat disappears for much of the way with only the occasionally orange tree marker. The ~1.5km of the ridge leading up to Moira's Flat has the thickest regrowth for sure and was the most difficult to navigate - just keep going up. A solid days, steep, tough walking and scrambling over fallen trees and various obstacles got me to Byatt's Camp in about 10hours. Arrived at Thredbo at 9:15pm. Despite the regrowth and the intensity this is a classic hike and would highly recommend to others. Planning to go back again soon! I would highly recommend camping at Byatt's Camp (~2100m) at the top if the weather's good - I just didn't have the time on this trip. Note: Do not underestimate the time required to complete Hannels Spur - it looks somewhat benign on a map or viewing from a distance - but the regrowth, fallen timber combined with the steepness create the perfect storm of forest debris in some places and make the going very slow. Geehi-Moiras Flat take at least 3litres of water per person. There's water at Moira's. |
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