Dead Horse Gap and Thredbo River loop
Download & Print Map and Notes5 hrs
710 m
Hard track
Covered in snow part of the year
(0km) Cascades Trail track head → Int of Thredbo River and Dead Horse Gap tracks
160 m
3 mins
6m
-3m
Moderate track
Dead Horse Gap
(0.16km) Int of Thredbo River and Dead Horse Gap tracks → Lower rest area
1.7 km
50 mins
234m
-7m
Moderate track
(1.88km) Lower rest area → Upper rest area
1.3 km
37 mins
171m
-4m
Moderate track
(3.19km) Upper rest area → Top of Basin Tbar
1.7 km
36 mins
74m
-54m
Hard track
Continue straight: From the information sign, the walk follows the bush track along the ridgeline to the east. The track passes several rock outcrops and climbs up to the top of the ridge, from where you can see the chair lift. The track then winds down the hill to the top of the Basin Tbar.
(4.86km) Top of Basin Tbar → Int of Dead Horse Gap track and Kosciuszko footpath
110 m
2 mins
1m
-10m
Hard track
(4.97km) Int of Dead Horse Gap track and Kosciuszko footpath → Top of Kosciuszko Express chairlift
350 m
6 mins
0m
-23m
Moderate track
Eagles Nest Restaurant
(5.32km) Top of Kosciuszko Express chairlift → Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift
1.9 km
20 mins
1m
-558m
Very easy
Kosciuszko Express Chairlift
(7.18km) Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift → Thredbo Memorial Community Centre
480 m
9 mins
11m
-10m
Very easy
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Crackenback Drive’ sign[22] across the bridge[23], over Thredbo River[24]. The walk then comes to a signposted intersection in front of the ‘Thredbo Memorial Community Centre’[25].
(7.66km) Thredbo Memorial Community Centre → Int of Riverside Walk and Thredbo River bridge
200 m
4 mins
7m
-1m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the well worn track winding around the edge of the golf course[32], away from the community centre. After about 30m this walk crosses a short metal bridge[33], to then come to an intersection at a larger timber bridge[34] (on your left).
(7.87km) Int of Riverside Walk and Thredbo River bridge → Int of Thredbo River and Golf Course Walk tracks
810 m
15 mins
30m
-1m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the clear track towards the green timber hut[42], keeping the Thredbo river to your left. The track soon passes the pump house[43] (the green timber hut) and leads beside the river[44] for about 150m before turning right and heading uphill[45]. The walk then heads up the steps[46] to find a clear three-way intersection marked with a large ‘Thredbo River Track’ sign[47].
(8.68km) Int of Thredbo River and golf course tracks → Cascades lookout
1.3 km
27 mins
69m
-12m
Moderate track
Cascades Lookout
(9.97km) Cascades lookout → Int of Thredbo River track at eastern bridge
470 m
9 mins
21m
-8m
Moderate track
(10.44km) Thredbo River eastern bridge → Thredbo River western bridge
340 m
7 mins
15m
-6m
Moderate track
(10.78km) Thredbo River track western bridge → Cascades Trail track head
1.2 km
26 mins
71m
-14m
Moderate track
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follow the clear track away from the other two sign posted tracks to soon cross Bogong Creek[62] on a metal bridge[63]. The track then leads left and heads up a series of steps to follow behind the road barrier, soon coming to a ‘Thredbo Walking Tracks’ sign[64] beside the road. Here the walk crosses the road to find the Cascades Trail track head car park (on the Alpine Way 5.4km west of Friday Drive).
Maps for the Dead Horse Gap and Thredbo River loop 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 and Thredbo River loop bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Dead Horse Gap and Thredbo River loop
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 | 10.1 km | ||
Time | 5 hrs | ||
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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 4.4km 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 (1.2km) 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 3.1km 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 9km 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 and Thredbo River loop walk starts and ends at the Cascades Trail track head (gps: -36.522924, 148.26452)Your main transport option to Cascades Trail track head is by;
Car. A park entry fee is required for driving into the park.
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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/dhgatrl
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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