Pipeline Path
Download & Print Map and Notes1 hr 15 mins
101 m
Moderate track
Covered in snow part of the year
(0km) Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift → Bottom of bobsled run
230 m
5 mins
6m
-13m
Moderate track
Thredbo Bobsled
(0.23km) Bottom of bobsled run → Int of Bobsled service trail and Merritts nature track
110 m
2 mins
1m
-5m
Moderate track
(0.33km) Int east of bobsled run → Int of Friday Drive and Merritts Nature Track
200 m
4 mins
7m
-11m
Easy track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk heads away from the face of the ‘Merritts Nature Walk’ sign[14] along the paved path with a handrail. The path soon leads down some steps[15] to come to a ‘T’ intersection with a footpath beside Friday Drive,[16] where there is a ‘Merritts Nature Track’ sign[17] pointing back up.
(0.53km) Int of Friday Drive and Merritts Nature Track → Thredbo River sign
40 m
1 mins
1m
0m
Very easy
(0.58km) Thredbo River sign → Upper Pipeline Path junction
1.1 km
21 mins
30m
-29m
Moderate track
(1.66km) Upper Pipeline Path junction → Snowmakers pond intersection
130 m
2 mins
0m
-12m
Moderate track
(1.79km) Snowmakers pond intersection → Snowmakers pond Picnic area
40 m
1 mins
1m
0m
Very easy
Snowmakers pond Picnic area
(1.79km) Snowmakers pond intersection → Int of Friday Drive and Merritts Nature Track
1 km
19 mins
27m
-19m
Easy track
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the footpath keeping Friday Dr to your left, heading away from the roundabout, to cross a bridge almost immediately. The walk continues along the side of the road past ‘River Inn’[43] and about 100m later passes the ‘Thredbo Leisure Centre’[44] (on the other side of the road). Just shy of 200m later this walk comes to an intersection with a set of steps signposted as ‘Merritts Nature Track’[45] (on your right), just before the Thredbo River bridge[46].
(2.8km) Int of Friday Drive and Merritts Nature Track → Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift
530 m
11 mins
29m
-14m
Moderate track
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the ‘Merritts Nature Walk’ sign[50] along the paved footpath, keeping the road and valley to your left. The path soon crosses a metal grate[51] and heads through a grove of trees, coming to a three-way intersection marked with an arrow post[52] (and a ‘Merritts Nature Track’ sign pointing up the steps the right[53]).
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the paved footpath west towards the clearing[54], keeping the valley to your left. The footpath soon leads out of the bush[55] and then along side the bobsled run[56] to find the building at the bottom of the run[57].
Continue straight: From the bottom of the bobsled run, this walk heads around the building, down the ramp[58] and along the sealed path towards the tennis courts[59]. The walk follows the path beside the tennis courts[60], then through the car park, and around the front of the buildings[61][62] to find the entrance to the ticket sales for the Kosciuszko Express chairlift, and a large map.
Maps for the Pipeline Path 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 Pipeline Path bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Pipeline Path
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 | 3.3 km | ||
Time | 1 hr 15 mins | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate 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 | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
Weather | Storms may impact on navigation and safety (3/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
Around 2km of this walk is flat with no steps, whilst the remaining 1.4km has gentle hills with occasional steps.
Quality of track
Around 2.1km of this walk follows a smooth and hardened path, whilst the remaining 1.2km follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
This whole walk, 3.3km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 3.3km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
Around 1.9km of this walk is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety, whilst the remaining 1.5km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 3.3km 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 Pipeline Path walk starts and ends at the Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift (gps: -36.503981, 148.30397)Your main transport option to Bottom of Kosciuszko Express chairlift 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/1j
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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