Rock Creek Snowshoe Trail
Download & Print Map and Notes1 hr 30 mins
84 m
Moderate track
Winter only route
Share the Snow
(0km) Int Kosciuszko and Porcupine Rds → Rock Creek Ski Club intersection
180 m
3 mins
0m
-2m
Moderate track
Rock Creek Ski Club
(0.18km) Rock Creek Ski Club intersection → Perisher Reservoir intersection
500 m
9 mins
16m
-2m
Moderate track
(0.68km) Perisher Reservoir intersection → Top of gully
700 m
15 mins
42m
-2m
Moderate track
(1.38km) Top of gully → Int of Rock Creek snowshoe trail and Wheatley Rd
580 m
12 mins
14m
-33m
Moderate track
(1.95km) Int of Rock Creek snowshoe trail and Wheatley Rd → Int Kosciuszko and Porcupine Rds
1.1 km
19 mins
12m
-46m
Moderate track
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows Kosciuszko Rd gently downhill[48][49]. After about 60m, the walk continues along the road, passing a track (which leads to a bridge[50] over Perisher Creek, on your left) and continuing for about another 50m to another intersection in front of Rock Creek Ski Club[51][52], the stone building in the clearing on your right.
Continue straight: From this intersection near the ‘Rock Creek Ski Club’ hut[53], this walk follows the main road gently downhill[54] towards the resort centre, where the road soon crosses Rock Creek[55]. The walk crosses the creek[56] and passes a few buildings to come to an intersection with Porcupine Road[57] (on your right), just before ‘The Man from Snowy River Hotel’[58] (and the ski tube station on your left[59]).
Maps for the Rock Creek Snowshoe Trail 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 |
Kosciuszko | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8525 KOSCIUSZKO | 8525 |
Cross sectional view of the Rock Creek Snowshoe Trail bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Rock Creek Snowshoe Trail
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 km | ||
Time | 1 hr 30 mins | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
Signs | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
Weather | Storms may impact on navigation and safety (3/6) | ||
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
1.2km of this walk is flat with no steps and another 1.1km has short steep hills. The remaining (700m) has gentle hills with occasional steps.
Quality of track
1.2km of this walk follows a smooth and hardened path and another 1.2km follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles. The remaining (580m) follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
This whole walk, 3km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
Around 1.8km of this walk requires some bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 1.2km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
Around 2.1km of this walk is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety, whilst the remaining 880m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 2.4km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 580m has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
Similar walks
Other Nearby walks
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Rock Creek Snowshoe Trail walk starts and ends at the Int Kosciuszko and Porcupine Rds (gps: -36.405802, 148.41192)Your main transport option to Int Kosciuszko and Porcupine Rds 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/rcst
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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