Warin wrote:The NSW Geographic Names Board has the 'South Rams Head' peak some distance south west from that peak and much lower, probably taken as the southern extent of the Rams Head range?
Warin wrote:The 'Dead Horse Gap' is signed on the road, but again the NSW Geographic Names Board has the actual gap some distance to the north west of the sign.
I have entered these on the OSM map ..
South Rams Head : https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1143 ... 5/148.2422
Dead Horse Gap : https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1143 ... 9/148.2511
north-north-west wrote:john:
Leather Barrell hits the road a good bit further west.
north-north-west wrote:It seems to more or less follow the same line. Not a consistent pad, but mostly easy going - open forest, grass and other low vegetation. Probably had to dodge around some boulders higher up.
johnw wrote:Warin wrote:The NSW Geographic Names Board has the 'South Rams Head' peak some distance south west from that peak and much lower, probably taken as the southern extent of the Rams Head range?
See my post above. I wouldn't send anyone down to where your OSM marker points. Maybe an error in the Geo Names Board info?
johnw wrote:The Dead Horse Gap sign is at the car park on the saddle. Possibly for safety/convenience rather than accuracy?
crollsurf wrote:I think we're overthinking all of this. Just walk up from the Cascades, get above the tree line, and make your own adventure.
It's great country, but the views are the big ticket item, so if you have the luxury of time, head up when the weather is good.
north-north-west wrote:crollsurf wrote:I think we're overthinking all of this. Just walk up from the Cascades, get above the tree line, and make your own adventure.
It's great country, but the views are the big ticket item, so if you have the luxury of time, head up when the weather is good.
Fine if you're going up, but down is a different matter. Easy to get offline unless you have a good compass bearing and check it regularly, which is what I would advise in this case.
crollsurf wrote:If you're lost, head north until you hit the Thredbo to Kosi walk. It's metal grating all the way to Rawsons, so you can't miss it
allgear__noidea wrote:Thanks all,
I managed to find the top of the pad as it has been described and followed down to Dead Horse Gap, though I did need a GPS to find the beginning below the 2052 summit. While intermittent, it is followable to Dead Horse Gap, though intermittent in places. It concluded what was a long, glorious day in the mountains
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