Mark F wrote:
If it is burnt (please report back) you could do a loop over Bimberi from Murray Gap to Leura Gap and back down Leura Gap f/t.
Snooze wrote:Hi there
I’m in Sydney and currently planning a little trip to the High Plains area of Kosciusko with one walking companion, aiming to depart soon after the locked gates there are unlocked (in the October long weekend). One walk we’re hoping to do is a little return overnighter, camping near Oldfield’s hut (coming in from the west from the locked gate on Gurrangorambla Creek), then walking from there to Murray’s Gap and Bimberi Peak.
Does anyone know if Bimberi Peak itself got burned in the recent fires?
One reason I’m asking is the concern that the bushfires might have made the existing footpad difficult to find. (We will be bringing paper topo maps, compass, GPS, smartphone with GPS aps etc. Hoping not to have to bushbash though.)
Additionally, before that walk, we’re also planning to car camp in the vicinity of Blue Waterholes.
Another question: does anyone know if the NSWNP&WS did successfully eradicate brumbies in the Blue Waterholes area during the recent closure of the camping ground?
Thanks.
Gunner55 wrote:Hi there thanks for your info on Bimberi Peak. Based on your advice I checked in with the Tumut office of National Parks. The responsible ranger for this part of Kosi said it's AOK to take the AAWT to Murray Gap and climb Bimberi (though having just checked the ACT side of the walk up looks to be closed for quite some time). In fact, if I end up doing this scoped walk around xmas, the ranger has asked for feedback on what it's like. The warnings were watch out for branches falling off burned trees and avoid any soaks where the walker could damage the recovering environment. My plan is do do a bit of a loop from Cooinbil Hut that involves 2 nights at Oldfields, up and back Bimberi and some Goodradigbee exploring.
Gunner55 wrote:Thanks Zapruda I was hoping to find a way between Harris and Cooinbil - do you have any tips, especially starting from the Harris/east end, of where to pick up the trail, as I know first hand how thick the scrub can be on the range between the two? I'm guessing the Cooinbil end of the trail is down near the creek near Cooinbil Hut itself...
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