Falls Creek to Mt Hotham Alpine Crossing

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Re: Falls Creek to Mt Hotham Alpine Crossing

Postby stevage » Sun 02 Feb, 2025 8:44 am

Xplora wrote:
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:I do agree the walk is a pretty poor offering and that car shuffle makes it less appealing but it would not take 8 hours. Might be a couple of hours deviation for two cars which is still a pain for what is on offer.


Can you explain how? I spent a while trying to work it out. I'm assuming 2 cars seating 5 each, and a party of 6-8 hikers. I came up with:

1. Drive a car to each end.
2. Drop people at the start and drive that car to the end.
3. Collect those people, drive to the start, leaving a car.
4. Hike
5. Drive 4 people to the start.
6. One car drives home
7. Drive back to the end, to get the other people
8. That car drives home.

That's 4 extra crossings (8-10 hours).

If you have 2-5 hikers (or two cars that can fit everyone), you can do:

1. Drive both cars to the end.
2. Everyone piles into one car, drive to the start.
3. Hike.
4. Everyone piles into the other car, drive to the start.
5. Split up and drive home.

That's 2 extra crossings (4-5 hours).
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Re: Falls Creek to Mt Hotham Alpine Crossing

Postby paidal_chalne_vala » Mon 03 Feb, 2025 7:34 am

It is simpler to walk a loop over then entire area starting from either Howman's Gap or Bogong Village or Mt. Loch Car park
and ending the walk from where you first embarked on
your trip.
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