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Explore the Snowy Mountain Huts
Highlights
- Explore historic alpine huts like Horse Camp and Schlink Hilton, immersing yourself in rich stories of the Snowy Mountains.
- Traverse stunning alpine meadows and snowgum woodlands, connecting with nature on a demanding 55 km pack-hike.
- Experience expert-guided wilderness adventures, ensuring safety and enriching your journey through breathtaking landscapes.
- Savour the thrill of multiple water crossings and big skies, creating unforgettable memories in Australia's high country.
A classic 4‑day / 3‑night, 55 km alpine pack‑hike linking historic huts. Scattered across the Snowy Mountains high country are the Horse Camp (1950), White River’s (1935), Schlink Hilton (1950) and Valentine’s (1950) (and, weather/time permitting, isolated Mawsons) huts. Rough timber and iron structures that once sheltered graziers, skiers, scientists, and adventurers. This hike traces their stories while traversing alpine meadows, rivers, and snowgum woodlands.
Travel through high country on gravel roads and winding paths with multiple water crossings, big skies and bigger stories. This is a demanding wilderness experience supported by expert guides, meals and safety equipment.
Itinerary highlights
Valentines Hut
Built in the 1950s for the Snowy Mountain Authority, this beautiful looking and beautifully situated bright red hut, located just above Valentine Creek in the Jagungal Wilderness Area of Kosciusko National Park, was first used as a hydrological research and surveying station before becoming a much needed refuge for overnight walkers and skiers. The hut, like many in the Kosciusko National Park, is maintained by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in association with Kosciusko Huts Association.
Tour details
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Available from 30 May 2026 to 2 June 2026
Features
Service facilities
This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.
Operation information
Heritage Hikes Australia
Heritage Hikes Australia offers guided bushwalking/hiking experiences that combine outdoor adventure with the discovery of Australia’s historical landscapes.
These small-group walks explore places where history remains visible in the landscape. Guests visit former mining settlements, forgotten railway lines, mountain huts and archaeological sites while learning how the past can be read through ruins, artefacts and environmental clues.
Experiences range from part-day to full-day and multi-day hiking adventures across several national parks in New South Wales, including the Blue Mountains, Dharug, Wollemi and Kosciuszko regions. Locations include the Newnes historic site with its former shale mining town ruins and railway, including the Glow Worm Tunnel; the Devines Hill convict road works and the remote alpine huts of the Snowy Mountains.
What makes Heritage Hikes Australia unique is the combination of outdoor guiding and professional heritage expertise. Walks are led by experienced bushwalkers who are also professional archaeologists, historians and museum specialists. Guests learn to observe the landscape like an archaeologist and uncover stories often missed by traditional tours. Heritage Hikes Australia operates under licence from the National Parks and Wildlife Service and is a member of Outdoors NSW and ACT.
These experiences appeal to curious travellers, history enthusiasts, walkers and families who enjoy learning while exploring nature. Each walk blends storytelling, heritage interpretation and outdoor adventure to create a memorable way to experience the Australian bush.
Memberships
- Australian Museums and Galleries Association
- Outdoors NSW & ACT
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