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Length: 426km
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Duration: 26 days
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Grade: 4-5
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Style: One Way
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Start: Cooma Cottage
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End: The Hovell Tree, Albury
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Location: South East NSW
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Closest Town: Yass
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Distance from CBD: 275km
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State: NSW
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Latitude: -34.863055
Longitude: 148.948194
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2WD Access


4WD Access


Public Transport


Bitumen Road


Gravel Road


Steep Road


Winding Road


Speed Bumps


Vehicle Ford


Entry Fee


Large Car Park


Small Car Park


Accessible Parking


Accessible Toilet


Public Toilets


Drinking Water


Untreated Water


Picnic Shelter


Picnic Table


BBQ Facilities


Campfire Pit


Camping Area
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South East NSW...
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Concrete Path


Timber Boardwalk


Gravel Path


Sandy Trail


Rough Trail


Undefined Trail


Prams & Strollers


Manual Wheelchair


Motorised Wheelchair


Bicycle Trail


Mountain Bike Trail


Historic Rail Trail


Dog Friendly


Urban Walk


Coast & Beach


Historic Lighthouse


Waterfalls & Lakes


Rainforest Walk


Goldfields & Mining


Heritage Walk


Aboriginal Art


Alpine Region


Alpine Huts


Exposed Ledges


Rock Scrambling


Steep Terrain


Bush Bashing


River Crossings


Scenic Viewpoints


Well Marked


Drinking Water


Untreated Water


Fishing Spots


Swimming Spots


Overnight Campsites


Trail Running


Horse Riding
Hike Summary
Follow the expedition of Hume and Hovell...
The Hume and Hovell Track is an epic trail in the south east of NSW that traverses rugged and beautiful countryside following a mix of public roads, fire trails, purpose built single track and over 100 footbridges.
The track stretches 426km and passes through the towns of Yass, Wee Jasper and Albury and nearby the towns of Tumut, Talbingo and Tumbarumba offering a variety of topographies, vegetation types and land uses, as well as numerous points of historic interest. Along the way, there are 17 campsites, picnic facilities, numerous boardwalks and three major bridges over significant rivers.
The track receives regular maintenance but it is likely that users will find trees and branches over the track in the heavily wooded areas, particularly after the winter season. As well, over time, and with funds being available, sections of the track are being rerouted to take them off public roads and improvements are being carried out, e.g. new boardwalks and bridges installed and shelter sheds being erected at bush campsites. Parklands Albury Wodonga established a section of track around Albury and the final link stretching north through farmland to the established track coming out of Woomargama State Forest at Tunnel road was opened in 1999 in time for the 175th anniversary celebrations.
Where possible existing fire trails, forestry service roads and other four wheel drive tracks were incorporated into the walking track. A few sections of public road had to be used and the balance, about half the track, is on constructed foot tracks. The track crosses the Goobarragandra and Tumut Rivers thanks to two pedestrian bridges over the Goobarragandra River and a suspension bridge over the Tumut River.
Minor streams required over 100 bridges and many sections prone to becoming wet and boggy have been spanned with boardwalks. A track logo, in the form of two, small stylised human figures, (see inset), representing Hume and Hovell, is displayed along the full length of the track to assist with track finding. At all trackheads and other places of access, signboards showing places, directions and distances have been erected. Where the track joins or crosses other tracks or roadways, directional bollards have been installed. If the track passes through areas of historical interest and significance, descriptive plaques have been erected.
For more information visit Hume and Hovell Track
GPX File
Max elevation: 1257 m
Min elevation: 153 m
Total climbing: 11411 m
Total descent: -11771 m
Source and GPX file: Hume and Hovell Track
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26 thoughts on “Hume and Hovell Track (426km)”
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Brad Atkinson list it
Tania is this the trail that you have done part of? Xx
Yes Lauren ?
Lauren you should come down and run one of the events at Tumbarumba in October… 100k or miles, 50 or 22k…
Tania will suss logistics xx
Only 26 days Grace Capasso lol ?
You are going to want to do this after the 6 foot track …?
and you get to go camp at Wee Jasper
Nik Cardwell
That should fill in a weekend. …. or two.
We have included the complete track notes for the Hume and Hovell Walking Track in our book Take A Walk in Southern NSW. It is a good and often underrated book that can easily be done in shorter sections. Have a look at http://www.takeawalk.com.au
that should read… underrated walk…
We were just talking about this yesterday!!
Michelle Wyard? ?
Belinda Marie?
26 days?
Yeah…
Is that not long enough? ?
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Jake Dominiak only 426km
Pffft weak
Natalie Riordan AMAZZING.
Amanda Huaa
Daniel keen?
We did that walk in the winter and it was excellent. Heavy frosts in the morning but warm sunny days. Great walking weather.
Pat Zautsen
Harrison Doley what about this