Summit Trail - Charlotte Pass to Seamans Hut
Covered in snow part of the year
(0km) End of Kosciuszko Road → Snowy River bridge
Continue straight: From the bridge, this walk follows the management trail west through the valley, where the trail soon bends right and passes a 'Snowy River' sign[12], coming to the bridge crossing the river[13].
(4km) Snowy River bridge → Seamans Hut
Seamans Hut
Maps for the Summit Trail - Charlotte Pass to Seamans Hut walk
You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.
These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
| Perisher Valley | 1:25 000 Map Series | 85252S PERISHER VALLEY | NSW-85252S |
| Kosciuszko | 1:100 000 Map Series | 8525 KOSCIUSZKO | 8525 |
Cross sectional view of the Summit Trail - Charlotte Pass to Seamans Hut bushwalking track

Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Summit Trail - Charlotte Pass to Seamans Hut

Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
| Length | 12 km | ||
| Time | 4 hrs 30 mins | ||
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Grade 4/6 Hard track | AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
| Quality of track | Clear and well formed track or trail (2/6) | ||
| Signs | Clearly signposted (1/6) | ||
| Experience Required | No experience required (1/6) | ||
| Weather | Forecast, unforecast storms and severe weather may impact on navigation and safety (4/6) | ||
| Infrastructure | Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
Around 4.5km of this walk is flat with no steps, whilst the remaining 1.5km has short steep hills.
Quality of track
This whole walk, 6km follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
This whole walk, 6km is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 6km requires no previous bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 6km is affected by forecast, unforecast storms and severe weather events that may impact on navigation and safety.
Infrastructure
This whole walk, 6km is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
Similar walks
A list of walks that share part of the track with the Summit Trail - Charlotte Pass to Seamans Hut walk.
Main Range Track - Loop from Charlotte Pass camping near Mt Townsend
27.7 km Circuit, 2 Days
Experienced only
Other Nearby walks
A list of walks that start near the Summit Trail - Charlotte Pass to Seamans Hut walk.
Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The Summit Trail - Charlotte Pass to Seamans Hut walk starts and ends at the End of Kosciuszko Road (gps: -36.431855, 148.32828)
Weather Forecast
This walk starts in the Snowy Mountains weather district.
Current Alerts
Park Information
Kosciuszko National Park
Comments
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