General Information
Distance: Mt Aggie - 2.2 kilometers
Mt Franklin - 3.1 kilometers
Total climb: Mt Aggie - 77 meters
Mt Franklin - 84 meters
Time taken: Mt Aggie - 45 minutes
Mt Franklin - 1 hour 30 minutes
Map: Tidbinbilla 8627-2S 1:25 000
Guide: n/a
Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO: 68 kilometers (to Aggie Gap)
Start point map grid reference: Mt Aggie - 55H FA 60523 72919
Mt Franklin - 55H FA 59981 70795
Destination map grid reference: Mt Aggie - 55H FA 60347 73916
Mt Franklin - 55H FA 61158 71706
End point: same as start for each peak
Distance: Mt Aggie - 2.2 kilometers
Mt Franklin - 3.1 kilometers
Mt Franklin - 84 meters
Mt Franklin - 1 hour 30 minutes
Mt Franklin - 55H FA 59981 70795
Mt Franklin - 55H FA 61158 71706
Route
http://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/
Description
This was really two short walks from car parks on the Mt Franklin Road, with a subsequent drive up to the summit of Mt Ginini.
From the carpark at Aggie Gap we walked up the trail to the peak of Mt Aggie. On the western side of the mountain is a cliff which gives perfect 180 degree views.
There is also a view down to the Brindabella Valley...
...and to the north it is possible to see Burrinjuck Reservoir (almost 50 kilometers away, according to the information board) and beyond.
On the way back down we took some time to appreciate the wildflowers that were still in bloom.
From Aggie Gap we drove the 2.5 kilometers to the Mt Franklin car park and walked up the track to the ruins of the Mt Franklin Chalet and the new hut built next to it.
Remains of the old ski runs can be seen off to the side along the track. There are also great views to the south, including distant waterfalls on Ginini Creek below Ginini Flats.
Eventually we reached the summit of Mt Franklin...
...before returning to the carpark the same way. To finish off our day we drove another 5.5 kilometers south to the take in the views from the summit of Mt Ginini.
This was really two short walks from car parks on the Mt Franklin Road, with a subsequent drive up to the summit of Mt Ginini.
From the carpark at Aggie Gap we walked up the trail to the peak of Mt Aggie. On the western side of the mountain is a cliff which gives perfect 180 degree views.
...and to the north it is possible to see Burrinjuck Reservoir (almost 50 kilometers away, according to the information board) and beyond.
On the way back down we took some time to appreciate the wildflowers that were still in bloom.
From Aggie Gap we drove the 2.5 kilometers to the Mt Franklin car park and walked up the track to the ruins of the Mt Franklin Chalet and the new hut built next to it.
Remains of the old ski runs can be seen off to the side along the track. There are also great views to the south, including distant waterfalls on Ginini Creek below Ginini Flats.
Eventually we reached the summit of Mt Franklin...
...before returning to the carpark the same way. To finish off our day we drove another 5.5 kilometers south to the take in the views from the summit of Mt Ginini.
