General Information
Distance: 6.2 kilometers
Total climb: 146 meters
Time taken: 2 hours
Map: Yaouk 8626-2N 1:25 000
Guide: link
Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO: 67 kilometers
Start point map grid reference: 55H FA 78506 41194
Destination map grid reference: 55H FA 76721 41823 [approximate]
End Point: Same as start
Route
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Description
The Yankee Hat Track begins at the locked gate on the Old Boboyan Road, about 3.3 kilometers southwest of its intersection with Boboyan Road. The first part of the Track passes through a grassy valley surrounded by peaks that were still snow-capped when we walked through.
About 1 kilometer from the start we crossed Bogong Creek using a footbridge, which was handy since there was quite a bit of water in the creek and the banks were boggy.
The track finally brought us into the tree line and the granite boulder shelter that contains the rock art, about 3 kilometers from the start point.
Although climbing the nearby Yankee Hat peak (1558 meters) was an option, albeit a very tough one, we decided on this occasion to head back from the rock shelter the way we had come. This is a very rewarding walk, although its remote starting point (45 minutes drive south of Tharwa) is a drawback if time is limited.
About 1 kilometer from the start we crossed Bogong Creek using a footbridge, which was handy since there was quite a bit of water in the creek and the banks were boggy.
The track finally brought us into the tree line and the granite boulder shelter that contains the rock art, about 3 kilometers from the start point.
Although climbing the nearby Yankee Hat peak (1558 meters) was an option, albeit a very tough one, we decided on this occasion to head back from the rock shelter the way we had come. This is a very rewarding walk, although its remote starting point (45 minutes drive south of Tharwa) is a drawback if time is limited.
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