Thredbo - Mount Kosciuszko (Merritts Track & Mt. Kosciuszko Track)
Starting point: Thredbo (1370 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: -36.50391°N 148.30441°E 
Path name: Merritts Track & Mt. Kosciuszko Track
Time of walking: 4 h
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: easily
Altitude difference: 858 m
Altitude difference (by path): 950 m
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Access to starting point:
The starting point is Thredbo village in Australia. Park in the designated areas if arriving by car. Thredbo is situated in the Kosciuszko National Park, therefore park entrance fees apply.
Public transport is possible only to Jindabyne village, 35 km away. The remaining 35 km can be covered only by school bus (if school holidays have not started).
Path description:
The Merritts Track begins to the right of the Kosciuszko Express chairlift station, circles tennis courts, shortly after a bobsled and then a small footbridge over Merritts Creek. Upon reaching the ski runs (Bunny Walk and Village Trail) carefully follow the Merritts Track signs. The Track joins the ski run again, but forks to the right soon after. Follow a marked footpath to the Picnic Lookout site. From here continue through a snow gum forest by ascending several flights of stairs. Carefully cross a mountain bike track and immediately follow the track again into the forest and over several steps. Later, follow the track to the Lower and a few minutes later to the Upper Bench Seat. Afterward, pass the Black Sallees Mountain Bar & Bistro where the Track reaches the forest line, turn left and immediately take the rightmost or highest track. Follow it for 20 meters and turn right onto the path to Eagles Nest or the top of Kosciuszko Express chairlift.
Mt. Kosciuszko Track starts immediately at the top of the Kosciuszko Express Chairlift. After half a kilometer, Mt. Kosciuszko Track reaches a bridge over the Merritts Creek. At this point, the metal walkway begins. It leads first by the Mt. Kosciuszko Lookout, soon after it passes the headwaters of Snowy River where it ascends to the Lake Cootapatamba Lookout. It is less than a kilometer to Rawson Pass (another track also joins here from Charlotte Pass). From Rawson Pass a wide track continues up to Mount Kosciuszko. It circles the mountain before reaching the top. A beautiful view can be enjoyed at the top. Nearby is also the second-highest mountain in mainland Australia, Mount Townsend, 2209 m.
On the way: Black Sallees Mountain Bar & Bistro (1840m), Eagles Nest (1927m), Merritts Creek (1955m), Mt. Kosciuszko Lookout (2040m), Snowy River (2035m), Lake Cootapatamba (2047m), Rawson Pass (2100m)
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