Safety information

Plan properly for your trip and make sure your group has a capable leader.

All trampers need to carry a sleeping bag, cooking utensils, sufficient food, a waterproof raincoat and over trousers, gloves, a hat and several layers of warm clothes. Physical fitness and good equipment will make all the difference to your enjoyment of the trip.

Keep to the track. If you become lost, find shelter, stay calm and try to assist searchers.

In winter the tracks are impassable to all but experienced mountaineers, due to heavy snow, especially in the Upper Rees and Snowy Creek area.

Avalanche paths between upper bush line and Shelter Rock Hut can make travel hazardous in late spring and early summer. Check with a Department of Conservation Visitor Centre for information on snow conditions and avalanche risk in late winter and early spring.

From May to November the Upper Snowy bridge is removed requiring a river crossing.

Swing bridge over flood waters,
Snowy River

Always cross streams and rivers with care. Side streams and rivers can rise quickly after heavy rain. Trampers should pay particular attention to: Twenty Five Mile river in the Rees and side creeks between Dart Hut and Daleys Flat Hut that are not bridged.

The track between Shelter Rock and Dart Hut is a marked route only, is narrow with a number of steep drop offs - particularly in the Upper Snowy Creek.

Register your intentions at a Department of Conservation Visitor Centre before you start your trip and remember to sign out at the end of your trip.

Fires are to be only lit in recognised fireplaces. Do not cut down or use live vegetation. Make sure the fire is out before leaving the area. Keep fires small and have billies of water nearby. It is recommended that trampers use gas stoves for cooking.

Giardia may be present in the area, so boiling or sterilising all drinking water is recommended.