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Alpine National Park: Victoria 646 000 ha
Victoria's largest national park Stretches along the Great Dividing Range from near Mansfield through to the New South Wales border. Features include Victoria's tallest mountains: Mount Bogong (1986 metres) and Mount Feathertop (1922 metres), escarpments, steep river valleys and open expanses of high plains.
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The Australian Alps Walking Track
The Australian Alps Walking Track (also known as the Alps Track) is a 650 kilometre track that winds through the high country of Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT. On the Alps Track you will discover some of Australia's finest mountain national parks. The track climbs our highest mountains and crosses exposed remote alpine country and bushwalkers must always be experienced, self reliant and have good navigation skills.
If you or your party is new to bushwalking in the Australian alpine country we recommended that you undertake shorter sections of the track along popular routes to gain an understanding of the navigational and physical demands.
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Avon Wilderness: Victoria 40 000 ha
This park joins the southern end of the Alpine National Park. It contains deeply dissected, rugged terrain, largely unaltered by Europeans. The environment ranges from dry foothills to tall wetter forests offers opportunities for solitude and a range of challenging recreational activities.
Baw Baw National Park: Victoria
Baw Baw National Park has recently become part of the Australian Alps national parks. Information will be available soon.
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Bimberi Nature Reserve: New South Wales 7100 ha
This reserve comprises part of the Brindabella Range about 30 kilometres south-west of Canberra. It lies between Namadgi and Kosciuszko national parks and ranges in elevation from about 750 to 1857 metres.
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Brindabella National Park: New South Wales 12 050 ha
This is the northern-most park in the Australian Alps. It is along the NSW-ACT border next to Namadgi National Park. The area contains flora and fauna unique to this part of the Alps and is particularly significant as a corridor for native animal movement.
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Mount Buffalo National Park: Victoria 31 000 ha
Mount Buffalo National Park is one of Victoria's oldest national parks. The park now encompasses the entire sub-alpine plateau and most of the forested foothills down to the surrounding valleys. Giant tors, sheer gorges, waterfalls, snow gum woodlands, masses of wildflowers and stunning views of the alps give the park its unique and spectacular landscape.
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Kosciuszko National Park: New South Wales 690 000 ha
Kosciuszko is one of the best known and best loved national parks in Australia, attracting around three million visitors each year. The park is named after Australia's highest mountain Mount Kosciuszko at 2228 metres. The park is approximately 150 kilometres in length, running from the Victorian border to the west of the ACT's Namadgi National Park. It is the largest park in New South Wales and the Australian Alps.
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Namadgi National Park: Australian Capital Territory 105 900 ha
Namadgi is the Aboriginal word for the mountains southwest of Canberra. The park comprises more than half of the ACT.
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Scabby Range Nature Reserve: New South Wales 3400 ha
This reserve is to the south-west of Namadgi National Park about 25 kilometres from Adminaby and 55 kilometres from Canberra. Much of the reserve is above 1600 metres with the highest peak being Mt Scabby at 1798 metres.
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Snowy River National Park: Victoria 98 700 ha
Some of Victoria's most spectacular river scenery, magnificent deep gorges and diverse forests make Snowy River, 390 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, an outstanding national park. The park protects Victoria's largest forest wilderness.
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Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve: Australian Capital Territory 5500 ha
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve has recently become part of the Australian Alps national parks. Information will be available soon.