Downloads

TRACK’S DOWNLOADS Wildwalks app An app for on-hand tracknotes on the track. Emergency+ app This is a national app developed by Australia’s emergency services and their Government and industry partners, helping people to call the right number at the right...

Book

THE GREAT NORTH WALK BOOK For those who want to have all the information in one place to take with them on track, order The Great North Walk book online....

TRACK

THE GREAT NORTH WALK OVERVIEW The Great North Walk (or GNW) is a 250 km path from central Sydney to downtown Newcastle in Australia. It is a truly wonderful trail following many tracks through a bewildering array of natural and urban environments. Formally, the Great...

Short walks

CHOOSE A SECTION FOR YOUR SHORT WALK The walks here have been arranged into reasonably small chunks. It is possible to break some of the longer walks into even smaller sections — read through the notes to see where the road access points are. In most cases, if the...

Thru hike

A THRU HIKE IS WHERE PEOPLE UNDERTAKE THE GNW AS A SINGLE JOURNEY END TO END Some people will organise food and water drops and use local shops to help keep their pack weight down. The campsites are suitable for tents or bivi bags. Camping hammocks work well except in...