Great Dividing Range Voyage Tips and guide

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Map of Great Dividing Range

The Great Dividing Range is at 3,500 km the world's third longest land based mountain range. It begins in north Queensland, passing through the middle of New South Wales and finishes in Victoria.

It is one of the few places on the Australian mainland that regularly sees snow, even sometimes in the lower part of Queensland as well. It separates the generally more fertile East Coast from the more arid rest of the country.

• -16.8197145.6381 Kuranda is a town on the Atherton Tablelands range in Far North Queensland near Cairns
• -26.663056152.6455562 Conondale National Park in the Sunshine Coast hinterlands in Queensland

• -30.996389152.013 Oxley Wild Rivers National Park Rainforests in the mountains in north New South Wales
• -33.712150.3124 Blue Mountains An impressive national park area just an hour west of Sydney
• -36.4575148.2622225 Snowy Mountains Australia's most famous ski resort, not too far from Canberra. It is home to Australia's highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, at 2,228 metres.
• -37.133333146.4166676 Mount Buller Australia's second most famous ski resort, about 3-4 hours' drive from Melbourne
• -37.810278145.3855567 Dandenong Ranges The southern part of the range in the hills just east of Melbourne
• -37.207778142.3997228 Grampians National Park The end of the ranges in the south, in Western Victoria

• Hiking
• Skiing in the border region of Victoria and New South Wales. Thredbo is one of the better known resorts.
• Drive along the Oxley Highway

In winter there can be high levels of snowfall, from the Queensland border southwards.

The excellent hiking opportunities in summer can be dangerous without sufficient preparation of water, food and location devices.