The Alps provide a unique walking experience in Australia. They offer the source of the iconic Murray River which begins its 2575 kilometre (1600 mile) journey to South Australia here.
They provide the highest peaks on mainland Australia. Their valleys provide examples of a changing agricultural landscape and villages offering diverse insights into Australian history and culture. The region also provides important national parks protecting a range of natural habitats, the unique high plains, open forests, granite outcrops, rivers, waterfalls and wetlands. In short, The Alps provide a fascinating experience of Australian natural and cultural history associated with mountains, rivers and forests.
One of the best things about the region is that it offers this diversity of experience in an accessible way. Visitors come to the region for a variety of lengths of time: sometimes a weekend, sometimes a week, and others for weeks at a time. The region is very close to Melbourne by road or train, 4 hours from Sydney by road or train (or 2 hours by plane) and is easily accessible from Canberra by road.
