Kokoda Track
Photo: Jontycrane, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Kokoda Track is a hiking trail in Southern Papua New Guinea.
UnderstandWhat is now known as the Kokoda Track was a collection of trails and trading routes used by villagers to cross the Owen Stanley Range and travel from the south to north coast of Papua New Guinea for hundreds of years,…
PrepareThe Kokoda Track is a tough but doable hike in subtropical rainforest. A sufficient level of fitness and suitable equipment are critical for a safe and enjoyable experience.
Get inIf time or stamina is a problem you can join the Kokoda Track in the middle. Airlines PNG flies to Efogi, Kagi and Manari and from Port Moresby, as well as to Kokoda.
WalkThe vast majority of people walk the track as part of a guided group. There are over 80 operators, almost entirely Australian owned, who run tours ranging from six to twelve days long.
Stay safeThere have been a number of deaths on the Kokoda Track. In 2009 a small plane flying a group crashed, killing 13 people, and during the same year, four walkers died on the track from medical issues.
Go nextKokoda Track trips start and finish from Port Moresby, which is worth a day or two to explore.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Kokoda Track" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Jontycrane, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons