Denison Range and King William Range bushwalk

Frank Zgoznik on King William range
Frank Zgoznik on King William range
2002 Denison King William bushwalks, route and campsites
2002 Denison King William bushwalks, route and campsites
DateJanuary 2002
Duration13 days
WalkersJim Grelis, Merv Trease, Frank Zgoznik and Peter Campbell

Highlights

  • Lake Rhona and Denison Range – fantastic scenery and easy walking on alpine heathland
  • Lake Curly – a magical glacial lake, but hard to get to. Good trout.
  • King William Range; all peaks I, II, III are excellent – more fantastic scenery and easy walking on alpine heathland

Lowlights

  • Button grass plains into Denison Range – most parties are now coming in via the shorter Ritchia Creek track
  • Getting from Bonds Craig to Lake Curly – lots of heavy scrub
  • The Gell River – mostly choked with heavy scrub
  • The Bombardier track – very overgrown and heavy scrub in places
  • Getting from the Northern airstrip to the King William Range – heavy scrub and lots of button grass plains

General observations

  • We think that doing separate 4-7 day walks into the Denison Range / The Spires and the King William Range would be more rewarding than connecting the two ranges. This avoids the scrub in between them.
  • A GPS was very handy when navigating in fog and clouds
  • Take an EPIRB or satellite phone – these areas are very remote.

Video

Lake Curly
Lake Curly

Butlers Gorge
Butlers Gorge

Lake Rudolf
Lake Rudolf

King William III panorama
King William III panorama

Perambulator Spur panorama
Perambulator Spur panorama

Loading