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Brindabellas and Northern Kosciuszko, Brindabella Range and Kosciuszko High Plains (via Canberra)

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Brindabella Range and Kosciuszko High PlainsBrindabella Range and Kosciuszko High Plains (via Canberra)

Brindabellas and Northern Kosciuszko

Gravel roads and steep fire trails run from Canberra over the Brindabella Range into Brindabella National Park and the Kosciuszko High Plains, taking in Long Plain Road, Coolamine Homestead and the Blue Waterholes. The Kosciuszko roads and trails close from the June long weekend to the October long weekend.

From Narangba1,260 km
TripA week or more
DifficultyHard
Longest fuel gap250 km
When to go
  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec
Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.
  • alpine
  • gravel
  • steep
  • mud
  • water crossings

Permits No permit to drive and no park entry fee in the Kosciuszko High Plains area; NPWS campground bookings.

Before you go Check NPWS alerts before you go; Blue Waterholes campground is closed for upgrades until 27 Nov 2026. Fill up in Canberra before you head over the range.

1,260 km by road from the workshop Narangba

What the trip asks of your 4WD

In the order a fitter would raise them, each with the reason. Up to three parts that fit for each, the first already chosen; swap any of them, or mark one you don't need.

Build it for your 4WD

Your rego or your model, and every part below is one that fits it. Until then you see the gear that fits any 4WD; the parts made for one vehicle wait for yours.

Rego · fastest

We look up the make, model, series and engine from the plate. We keep the plate and the vehicle details, never the owner’s, for 90 days, so you aren’t asked twice.

Make & model

  1. 1 · Suspension & GVM

    The Brindabella trails are very steep, and NPWS says they need a high-clearance 4WD.

    Build the suspension for your 4WDLift, load and the engineer's rules for your state, specced for the vehicle and what it carries.

  2. 2 · Recovery

    Wet clay and snowmelt mud in the shoulder seasons bog vehicles on the fire trails.

    • View part
    • View part
    • View part

    • 3 · Air intake

      Goodradigbee River crossings rise after rain and snowmelt.

    • 4 · Lighting & 12V

      Mobile coverage is minimal and camps are unpowered, so a dual battery runs the fridge and lights.

    Each of these is made for one vehicle, so the parts show once we know yours.

The trip asks for these; the rest of the rig is yours to choose. Build the whole rig for this trip. Read the Mount Kosciuszko campsite review.

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