Green Trails Overnight Pack Carry Hikes
Have you heard of Meetup.com? Meetup is a platform for finding and building local communities. People use Meetup to meet new people, learn new things, find support, get out of their comfort zones, and pursue their passions, together.
Here at Green Trails Australia, we use Meetup.com to allow people to test the hiking gear and/or camping gear that they’ve just bought off us via our website or in our shop. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet fellow pack carry hikers, chat about the gear they use and get some real world feedback on either products that they’ve bought through us, or products they’ve purchased elsewhere.
Our overnight pack carry hiking events range from easy walks to very challenging treks. We’ve hosted over 60 events from distances of 15km to 265km over 16 days. Our events are free to join (unless otherwise specified), and they are all about the hike, getting outdoors, and getting away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
If you’re more into day hikes, check out our Green Trails Day Hikes Meetup Group. Both of our groups are private, meaning that you’ll need to sign up to be a member to see who’s going, and to see the meetup location and other important information.
Green Trails Day Hikes on Meetup.com
We currently have 514 Members and 8 Hike Leaders. Upcoming events are as follows:
Date: | Host: | Event: | Attendees: |
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Sat Aug 20, 2022 | Kirsten | Mount Feathertop Snow Shoeing | Just posted |
Green Trails Overnight Pack Carry Hikes on Meetup.com
Below is a list of past pack carry events that we have hosted up to July 2022. To date we have led 60 Pack Carry Hikes on top of our 291 day hikes. These pack carry hikes have been led by just 5 leaders and covered a distance of 2,627km:
Date: | Host: | Event: | Days | KM | Difficulty: |
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Jul 30, 2022 | Michael | Shaw Creek Snow Hike | 2 Days | 25km | Grade 4 |
Jul 9, 2022 | Michael | Mt Tamboritha Hill Climb | 2 Days | 45km | Grade 4 |
Apr 23, 2022 | Michael | McMillans Track Dargo High Plains to Cobungra | 3 Days | 50km | Grade 5 |
Apr 15, 2022 | Michael | Kosciuszko National Park | 4 Days | 67km | Grade 5 |
Apr 2, 2022 | Michael | Lickhole Creek Eagle Peaks Hike | 2 Days | 30km | Grade 5 |
Feb 12, 2022 | John | A lake, mountain and waterfall-Mt Cobbler | 2 Days | 29km | Grade 4 |
Feb 4, 2022 | Michael | Limestone & Cobberas Wilderness | 4 Days | 70km | Grade 5 |
Dec 27, 2021 | Michael | COBBERAS to KOSCIUSZKO 12 Days AAWT | 12 Days | 177km | Grade 5 |
Apr 17, 2021 | John | Mount Buffalo Circuit | 2 Days | 32km | Grade 4 |
Apr 2, 2021 | Michael | The Twins AAWT Easter Weekend | 4 Days | 65km | Grade 4 |
Mar 27, 2021 | Michael | Wellington Plains Spion Kopje | 2 Days | 30km | Grade 5 |
Mar 5, 2021 | Michael | AAWT The Viking & Mount Speculation | 4 Days | 52km | Grade 5 |
Feb 27, 2021 | Michael | Howqua River Loop Walk | 2 Days | 36km | Grade 4 |
Feb 12, 2021 | Michael | AAWT Taylors to Sunnyside Loop | 3 Days | 45km | Grade 4 |
Feb 6, 2021 | Michael | Tarra Bulga | 2 Days | 23km | Grade 3 |
Jan 23, 2021 | Michael | The Long Spur | 4 Days | 50km | Grade 4 |
Jan 23, 2021 | John | Falls Creek to Mountain Creek Camp Ground | 3 Days | 39km | Grade 4 |
Jan 15, 2021 | Michael | 3 Huts Exploratory (AAWT) | 4 Days | 60km | Grade 5 |
Dec 26, 2020 | Michael | 10 Huts in 10 Days – AAWT | 10 Days | 140km | Grade 5 |
Dec 5, 2020 | Michael | Moroka Gorge Falls | 2 Days | 28km | Grade 5 |
Jun 26, 2020 | Michael | AAWT Easton Dam to Fiddlers Green Camp | 4 Days | 50km | Grade 4 |
Jun 20, 2020 | Michael | AAWT Stronachs Mill to Thompson River Camp | 2 Days | 24km | Grade 4 |
Mar 14, 2020 | Michael | Tali Karng via Wellington River | 2 Days | 38km | Grade 4 |
Mar 7, 2020 | Michael | Helicopter & Howitt Spur Exploratory | 3 Days | 30km | Grade 5 |
Feb 29, 2020 | Michael | Ritchies Hut Beginners Pack Carry | 2 Days | 16km | Grade 3 |
Feb 22, 2020 | Michael | Eagle Peaks 8 Mile Spur Hike | 2 Days | 32km | Grade 4 |
Feb 21, 2020 | John | Walls of Jerusalem | 3 Days | 38km | Grade ? |
Feb 14, 2020 | Anne | Burchell Trail | 2 Days | 38km | Grade 4 |
Feb 8, 2020 | Michael | Lorne | 2 Days | 43km | Grade 4 |
Jan 27, 2020 | Michael | Craigs Hut | 2 Days | 27km | Grade 4 |
Jan 25, 2020 | Michael | Howqua River Loop Walk | 2 Days | 30km | Grade 4 |
Jan 25, 2020 | John | Wilson Prom Northern Circuit | 3 Days | 60km | Grade 5 |
Jan 11, 2020 | Michael | Lake Eildon The Pinnacles | 2 Days | 32km | Grade 5 |
Dec 26, 2019 | Michael | Buller Huts Trail | 9 Days | 130km | Grade 5 |
Dec 14, 2019 | Michael | AAWT Stage 2 – Phillack Saddle to O’Sheas Mill | 3 Days | 46km | Grade 4 |
Dec 7, 2019 | John | Richies Hut/The Bluff/Howqua River | 2 Days | 25km | Grade 4 |
Nov 23, 2019 | Michael | Crinoline Tamboritha | 3 Days | 35km | Grade 5 |
Nov 16, 2019 | John | Mitchell River | 2 Days | 37km | Grade 4 |
Nov 4, 2019 | Michael | Mount Bogong | 3 Days | 40km | Grade 5 |
Nov 2, 2019 | Michael | Mount Feathertop | 2 Days | 35km | Grade 4 |
Oct 26, 2019 | Michael | Lake Mountain Keppel Hut | 2 Days | 25km | Grade 3 |
Oct 19, 2019 | John | Briggs Bluff / Mount Difficult | 2 Days | 32km | Grade 4 |
Oct 19, 2019 | Michael | The Bluff | 3 Days | 35km | Grade 5 |
Oct 12, 2019 | John | Wilson Prom Sealers Cove/Waterloo Bay | 2 Days | 34km | Grade 3 |
Sep 27, 2019 | John | GSWW Lake Monibeong to Cape Bridge Water | 3 Days | 46km | Grade 3 |
Sep 27, 2019 | Michael | Walk into History Warburton to Powelltown | 3 Days | 50km | Grade 4 |
Sep 14, 2019 | Michael | Walhalla | 2 Days | 34km | Grade 4 |
Sep 7, 2019 | Kevin | Major Mitchell Plateau, The Grampians | 2 Days | 25km | Grade 4 |
Aug 31, 2019 | John | Brunswick Falls | 2 Days | 20km | Grade 5 |
Aug 17, 2019 | Michael | ADA River Federal Sawmill HA High Lead | 2 Days | 30km | Grade 4 |
Aug 3, 2019 | Michael | Grampians Peaks Trail | 3 Days | 55km | Grade 4 |
Apr 26, 2019 | Michael | Fiddlers Green to Rumph Saddle | 2 Days | 28km | Grade 4 |
Apr 24, 2019 | Michael | Thomson River to Fiddlers Green | 2 Days | 25km | Grade 4 |
Apr 22, 2019 | Michael | Mushroom Rocks to Thomson River | 2 Days | 42km | Grade 4 |
Apr 20, 2019 | Michael | Walhalla to Mushroom Rocks | 2 Days | 22km | Grade 4 |
Jan 26, 2019 | M / E | Tali Karng via Wellington River | 2 Days | 36km | Grade 4 |
Dec 23, 2018 | M / E | Blue Mountains | 7 Days | 83km | Grade 6 |
Dec 8, 2018 | Michael | Cathedral Loop via Wells Cave South to North | 2 Days | 23km | Grade 4 |
Nov 4, 2018 | M / E | Crinoline Pack Carry | 2 Days | 50km | Grade 5 |
Sep 28, 2018 | M / E | Grampians Peaks Trail Section One | 3 Days | 33km | Grade 4 |