Mount Gingera

How to get there

1. Confirm Mt Franklin Road status with Namadgi Visitor Centre. Snow on the Brindabellas is normal in winter.
2. Stockyard Spur starts at Corin Dam on Corin Road — a long, steep climb through tall forest to snow-gum woodland on the range.
3. This is not a Tharwa picnic. Budget the drive + the walk + reverse daylight.

How to do it (step by step)

1. From Mt Franklin Road: 14.5 km return / 6 hours. Visit Pryors Hut. Last 1 km steep. Alpine wildflowers in summer.
2. From Corin Dam: Stockyard Spur 13 km return to the Mt Franklin Road junction (6 hours) or 22 km return to Pryors Hut and Gingera (8–9 hours). Parks ACT: reasonable fitness required.
3. Huts are day or emergency use — bring a tent if you ever overnight at a hut site. Most visitors are day-walkers.

What to expect

Parks ACT: a mountain walk through snow gums with panoramic views from the summit. Alpine wildflowers in summer. Visit Pryors Hut. Last kilometre steep.

Two clocks: 6 hours from Mt Franklin Road, or 8–9 hours if you earn the range on Stockyard Spur from Corin Dam. Pick one start. Write it down.

Logistics and day shape

Stockyard Spur: steep tall forest, then snow-gum woodland on the Brindabella Range, then south toward Pryors Hut and the summit. Reverse the climb on tired legs.

Mt Franklin Road start is shorter on paper and still a Grade 4 alpine day. Road access is the hidden crux in winter.

Hazards, bail-outs and reverse

Snow, ice, wind, navigation in cloud. Northern corroboree frog habitat in nearby sphagnum bogs — stay on the track; do not shortcut bogs.

Bail-out is reverse to the car. There is no chairlift. Start early or do not start.

Map (orientation)

Pin may be approximate. Confirm trailheads, parking and track status on Parks ACT before you drive.

Itineraries that use this walk

Full day (4.5 hours walking plus Corin Road drives)

Square Rock day

Official 10.5 km return / 4.5 hours from Corin Road. Alpine ash, snow gums, metal ladder and cliffs. Gibraltar Falls lookout is closed — not your 20-minute add-on. Not Gingera.

Long full day (6 or 8–9 hours walking)

Mount Gingera full day

Pick one start: Mt Franklin Road 14.5 km / 6 hours, or Stockyard Spur from Corin Dam 22 km / 8–9 hours. Pryors Hut is the turnaround meeting point, not a booked bed. Not a Canberra afternoon.