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-- Seamans hut to Albina pass --

Autumn 2025 #14 of 16 : Seamans hut - Rawson creek - Albina pass.
Distance : 2.5 km.
Walking conditions : The line of an old road passing through Alpine meadows. Crossing the creek is easiest in autumn.
Notes : This route is along a disused road that crosses the broad valley of Rawson creek. The way follows the path of least resistance and stays with the driest ground. The crossing is best done in fine weather ; the exact route can be vague and it would be easy to become disorientated in foggy conditions.

My knowledge of the first shelter hut at Albina pass comes from excerpts of Franz Malcher's account of his ski trip across the range in 1933, related by E. Mitchell in 'Discoverers of the Snowy Mountains'. Mrs Mitchell describes the hut as being open on three sides, and suited to the care of horses ridden in summer. Three shelter huts were constructed in the alpine area after the Seaman and Hayes tragedy.

Albina lodge was built in the 1950's, and soil conservation work was undertaken from Mt Kosciuszko to the Rolling ground in the 1960's. The road would surely have been used for these projects.

Albina pass has undergone a few name changes over the decades, being known as 'Northcote pass' in Franz Malchers day (E. Mitchell again), and changed later to 'Moraine pass', relating to the long moraine feature seen on the Rawson creek side of the pass. Nowadays it's marked as 'Albina pass' on modern maps. As mentioned in the video,' Moraine pass' is now the saddle between Mt Northcote and Mt Clarke.