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🥾 Day 4: Sawpit Creek – Murray Gap via Cotter Gap & Cotter River
Namadgi National Park (Bimberi Wilderness), ACT — Ngunnawal Country

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🎯 What You’ll Discover:
Join a beautiful alpine stage of the Australian Alps Walking Track from Sawpit Creek through Cotter Gap and along the Cotter River to the Murray Gap camping area. Enjoy clear, flowing mountain streams, peaceful forest walking, and gentle climbs through the Bimberi Wilderness. This day showcases classic Namadgi scenery — granite peaks, tall eucalypt forest, and wind-swept saddles that open up to tranquil creek valleys.

⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Morning pack-up at Sawpit Creek (7:30am start)
01:40 Crossing Cotter Gap – gentle climb through forest
03:00 Streams near Pond Creek and Cotter River crossings
04:30 Cotter Flats – kangaroos and open river views
05:40 Along Cotter Hut Road to Cotter Hut junction
06:30 Yaouk Trail and approach to Bimberi Creek
06:48 Arrival at Murray Gap campsite – setting up for the night

📍 TRAIL INFO:
• Distance: 15.31 km
• Total Time: 6 hrs 48 min
• Average Speed: 3.58 km/h
• Elevation Gain: +837 m / −469 m
• Max Elevation: 1524 m
• Download GPX File: 20250405.gpx

🎒 GEAR FEATURED:
• Garmin GPS for route and elevation tracking
• Dyneema tent and ultralight sleeping system
• Compact stove and titanium cook set
• Trail runners with lightweight gaiters
• Down jacket and wind shell for alpine conditions

Summary
A clear, crisp morning set the tone for one of the most pleasant days on the trail — cool, bug-free walking through streams and forested ridges. The Cotter River crossings and open flats offered perfect scenery and regular water stops. A peaceful evening at Murray Gap rounded out the day, with the wind easing at sunset for a comfortable night under the stars.