Back Track has recently added a new service for all our trekkers. Our Kokoda Track trek Leaders now carry a GPS Navigation device that sends regular positional updates back to our Head office. You can follow the progress of any friend or family member who is trekking with us by […]
Looking to go on an adventure through the woods? Trekking is an exciting reality for many individuals, but this can only be memorable when done with preparation. The last thing one wants is to get hurt on the trails and not being able to come back safely. This is why […]
Chris Herlihy, Back Track Trek Leader, 2012 It is a steep and winding mountain track in the Owen Stanley ranges,
Trekking provides you many things; gives you life time memories, makes you experience the beauty of nature and bonds you with nature. For that, you need to prepare properly for this activity. The following are a few tips which will make your trekking an excellent vacation. 1. Clothing – chose […]
Kokoda trail is known to be a very difficult trail because of its elevated terrain that it can sometimes lead to long stretch of steep ascents and steep descents. The trail may be filled with sharp ridges and cliffy sided valleys but it also shows breathtaking mountain views just like […]
One has to know and learn why Kokoda trail is widely popular for trekking enthusiasts. Trekking the terrain is short of following the footsteps of the brave Australian soldiers defending the terrain against the advancing troops of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. The Australian troops primarily defending […]
The Kokoda Track was first traveled by miners in the late 1800’s as they made their way to the Yodda Kokoda goldfields. It is most known, however, for being the site of a major WWII battle between the Australian and Japanese forces. Stretching 96 kilometers over rough and rugged terrain […]
The Kokoda track: a thoroughfare that runs overland became popular after the World War II battle between Japan and Australia in 1942. The rugged and unspoilt track boasts of indigenous plants and animal species that are not seen anywhere else in the world. There are breathtaking mountains and sparkling streams […]
by Sapper Bert Beros Many a mother in Australia, When the busy day is done, Sends a prayer to the Almighty For the keeping of her son,
3 January 1942 Port Moresby is garrisoned by raw Militia troops of the 30th Infantry Brigade. Troops from Major General Tomitaro Horii’s Nankai Shitai (South Seas Detached Force) embarked on Operation North Australia and landed on Rabaul on 23 January 1942. 8 March 1942 The Nankai Shitai landed at Lae and […]
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