Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea

Kokoda Track


A variety of reasons for the tragedy, the death of a 4 hiking the Kokoda Track in separate incidents in the hiking season in 2009.
The extremely remote track running 60 kilometers overland through the Owen Stanley Mountains of Papua New Guinea, climbed to more than 7000 ft. The footprint of the journey, which is the site of the World War II Japanese and Australian troops need 4 to 10 days of fighting between most groups.
Swings between hot weather days and cold nights. What is the constant threat of malaria and other tropical diseases among the world's most dangerous long-distance backpacking route.