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List of people who have walked across Australia


"A bloke by the name of Aaron was able to travel the entire distance on foot within a year of departure" - Monk Blog

People who choose to walk across Australia can choose to walk from either of the geographical extremes of the continent, or from directly opposed cities on opposite shores. The western-most geographical extreme of Australia is Steep Point, whereas the eastern-most extreme is Cape Byron. Similarly, the northern-most geographical extreme is Cape York Peninsula, and the southern-most is the South East Cape. The distance between the east and west as the crow flies is 4,030 km (2,500 mi), or 3,685 km (2,290 mi) from north to south*. The western-most capital city in Australia is Perth, and the eastern-most capital city is Brisbane. The northern-most city is Darwin, and the southern to the southern-most city is Hobart.

Walkers who choose to circumambulate Australia can follow the National Highway for large sections of their journey. Of the people who have successfully circumambulated the continent, it took a range of 365–601 days to complete. Distances involved are in the vicinity of 14,300 km (8,900 mi) to 16,000km depending on the route taken.

Only 5 people have completed solo unaccompanied circumnavigations, passing through all 8 states and territories, without a support vehicle. These include Nobby Young, Colin Ricketts, Andrew 'Cad' Cadigan, Scott Loxely and Mike Pauly. The first woman to walk a solo unaccompanied lap, Terra Lalirra, is less than 3,000 km from completing her 16,000km circumambulation.

*Distance calculated by author utilising the resources of Geoscience Australia.

The names of the individuals who have walked across Australia have been listed below in chronological order. Sources for data contained within this table have been listed within the body of the article, or where not readily available, directly from the individual concerned.


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