Question 1

How do I get to the Kokoda Track?

Accepted Answer

The starting point Owers' Corner lies about 2.5 hours by car from Port Moresby, while the other end of the trail at Kokoda village can be reached by small plane from the capital in about 30 minutes.

Question 2

What happened during the Kokoda Campaign in World War II?

Accepted Answer

In 1942, Australian and Papua New Guinean troops fought along this jungle path against the advancing Japanese army in one of the most brutal campaigns of the Pacific War, and memorials and trenches along the trail still commemorate the fallen today.

Question 3

How long does the hike along the Kokoda Track take?

Accepted Answer

Depending on fitness and pace, the demanding route takes between six and ten days and requires good physical preparation, since several steep ascents and descents must be tackled daily in tropical heat and humidity, usually with the support of local porters and guides.

Question 4

Village life & the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels

Accepted Answer

Along the roughly 96-kilometer route, trekkers stay overnight in traditional villages of the Koiari and Orokaiva people, whose ancestors, known as the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels during the war, carried wounded soldiers through the jungle under the greatest hardship.

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