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The Kokoda Track campaign or Kokoda Trail campaign was part of the Pacific War of World War II. The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought between July and November 1942 in what was then the Australian Territory of Papua.
Map of the Kokoda Track as it was in 1942. The map is rotated to have NE bearing at the top of the page. The Kokoda Track or Trail is a single-file foot thoroughfare that runs 96 kilometres (60 mi) overland – 60 kilometres (37 mi) in a straight line – through the Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Jul 6, 2023 · Learn everything you need to know about the Kokoda Track, one of the toughest and most historical treks in the world. Find out where it is, how to train, what to pack, and how to experience the four pillars of Kokoda.
The Kokoda Track Authority (KTA) is a Papua New Guinea Special Purpose Authority, commissioned to promote and manage the Kokoda Track for tourists, while improving the way of life for communities living along the track, through funding and development programmes.
After more tenacious fighting along the Kokoda Track, the Australians and their New Guinean allies were able to defeat the Japanese and retake Kokoda village on November 2. Despite suffering heavy casualties and engaging in prolonged combat in some of the most challenging terrain on Earth, Maroubra Force, including the reinforcing units from ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Positioned on a plateau north of the Owen Stanley Range to the south of the Mambare River which runs roughly north-west to south-east, Kokoda lies around the northern approach to Port Moresby. Further to the south, the track rose steeply towards Deniki, where it entered the Owen Stanleys.
Learn about the 1942 battle between Australian and Japanese forces in the Owen Stanley Range, Papua, during World War II. Find articles, videos, photos and stories of the Kokoda campaign and its impact.
