Kokoda Track or Kokoda Trail?

18 Jun 2008 12:00 AM

An extract from an email received from the Dept. of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts sheds light on the issue

Kokoda Track or Kokoda Trail?

The 'track' or 'trail' debate is one that can not easily be resolved.  As you know both terms have been widely used and there are good arguments on both sides of the debate.  We have taken the lead from PNG and so refer to the Kokoda Track as a 'Track' because the PNG government does – PNG government put the area on the World Heritage tentative list as the Owen Stanley ranges and the Kokoda Track. However, both terms will probably continue to be used by different groups.
 
Find out more about this debate and why Our Spirit chooses to refer to this famous area as the Kokoda Track