The Kokoda Trail Campagin was a WWII pacific battle between the Japanese and Allied forces (made primarily up of Australian troops) on the island of Papua New Guinea. This trail is one of the most rugged and harsh environments in the Southern Hemisphere.
There were 625 allied soldiers killed and over 6,500 Japanese killed. There were also over 4,000 allied soldiers that fell ill. The allies ended up pushing back the Japanese forces.
See the Web Links to the left for information on Kokoda conditions. On the one titled 'Kokoda Trail I,' don't miss a second link they have to 'Kokoda Track II'.
The Kokoda Trail or Kokoda Track gets its name from the village of Kokoda, which is at one end of the trail. Owens Corner is the town at the other end.
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The two ends of the Kokoda Trail are at Kokoda and Owers Corner sixty miles apart.
The Kokoda Trail.
The Kokoda Track is a road in Papua New Guinea, famous for being the site of a World War II battle. There is much debate over whether it should be called the Kokoda Track or Kokoda Trail; however, in 1972, it officially became the Kokoda Trail.
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To hike the Kokoda trail, it takes about 9 days at a good pace. For more informant about the trail go to: kokodatrail.com
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They built the Kokoda Trail for an easy escape trail for the Japs and for good defence. The Kokoda Track was in existence well before WWII. It was used as an overland mail route to access the Yodda Valley gold fields (towards the North Coast) from Port Moresby (South Coast). It is actually a network/system of inter-village tracks disconnected in some areas which were linked up to form the famous Kokoda Track which came into the limelight at the height of WWII during the Kokoda Campaign.
Countries involved in the Kokoda Track were Australia and Japan.
Both are correct names. Either can be used, and 'trail' is the word that is usually associated with it, so that is why it is normally used.