Charlie Lynn led trekkers across the rugged Kokoda Track for three decades — guiding Australians as they paid tribute to soldiers who fought and died there in World War II.
But after his 101st trip last year, he decided enough was enough.
The mountainous 96-kilometre trail — a place of pilgrimage for tourists commemorating one of Australia’s pivotal military victories — has fallen too far into disrepair, according to Mr Lynn.
“It’s in the worst condition it’s ever been in, in the 32…