Tuesday 13/02/2024 Mount Amos Summit Carpark – Mount Amos Track – Mount Amos
Freycinet National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Paredarerme country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
We decided to try to get an early start with the predicted maximum being 33 degrees by the afternoon. We arrived at the track head around 7:30am with plenty of parking available. Other groups were arriving but it seemed that they were mainly heading to Wineglass Bay.
Saturday 10/02/2024 Apsley Gorge Trail Carpark – Apsley Waterhole Track – Apsley Waterhole – Apsley Gorge Track – Apsley River – Apsley Gorge
Douglas-Apsley National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
This walk is in the Douglas-Aspley National Park, named after the two rivers, the Douglas and the Aspley, that flow through it. The walk is in the most easily accessible, southern section. The last 6km of road from the highway is on a reasonable quality dirt road but quite narrow in places.
Tuesday 7/02/2024 Cosy Corner North – Taylors Beach – Suicide Beach – Seaton Cove – Orange Rock – Sloop Rock Lookout
Bay of Fires, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Larapuna Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Geri Louis, John Louis
Despite a midafternoon arrival, we were keen for a quick exploration around our new base at Cosy Corner North. Heading north from our campsite just after low tide we were immediately onto the beautiful white, very fined grained, sandy beach. At the northern and southern ends are granite headlands well worth wandering around as there, in places, very aesthetically arranged sculptured lichen-encrusted boulders formed compelled compositions for photographs.
Tuesday 6/02/2024 Carr Villa Hut – Big Opening – Ben Lomond – Legges Tor (1572m)
Ben Lomond National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Ben Lomond Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Geri Louis, John Louis
We had intended to leave for the Bay of Fires today but Steve came up with a last minute suggestion to go to Ben Lomond. It was about a 50 minute drive from our camp at Myrtle Reserve, along mainly reasonable dirt road to the start of the walk at Carr Villa. The view from the car park was already impressive, with cliffs of basalt columns surrounding us. Legges Tor was once thought to be the highest peak in Tasmania but is readily accessed via this easy grade walk.
Monday 5/02/2024 Trevallyn Track – Reedy Gully Fire Trail – Cataract Gorge – Duck Reach Power Station – South Esk River
Launceston, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Parrawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Geri Louis, John Louis
We had a spare day as we were camped for two nights at the scenic Myrtle Park Reserve outside of Launceston. We decided to return to Cataract Gorge which we had bypassed yesterday.
Sunday 4/02/2024 Andersons Creek – Holwell Gorge – Holwell Falls – Holwell Gorge Falls
Holwell Gorge State Reserve, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Tyerrernotepanner Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
We decided to opt for Holwell Gorge walk after leaving Port Sorell on our way to Myrtle Park east of Launceston. It seemed the likely to be the least touristy of our options which it certainly proved to be. The gorge can be accessed from either end. We parked on the northern side and walked south.
Friday 2/02/2024 Tasmanian Arboretum
Eugenana State Reserve, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Geri Louis, John Louis
We had headed here largely based on reports it was an excellent place to see a platypus or two. The grounds are well maintained with a lot of open, mown lawn separating treed areas. Numerous tracks lead you through areas themed by continent, based on the species planted there.
Thursday 1/2/2024 Mersey Bluff – Back Beach – Devonport Cycle and Walking Track – Don Reserve – Don River Loop Track – Coastal Pathway – Coles Beach
Mersey Bluff State Reserve, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Punnilerpanner Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Geri Louis, John Louis
We initially headed off for what I thought was a walk around Mersey Bluff but it soon turned into something longer. The walk around the Bluff was pleasant with some great views. The lighthouse was quite picturesque against the blue skies so we decided to venture further.
Sunday 28/1/2024 Perisher Valley – Porcupine Walking Track – Porcupine Rocks – “Ngarigo” Creek – Trapyard Creek – Wrights Creek – Spencers Creek – Charlotte Pass Village
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo Country
Participants: Beth Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Pablo Urena Vega
Now on our way to Tasmania, a side trip to visit our Jindabyne family gave us the opportunity to go on a local walk today. Beth suggested Charlotte Pass to Perisher Valley but settled for the reverse when I suggested we keep the sun at our back. So, after dropping one car off at Charlotte Pass Village we drove back to Perisher Valley, leaving the second car in front of the Ski Tube Terminal, as there were work-related closures at the track head.
Saturday 16/09/2023 Perisher Valley – Porcupine Road – Porcupine Walking Track – Rock Creek – Porcupine Rocks – Wheatley Link – Betts Creek – Perisher Gap – Kosciuszko Road
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
This morning we only completed three very short runs on Sturt T Bar before calling an end to our resort skiing season. With all bar the Village Eight chair lift on wind hold there were limited options and lift lines way longer than our liking so we swapped out our ski boots for hiking boots and were on our way.
Thursday 21/09/2023 Charlotte Pass Village – Kosciuszko Road – Charlotte Pass – Mount Kosciuszko Summit Walk – Merrits Creek – Snowy River – Seamans Hut – Rawson Pass – Mount Kosciuszko – Snowy River – Mount Clarke – Foremans Crossing
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo Country
Participants: Marg Baz, Stephen Davies (Leader, Photos, Report), John Oakley (Photos)
This was day four of the 2023 edition of New South Wales Nordic Ski Club’s annual Charlotte Pass gathering, a week where the club takes over the Southern Alps Ski Lodge and tries to get out for as much backcountry skiing as possible. With the winter of 2023 being particularly poor for snow cover this would prove much more challenging than usual, as there were far fewer options than past years for touring. With the very high winds of the last five days now starting to ease off I was keen to get out for a longer trip so offered a return trip to Mount Kosciuszko.
