Monday 26/02/2024 Mount Anne Track Carpark – Mount Anne Track High Camp Memorial Hut – Eliza Bluff – Eve Peak
South West National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
We set out from our campsite at Edgar Campground near Lake Pedder at just after 7:00am keen for an early start on what we anticipated would be a long day.
Saturday 2/03/2024 Mount Murchison Track Carpark on B28 – Mount Murchison Track – Mount Murchison (1278m)
Mount Murchison Regional Reserve, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
I was keen to do this walk as it is considered one of the best day walks in Tasmania. We planned to complete the parkrun at Zeehan, Tasmania’s newest parkrun for event number 4 and hike tomorrow. The weather however had different ideas. With showers and wind forecast for Sunday and a fine afternoon today we had to make it happen.
Tuesday 19/03/2024 Marakoopa Cave
Marakoopa Creek Reserve – Mole Creek Karst National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
As today’s forecast was for rain we decided a trip to the local limestone caves would be a good option. After more fabulous platypus watching at the Mole Creek Caravan Park this morning we drove the short distance to the cave. Marakoopa Cave is located in Mole Creek Karst National Park and is a guided cave. Today Ben was leading the tour.
Monday 18/03/2024 Lobster Falls Track Carpark (on B12 – Mole Creek Road) – Lobster Falls
Lobster Rivulet Regional Reserve, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
We already had a fantastic morning before starting this walk. We went for an easy 8km run from the Mole Creek Campground and on our return someone had spotted a platypus in Sassafras Creek, just beside our campsite. We spent nearly an hour following the elusive monotreme as it fed happily in the clear water. It was the best platypus viewing in the wild we had ever experienced.
Sunday 17/03/2024 Wet Cave
Mole Creek Karst National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
Before leaving Honeycomb Cave campsite we decided to explore the other cave near the campground, Wet Cave. It was indeed wet so we took our Crocs with us and removed our shoes close to the entrance. We also took one hiking pole each for extra assistance because you never know how slippery the surfaces may be.
Saturday 16/03/2024 Honeycomb Caves
Mole Creek Karst National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
After the excitement of completing Devonport parkrun and being surrounded by world-class athletes with the World Series Triathlon being staged there, we travelled via the small township of Caveside to Mole Creek Karst National Park and the Honeycomb Caves Campsite.
Friday 1/03/2024 Nelson Falls Carpark on Lyell Highway – Nelson River – Nelson Falls
Nelson Valley, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
We pulled over at the Nelson Falls Car Park on our drive to Queenstown for a toilet stop. We saw the sign and thought we’d do the short walk.
Monday 4/03/2024 Dove Lake – Dove Lake Circuit – The Boatshed – Chain Track – Overland Track – Marion’s Lookout – Kitchen Hut – Cradle Mountain Summit Track – Cradle Mountain (1545m) – Horse Track – Crater Lake Lookout – Ronny Creek Carpark
Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, lutruwita/TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
After very ordinary weather, with rain and high winds, yesterday we were pleased to wake to a clear and calm morning. With very limited parking in the National Park, it is necessary to take a shuttle bus between the hours of 8:00am and 5:30pm to access the park. However, you are allowed in before 8:00am until the parking spots fill up. Expecting a long day, we decided to go in early to avoid being dependent on the shuttle bus service.
Saturday 24/02/2024 Hartz Peak Track Carpark – Hartz Peak Track – Lake Esperance – Ladies Tarn – Hartz Peak
Hartz Mountains National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
We started our day at a campsite in Huonville before we drove about 20 minutes to Geeveston to run the most southerly parkrun in Australia. A volunteer there told us she also worked at the tourist information office and advised us not to walk the Hartz Peak today as it would be too busy. Continue reading
Thursday 14/03/2024 Quamby Bluff / lartitickitheker – Track Carpark – Quamby Bluff Track – Quamby Bluff
Quamby Bluff Conservation Area, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
After putting off this walk yesterday we decided to do it regardless of today’s cloud level. When we started it looked more favourable than yesterday.
Thursday 14/03/2024 Highland Lakes Road – Projection Bluff Track – Projection Bluff
Great Western Tiers, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
This trail is a lesser known walk in the Great Western Tiers area. We only knew about it when we drove past yesterday on our way to Pine Lake. With a two hour return time frame, we felt we could do it in the afternoon following our Quamby Bluff morning walk.
Friday 23/02/2024 Fern Tree – Mount Wellington – Panorama Track – Tree – O’Grady’s Falls
Wellington Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA
Palawa Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)
We had a pretty relaxed start today thinking the walk was just over 10km and just as we were about to start Steve realised his watch needed to be charged so we waited a further 30 minutes, finally heading off just after 10:00am.