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Lobster Falls Track Carpark (on B12 – Mole Creek Road) – Lobster Falls

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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.

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Fern Tree – Mount Wellington – Panorama Track – Tree – O’Grady’s Falls

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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.

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Lake Dobson – Pandani Grove Nature Trail – Urquhart Track – Snowgum Track – Tarn Shelf Track – Robert Tarn – Mackenzie Tarn – Johnston Tarn – James Tarn – Backhouse Tarn – Lake Newdegate – Newdegate Hut – Twisted Tarn – Lake Newdegate Track – Twilight Tarn – Twilight Tarn Hut – Lake Webster Track – Lake Webster – Eagle Tarn

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Tuesday 27/02/2024   Lake Dobson – Pandani Grove Nature Trail – Urquhart Track – Snowgum Track – Tarn Shelf Track – Robert Tarn – Mackenzie Tarn – Johnston Tarn – James Tarn – Backhouse Tarn – Lake Newdegate – Newdegate Hut – Twisted Tarn – Lake Newdegate Track – Twilight Tarn – Twilight Tarn Hut – Lake Webster Track – Lake Webster – Eagle Tarn 

                                         Mount Field National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA 

                                         Palawa Country   

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)

Our start was a little slow this morning after our big Mount Anne walk yesterday and decided to change campgrounds to Mount Field National Park (first in gets a spot). After organising a lovely spot by the river we headed up the road towards Lake Dobson, only 16km but about half an hour on a winding dirt road.

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Cape Raoul Track Carpark – Cape Raoul Track – Cape Raoul Lookout – Cape Raoul – Seal Lookout – Cape Lookout

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Monday 19/02/2024   Cape Raoul Track Carpark – Cape Raoul Track – Cape Raoul Lookout – Cape Raoul – Seal Lookout – Cape Lookout

                                         Tasman National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA 

                                         Trouwunna Country                                  

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)

We awoke to drizzle which was the first rain we had had on this Tasmanian trip in more than three weeks. We decided to have a slow start, first stopping off for morning tea before arriving at the trailhead after 10:30am.

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Mount Amos Summit Carpark – Mount Amos Track – Mount Amos

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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.

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