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Mount Amos Summit Carpark – Wineglass Bay Lookout Track – Wineglass Bay Lookout – Wineglass Bay Beach – Wineglass Bay Overnight Walker Campsite – Isthmus Track – Hazards Beach – Hazards Beach Track

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Wednesday 14/02/2024   Mount Amos Summit Carpark – Wineglass Bay Lookout Track – Wineglass Bay Lookout – Wineglass Bay Beach – Wineglass Bay Overnight Walker Campsite – Isthmus Track – Hazards Beach – Hazards Beach Track 

                                               Freycinet National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA 

                                               Paredarerme country                               

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

It was a cooler morning after yesterday’s heat and as a storm had rolled through it had cleared the air. So in pleasant conditions, we returned to Freycinet National Park for the classic Wineglass Bay circuit. Soon after we left the car we heard a voice “Hi Steve and Sue, what walk are you doing today?”  It was the lovely young woman we had met yesterday on our way down from Mount Amos who wasn’t able to make it to the top. It was a pleasant surprise to see her again.

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Mount Anne Track Carpark – Mount Anne Track High Camp Memorial Hut – Eliza Bluff – Eve Peak

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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.

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Mount Murchison Track Carpark on B28 – Mount Murchison Track – Mount Murchison

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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.

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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

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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.

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Irby Boulevard Carpark – Razorback Ridge Track – Anniversary Bay Circuit – Broadview Hill Track – Broadview Hill – Rocky Cape Coastal Route – Banksia Grove Circuit – Lee-Archer Cave Track – Lee-Archer Cave – Wet Cave

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Friday 8/03/2024   Irby Boulevard Carpark – Razorback Ridge Track – Anniversary Bay Circuit – Broadview Hill Track – Broadview Hill – Rocky Cape Coastal Route – Banksia Grove Circuit – Lee-Archer Cave Track – Lee-Archer Cave – Wet Cave

                                  (pinmatik) Rocky Cape National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA

                                   Tangdimmaa Country                                  

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

It was a bit cloudy this morning so we had a slower start, enjoying morning tea at the cafe with fellow Trakkadu (our campervan brand) travellers John and Sue.

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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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Mill Creek Campsite – Cape Hauy Track – Candlestick – Totem Pole – Cape Hauy

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Sunday 18/02/2024   Mill Creek Campsite – Cape Hauy Track – Candlestick – Totem Pole – Cape Hauy

                                        Tasman National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA 

                                        Pydairerme clan, Oyster Bay Nation                            

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

It was yet another gorgeous morning and we attempted to make an early start to walk to Cape Hauy and Mount Fortescue as the walk was recommended in our guidebook (about 18km). Doubts started to set in when we arrived at the trailhead with a sign saying “No access to Mount Fortescue and Mount Pillar”.

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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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Bakers Beach – Archers Knob – Springlawn Lagoon – Springlawn Bird Hide Lookout

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Saturday 3/02/2024   Bakers Beach – Archers Knob – Springlawn Lagoon – Springlawn Bird Hide Lookout

                                        Narawntapu National Park, lutruwita / TASMANIA

                                         Larapuna Country                                  

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Geri Louis, John Louis

Departing from Narawntapu National Park Visitor Centre Parking at 1:10pm we first headed along the road towards Bakers Beach. Being just past low tide on a clear, calm day we had very easy walking on firm sand. Here, there were lots of seashells along the high water mark, interspersed with cuttlefish remains and fragments of seaweed. There were also interesting wind ripples in the dry sand creating artistic patterns where the highest wave of the morning tide had partially wet the sand. John and Sue powered ahead as Geri and I lingered, looking for the most interesting, intricate ephemeral details.

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Perisher Valley – Porcupine Walking Track – Porcupine Rocks – “Ngarigo” Creek – Trapyard Creek – Wrights Creek – Spencers Creek – Charlotte Pass Village

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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. 

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Charlotte Pass Village – Wrights Creek – Trapyard Creek – 1903m – Porcupine Rocks

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Friday 22/09/2023   Charlotte Pass Village – Wrights Creek – Trapyard Creek – 1903m – (Porcupine Rocks)

                                     Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                     Ngarigo Country

                                    

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

This was our last day for 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. Due to the rapidly decreasing snow cover and the fact our daughter and son-in-law had arrived home to Jindabyne from a European holiday yesterday, we thought we would catch up with them for the weekend before heading home. With that in mind, a morning walk towards Porcupine Rocks was in order before our 2:00pm departure.

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