Author: Hayley Bell
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Day 2. Lake Rodway to Windermere via Barn Bluff. 21km
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31.9 km / 19.8 Miles Day 2 – WOW! What a cold, cold, COLD night! I felt all night that I was half awake and half asleep – felt like a terrible sleep – but at 7.20 when I ‘woke up’ properly I weirdly felt rested. Lots of tossing and…
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Day 1. Ronnie Creek to Scott Kilvert. 10.9 km
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The start of the Overland Track! Finally getting to tick this off the bucket list! Today started with a 6.40am departure from the hostel in Launceston! I woke at 5 with a mixture of emotions: mostly anxious and excited. After a cup of coffee and some breakfast I repacked my…
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Overland Track Itinerary
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Date Campground/hut Side Trip KM Ele. Gain Ele. Loss February 20 Scott Kilvert Hut Marions lookout 10 1463 ft 1266 ft February 21 Windermere Hut Barn Bluff 17.8 2654 ft 2437 ft February 22 Pelion Hut Mt Oakleigh 24.8 2257 ft 2372 ft February 23 Kia Ora Mt Ossa/Mt Pelion…
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Day 12. Queenstown to Derwent Bridge. 55 Miles.
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My watch actually ran out of battery at the ‘DB 5KM’ mark so my total was actually 89 km today 🙂 409 Miles / 658 KM Well… I was definitely dreading today, but I was pleasantly surprised. I actually had a great day on the bike! My mentally had totally…
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Day 11. Strahan to Queenstown. 26 Miles
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354 Miles / 570 km Leaving Strahan this morning was a struggle. I slept pretty good and for a solid 9 hours but I was tired. Yesterday really drained me mentally and my body has been feeling pretty tired the last day or two. I didn’t leave till 10, and…
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Day 10. Rosebery to Strahan. 45 Miles
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328 Miles / 528 Km HEADING TO THE WEST COAST! It was a late start out of Rosebery this morning! My body was exhausted and my legs just didn’t want to cycle… I mean really, they weren’t going anywhere fast. I stopped at the IGA in town to load up…
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Day 9. Cradle Mountain to Rosebery via Mt Farrell. 42 Miles
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283 Miles / 455 KM Today was a cycle and a hike and then another cycle! Did not realise I was climbing two mountains today!! I woke up super early at Cradle Mountain, hoping to be on the road in good time. I was awake at 6, but didn’t leave…
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Day 8. Cradle Mountain (1545 Metres)
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Cradle Mountain is situated in the Central Highlands of Tasmania. It is situated in the Cradle Mountain National Park and became an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982! CRADLE MOUNTAIN WAS INCREDIBLE and what a perfect day for it! “When I saw the mountains the weight lifted and my restless…