Tag: tasmania
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Day 7. Pine Valley to Lake St Clair V.C. 26.4km
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123.9 km / 77 Miles I woke up at 4am, to the sound of rain… pouring, pouring RAIN! I guess they were right with the weather. So glad to be close to the end and have had pretty good weather throughout. I was a little gutted to not be able…
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Day 6. Bert Nichols to Pine Valley & The Acropolis. 15.8km.
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97.4 km / 60.5 Miles Today is the last big day of the trip! And what looks to be the last of the good weather! We have been so lucky weather wise! I am of course up early – mainly because my bladder woke me up at 5.30! The sun…
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Day 5. Kia Ora to Bert Nichols via Waterfalls! 10.4km.
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Waterfall (and snake) Day! 81.6km / 50.7 Miles This morning I woke up super early… probably because of the 7pm bedtime I took! The sleep in the tent was good, it was finally a lot warmer that I didn’t have to wear every single layer I had! Sleeping on the…
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Day 3. Windermere to Pelion via Mt Oakleigh. 23.7 km
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55.6 km / 34.5 Miles Another Mountain Day! But also BLISTER day 🙁 Ouch! I have blisters on both little toes and big toe! And cracked heels. My feet weren’t feeling too good. Walking today wasn’t going to be fun. The walk today was 17km to Pelion Hut. I was…
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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 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…
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Day 7. Gowrie Park to Cradle Mountain. 24 Miles.
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241 Miles / 388 KM What a day!! Today was basically just one GIANT hill. I knew the distance wasn’t far today but the hill was over 1300m total elevation. “Don’t fear moving slowly forward. Fear standing still.” I was lazy this morning and let my body wake up on…
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Day 2. Little Swanport to Bicheno. 47 Miles.
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Today my watch is actually charged and I can get more accurate numbers from the ride! I hit a high speed of 50.5km/hr today! Which yes, was on the straight downhill from the big ass hill at the end! 3000 calories… how about double that with the amount of wind…