Hiking the Overland Track

A guidebook to the Overland Track between Ronny Creek in Cradle Valley and Cynthia Bay on Lake St Clair. Covering 80km (50 miles), this long-distance trek through Tasmania's Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is suitable for most hikers with average fitness and can be walked in 5-9 days.

The route is described in 7 stages, each between 8 and 17km (5-11 miles) in length. Optional sidetrips to the area's many accessible peaks including Mt Ossa are also described.

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  1:50,000 maps
  included for each stage
  


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  Detailed information on
  Overland huts and facilities
  along the route
  


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  Advice on
  trekking permits, planning and preparation
  


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  Highlights include
  Mt Oakleigh and D'Alton
  

About the author

Warwick Sprawson lives in Melbourne, Australia. After studying engineering he spent many years working and hiking in England, Ireland, Canada, Spain, Japan, Mexico and Costa Rica. Returning to Melbourne, he ditched engineering and studied Australian Land Conservation and Management, subsequently working as a bushland regenerator. Developing an interest in writing about Australia’s native plants and animals, he completed RMIT’s Professional Writing and Editing course, and since 2008 has worked full-time as a writer, including as a regular contributor to Wild and Great Walks magazines.

Summary

Guidebook to Tasmania's iconic Overland Track. Described over 7 stages, the 80km trail from Cradle Valley to Lake St Clair takes in glacier-carved valleys, vast buttongrass moorlands, mossy rainforests, rugged peaks, thundering waterfalls, alpine meadows and peaceful lakes. Adventurous side trips are also described.

Product details

• Authors: Warwick Sprawson
• Publisher: Cicerone Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2020
• EAN: 9781786310132
• ISBN: 978-1-78631-013-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: GUIDES
• Subjects: Travel > Sports and active travel > Australia, New Zealand, Oceania; Tasmanien, Walking, Wandern, Trekking, Camping, Reiseführer: Routen & Wege, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Walking, hiking, trekking, SPORTS & RECREATION / Hiking, Travel & holiday guides, TRAVEL / Australia & Oceania, Australien / Reiseführer, Reisebeschreibung (Gegenwart), Englische Bücher / Reise / Australien, Ozeanien, Tasmania, Travel guides: routes and ways