Ice House Track – Smiths Monument – South Wellington Track – Rocking Stone – Zig Zag Track – Richards Monument After dropping off eldest to pickup his new car we made a day of it on Mt Wellington. Today involved a … Continue reading →
Mt Pearson and the 9M high rock you can see from space After a friend showed me the 1:25,000 map of the Mt Pearson State Reserve and specifically a point about 1.2km from the Mt Pearson Trig marked as "prominent 9M high rock" … Continue reading →
Mt Nicholas – not an easy 2 hours This is day one of our 4 day East Coast camper trip. On a spur of the moment while driving past this compact little peak it looked like a quick walk up and … Continue reading →
Organ Pipes – Mt Wellington In Hobart at the Taste of Tasmania and we needed a short scenic walk for the afternoon. The Organ Pipes Track is a great short walk or loop with fantastic views over Hobart and the cliff … Continue reading →
Our last little walk on our 500th Cache trip for the day was Bell Mount (803M).This walking track is located on the Cradle Mountain Rd approx 2.5kms turning right from the Cethana Rd junction. It's only a short walk of about 800m although … Continue reading →
A short stroll along the PCT trail to the South of the Cradle Mountain Link Road passes Rocky Mountain. A short off track walk will have you on the highest point (1032M) with great views of Beecroft which can be … Continue reading →
Prospect Mountain & historic 1831 Hellyer trig Prospect mountain is just off the left of the PCT trail on a high point (1034M) about 45-60 minutes from the Cradle Mountain Link Road high point. Here hidden in the button grass on top … Continue reading →
Third time lucky at the Spires This is my (Colin) third attempt (first is here, second is here) to get a good view from Twin Spires and Cathedral Mountain this year. All the previous trips have been very enjoyable with only … Continue reading →
Rogoona loop via Junction Lake & Jackson Creek Day 1 – Mersey Forest road to Junction Lake Due to the Recreation Day long weekend in the North of the state it was an ideal time to get a three day loop walk under … Continue reading →
Cathedral Plateau – two days of snow, no views and a VERY VERY lost walker After my first solo trip up here to get a view I made another attempt with one of my walking buddies Shane. He was pretty … Continue reading →