Famed in Australia, but not so well known around the rest of the world, The Overland is one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
Frank was just there, updating his excellent eBook – How to Hike the Overland Track.
His latest post has a nice overview of highlights for those who don’t know it:
• a great “beginner’ bushwalking trip
• regularly spaced huts
• track is well marked and in good condition
• in season there are rangers
• scenery is spectacular and varied
• side trips
• the weather
… OK, he must have been joking mentioning the weather.
read more – Our Hiking Blog – Why hike the Overland Track in Tasmania?
Check our Overland Track information page, too.
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Definitely must have been joking about the weather.
Great route in all respects, except it is point-point with a difficult shuttle. You can’t just show up and hit it.
Tazzie BTW, has come a long way and now has excellent local wines and dining; a tour up the east coast, thru Freycinet Penninsula and Bay of Fires is worth it.
The one time I did that shuttle, the bus driver drove away with my pack … stranding me.
Cost me an extra day.
To paraphrase the old “Time is money” saying: to us, “Time is Fun”. I would not like to have lost a day for that reason! Upside is you were in Tazzie, where the people possess a strong sense of personal pride for being FRIENDLY. A great place. In Nepal and elsewhere, a bus leaving with your pack means you don’t lose a day, you lose the entire rest of the trip.
My Overland Track pix (aka Cradle Mountain Run, and preceded by Sydney intro images):
http://gallery.mac.com/buzzburrell#100195
If the Overland is for “beginners”, the nearby South Coast Track is “moderate” (by Aussie standards; by ours it’s heinous):
http://gallery.mac.com/buzzburrell#100212
Speaking of heinous … I didn’t need to see YOU in a thong.
🙂