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Guided walk accommodated in mountain huts - 5 nights / 6 days |
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| Join a small group for a 6 day guided
walk along the Overland Track, Australia's most famous walking track.
The walk extends from Cradle Valley to Lake St Clair through a variety
of spectacular landscapes. You will walk in a small group (maximum 10
walkers, minimum 4), led by
enthusiastic Tasmanians with a combination of bush skills, diplomacy and
an understanding of the flora, fauna, geology and history of the
Overland Track. A backpack and Gore-tex jacket are provided for the duration of the walk. You will be given a sleeping sheet and pillowcase to be carried in your pack. Sleeping bags, pillows and comfortable mattresses are provided at each hut along with bio-degradable liquid soap. On booking, you will be supplied with a 'Recommended Gear List' - if you follow the list, your pack can weigh as little as 7.5kg, although with personal extras it could rise to close to 10kg. All extra personal luggage will be securely stored at the walk base for you to collect when you return.  On
the track, you will not be rushed. There is always the opportunity to
take a break for scenery, tea, explanation or just for you. But with
lots of energy you might want to do some of the many side-trips
available each day (including to Mt Ossa - the top of Tasmania). In the
mountainous heart of this amazing area, are five comfortable,
well-appointed huts lit by mellow gas lights and candles. Hidden in
forest along the Overland Track, they are the only private huts allowed
in the area. At the end of each day's walk, you can have a hot shower
and relax in your private twin share room and enjoy a delicious meal
with Tasmanian wine, prepared by your guides. The minimum group size is 4 persons and the maximum is 10 persons - plus 2 qualified guides
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| The itinerary has been carefully planned
and an additional 5th hut was added in 1997 for better spacing between
huts and to allow for fascinating side trips. In addition, guests on
every trip now have the opportunity (weather permitting) to climb Mt
Ossa (1617m) - the highest peak in Tasmania. Departures are from late
October until early May. |
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| For a map of the walk, relatively slow to download, click
World Heritage Walk Tasmania MAP... |
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 The walk begins at the romantic Waldheim Chalet in Cradle Valley, where you are greeted by inquisitive wallabies. You climb onto the alpine plateau with spectacular views of Dove and Crater Lakes. Lunch is held below the spires of Cradle Mountain or at Fury Gorge. In the afternoon you walk the rim of the glacial cirque before passing through Waterfall Valley. The night is spent at Barn Bluff Hut (pictured) which nestles beneath this majestic mountain. |
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| DAY 2: Barn
Bluff Hut to Pine Forest Moor (12 km, 6 hrs walking) Crossing the sedgeland moors you pass many glacial tarns. Lunch is usually on the shores of Lake Windermere. In the afternoon you'll enjoy spectacular views of the Lemonthyme Forests from the Forth Valley lookout. The Pine Forest Moor Hut is located on the edge of the forest. |
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| DAY 3:
Pine Forest Moor Hut to Pelion Hut (10 km, 6 hours walking) The walk follows the historic Innes Track sheltered below Mt Pelion West, mainly through rainforest. A stop is made at Frog Flats, at the headwaters to the Forth River. The final section of the day's walk is on to the Pelion Plains where Pelion Hut is located. |
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| DAY 4: Pelion
Hut to Kia Ora Hut (9 km, 4 hrs walking - with an optional
extra 4 hrs to climb
Mt Ossa) Views to the south west wilderness are possible from Pelion Gap and it is from this point that you can elect to climb Mt Ossa (Tasmania's highest peak). The afternoon walk is to Kia Ora Hut, located below Cathedral Mountain. |
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| DAY 5: Kia Ora Hut to Windy Ridge Hut (9 km, 4
hrs walking) This day begins with a visit to the beautiful 'leatherwood garden' at the historic Du Cane Hut. The middle section of the day is spent meandering along the Mersey River visiting the spectacular waterfalls including the D'Alton, Fergusson and Hartnett Falls. The hut at Windy Ridge is reached through magical myrtle forests. |
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Ridge Hut - Lake St Clair (9 km, 3 hrs walking) The northern shores of Lake St. Clair are reached through superb eucalypt forests. Here you are met and taken on a 17km boat cruise along Tasmania's deepest and most spectacular lake. Leaving the Overland Track behind you as you pass over the waters of the lake is a memorable way to conclude your walk. The return drive to the walk base at Quamby Estate is through the trout fishing mecca of the highland lakes, descending the rugged Western Tiers, past the majestic Quamby Bluff and through Golden Valley. You will arrive back at the base at approximately 5pm. A complimentary transfer is available back into Launceston at 6pm. |
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The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area is recognized as a wilderness area of outstanding world value.
It is one of the last few remaining temperate wilderness areas in the world and is best compared to the other two southern hemisphere sites - South West New Zealand and Los Glaciares in Argentina. All
these unique, rugged, glaciated mountainous regions are united in their evolutionary history
as part of the ancient super-continent
Gondwana and display strong links in terms of their flora and
fauna. At 1.38 million hectares, the World Heritage Area is one of the largest and most important
reserves containing extensively glaciated landscapes, pristine catchments, a profusion of threatened rare and endemic
plants in a complex mosaic of vegetation. Here is a collection of the world's largest carnivorous marsupials (Tasmanian devils and
quolls), and two of the only three surviving species of monotremes - the most primitive group of mammals in the world (platypus and echidna).
