Trip reports

Trip reports

Trip Report – The Buller Huts Trail 2022/23

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The Buller Huts Trail is an excellent and challenging trail that we highly recommend. Much of the walk is classed as Grade 5 due to the challenging terrain and navigability and from our perspective bad weather could make this an extremely tough trail. Check out this trip report by Michael O’Loughlin

Trip Report – Yurrebilla Trail: My first 50k hike

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The Yurrebilla Trail winds its way through the Adelaide Hills from Belair National Park to Amber’s Gully in Black Hill Conservation Park, 54km along the track and one of the challenges Torsten Bunge set for himself in 2023. Would he do it again? Absolutely! Read his full trip report here.

Trip Report – Camperdown to Timboon Rail Trail – Winter 2022

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The Camperdown to Timboon Rail Trail passes by spectacular remnants of railway trestle bridges set in beautiful rainforest. It also passes through attractive woodlands and cattle grazing country. The rail trail will eventually connect to the Twelve Apostles Trail at Timboon, which will enable cyclists and walkers to reach Port Campbell on a dedicated pathway.

Trip Report – Carnarvon Great Walk

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The Carnarvon Great Walk is an 87 kilometre six-day circuit around the Carnarvon Gorge section of the Carnarvon National Park. It takes in the famous gorge itself on the first day, with most of the remainder of the walk high up on the Great Dividing Range above the gorge.

Trip Report – South West Cape Trek

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The South West Cape trek in Tasmania is a walk for experienced trekkers only. It requires some navigational skills and map contour reading,  and bush-bashing through dense scrub, thick forest, multiple creek crossings, and mud, and over exposed ranges open to wild weather and wind.

Trip Report – The Burchell Trail in 3 Stages

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Whilst the Burchell Trail always appealed to me, a lack of lightweight camping equipment and experience has meant that I am limited to paths and tracks that can be completed in one day. So, in order to complete the Trail in full, I had to be creative and plan how I could break the path into segments. After a little trial and error, I came up with:

Trip Report – Cape to Cape (WA) in winter

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Cape to Cape track. This 135 km, sign-posted trail that runs north south along the Naturaliste-Leeuwin National Park is an absolute treasure of Australian hiking wonder, excitement and challenge…and I have wanted to walk its entirety for a long time. Last week I finally did!

Trip Report – the Larapinta Trail journey

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I walked the Larapinta Trail solo over 13 days over a 4 year time frame. The trail consists of 12 sections, that start from Alice Springs and end at Mount Sonder in the Western Macdonald National Park 232kms in distance. I hiked the trail solo with a maximum of 3 days at a time.

Trip Report – Old Mount Ned Overlook Track rediscovered

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It’s hard to follow for a while, due to open country. GPS coordinates will be out soon. In the meantime, keep going up the steep-ish hill, staying more or less left. There will always be pink tape, and always be some cut brush to help find your way. It was great to rediscover the Old Mount Ned Overlook Track.

Trip Report – Harrietville Circuit

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Track was surprisingly overgrown to what I expected. Shared the night with 2 nests of sugar ants, then hiked out the next day. Eventually met kids at car and drive the 6 hrs home. Awesome hike, probably won’t do such a big day next time though.

Trip Report – Toolangi State Forest

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The first weekend of Autumn provided the perfect weather for hiking and after exploring the Murrindindi Scenic Reserve last month, I returned to the Toolangi State Forest to traverse the trails along the western slopes of Mt Tanglefoot.

Trip Report – Wilhelmina Falls and Murrindindi Cascades

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Wilhelmina Falls and Murrindindi Cascades. The Murrindindi Scenic Reserve in the Toolangi State Forest provides a number of well prepared trails accessing the park’s mains features (ie the falls and the cascades). For those with sufficient fitness and enthusiasm, these tracks can be combined for a full day’s hiking.