Overland Track 2010

Posted on 11 Feb 2010 | 0 comments

After finishing the Wildside mtb race in Tasmania, we are dropped off at the start of the Overland Track. We have our backpacks all ready to go and we set off straight away. The second day the weather is not very nice and we don’t have many views, but luckily this improves and the rest of the hike we have glorious sunshine. When we hike up Mt Ossa it is windstill and sunny and we spent quite a bit of time at the summit, enjoying lunch and the views.

Jon and Jude on top of Mt Ossa, Tasmania’s highest mountain (1617m)

We see a lot of wildlife on the track, a handful of red-necked wallabies, but also a couple of echidnas, two tiger snakes, a few wombats, a spotted-tailed quoll and several eastern quolls. Amazing.

We have many swims in the creeks and lakes along the way as the weather is so beautiful and it is a great way to freshen up at the end of a day’s hiking. We take 6 days to complete the hike, and another day to get back from the end at the Lake St Claire visitor centre back to Launceston.

Here are some more photos (42) of our hike:

Jude registering for the Overland track
Jon and Jude at the start of the Overland track
Jude filling up the bladder, the water is so clean here in the Tasmania wilderness you can drink it straight from the creeks
Jon hiking to Marion's lookout
looking back on Dove Lake
Jon at our first campsite at Old Waterfall Valley Hut
we spot a wombat!
Jon and Jude on the overland track on day 3
Jude on day 3 of the Overland track
an echidna, they are much more furrier here than on the mainland as it is much colder here
Jon hiking on day 3 of the overland track
Jude in front of Pelion Hut, we didn't stay in the hut but camped near it
Jon and Jude at the top of Mt Oakleigh, a short side trip we took from Pelion Hut
Camping near Pelion Hut was the best choice, we had a few eastern quolls playing right next to our tent
eastern quoll, aren't they cute?
eastern quoll on the Overland track
Jude on day 4, this is the day the ultra-marathon on the track was held
Jude on the way to the top of Mt Ossa (1617m), the highest mountain in Tasmania
Jon at the top of Mt Ossa
Jude on top of Mt Ossa
Jon at our camp tent platform at Kia Ora Hut
We have a swim and play in the Kia Ora creek at the end of day 4
Jude in Kia Ora creek after day 4 on the Overland track
We have stunning views from our campsite on day 4 of the Overland track
we see a spotted-tailed quoll early evening, how lucky
Jude in front of Ferguson Falls on day 5 of the Overland track
On this day we see quite a few waterfalls, this is D'Alton Falls
Jude hiking on day 6 of the Overland track, the weather is still fantastic
We spot another echidna, you can see how furry it is, the spikes are almost invisible in some areas
Jon hiking on the boardwalks towards Narcissus Hut
Jude on the jetty of the ferry at Narcissus Hut, looking for platypus but unfortunately we don't see any
Our last day of hiking on the Overland track
We spot a colourful red jewel bug (choerocoris paganus), amazing colours
the trees alongside Lake St Claire are huge
Jon swimming in Lake St Claire at our lunch spot
Jude swimming in Lake St Claire
a different view of the scenery of the Overland track
We have reached the end of the Overland track and camp at Cynthia Bay, close to the visitor centre
We celebrate a beautiful hike with some chocolate pancakes
The next morning we sign out at the visitor centre at Lake St Claire
We take the bus back to Launceston where our bikes are stored at a hotel
A celebratory dinner in Launceston, what a great trip doing the Wildside mtb race and the Overland track in one holliday - awesome

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