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Guidebook to Tasmania's iconic Overland Track. Described over 7 stages, the 80km trail from Cradle Valley to Lake St Clair takes in glacier-carved valleys, vast buttongrass moorlands, mossy rainforests, rugged peaks, thundering waterfalls, alpine meadows and peaceful lakes. Adventurous side trips are also described.
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A guidebook to the Overland Track between Ronny Creek in Cradle Valley and Cynthia Bay on Lake St Clair. Covering 80km (50 miles), this long-distance trek through Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is suitable for most hikers with average fitness and can be walked in 5–9 days.
The route is described in 7 stages, each between 8 and 17km (5–11 miles) in length. Optional sidetrips to the area's many accessible peaks including Mt Ossa are also described.
Map key
Overview map
Route summary tables
The Overland huts
Introduction
Location
History
Geology
Plants and animals
Planning your trip
When to go
Ways to hike the track
Hiking direction
Doing the hike with kids
Permits
Booking your hike
Signing in
Getting there
Accommodation and facilities at the start of the track
Accommodation and facilities at the end of the track
Accommodation and facilities on the track
Planning day-by-day
Using this guide
What to take
Food and water
Waymarking
Maps
Sidetrips
Health, safety and emergencies
Phones and Wi-Fi
The Overland Track
Stage 1 Ronny Creek to Waterfall Valley Huts
Stage 2 Waterfall Valley Huts to Windermere Hut
Stage 3 Windermere Hut to New Pelion Hut
Stage 4 New Pelion Hut to Kia Ora Hut
Stage 5 Kia Ora Hut to Bert Nichols Hut
Stage 6 Bert Nichols Hut to Narcissus Hut
Stage 7 Narcissus Hut to Cynthia Bay
Plant and animal guide
Plant guide
Animal guide
Appendix A Useful contacts
Appendix B Suggested clothing, gear and food
Appendix C What now? Other hikes in Tasmania
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Warwick Sprawson lives in Melbourne, Australia. After studying engineering he spent many years working and hiking in England, Ireland, Canada, Spain, Japan, Mexico and Costa Rica. Returning to Melbourne, he studied Australian Land Conservation and Management, subsequently working as a bushland regenerator. Since 2008 he has worked full-time as a writer, including as a regular contributor to Wild and Great Walks magazines.
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