Cradle Summit at Night
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Cradle Summit at Night

I couldn't resist yesterday's snow forecast and despite it falling late in the weekend I was determined... At 3pm I left the Dove Lake Car Park.  There was no snow on the ground yet and rain was falling very heavily.  Visibility was reasonable with the mountain outline peering through through wind blown sheets of floaty precipitation indicating the freezing…
Cathedral Mountain from Castle Crag
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Castle Crag

Cathedral Mountain from Castle Crag Last week I set my sights on Castle Crag. I’ve often looked at it from Lees Paddocks or the Overland Track and wondered about tackling it as a long day walk from Wadleys Hut. After some other commitments on Friday evening, I set out from Lake Rowallan at 9:00pm and took exactly three hours…
Reynolds Falls and Recondite Knob
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Reynolds Falls and Recondite Knob

I've always loved Reynolds Falls ever since spotting it in a Wilderness Society book about areas just outside the World Heritage Area. I previously visited on a through trip from the Mt Cripps area. In late March this year I had a free weekend and planned another visit to this beatiful valley. Before starting my walk, I decided to…
Mt Ossa from The Paddocks
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Mt Ossa from The Paddocks

Despite BBPAC17 being an extremely active camp, I spent most of it in an office directing traffic which was roaming by the bus load far and wide over this wonderful island.  Consequently, I got to the end of camp feeling emotionally and spiritually drained but physically I felt ready to tackle a mountain marathon. Pine Hut Plain Mt Ossa…
Paradise Cove
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Paradise Cove

Paradise Cove Yesterday some friends invited us to visit Paradise Cove with them.  We have lived back on the coast for a few years now and every so often we hear about this place. Basalt Columns Sadly Miss and Mrs TasTrekker were away but the boys and I jumped at the chance to visit this mythical destination.  A couple of hours…
Mt Roland
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Mt Roland

Towering cliffs going up Mount Roland from the front I love a family who is up for a challenge.  My wife and sons joined me for an assault on Mt Roland today.  The weather forecast was ordinary but we decided to have a go anyway.  Progress up the face track from Kings Road was slow, steady and dry until…
Cathedral Plateau
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Cathedral Plateau

Twin Spires Last weekend we had planned to do another overnight walk with the whole family. The plan was to set off after our children's soccer games in the morning and walk in to the Scott-Kilvert Hut at Lake Rodway in the afternoon. On Friday night, a couple of our children showed signs of having nasty colds. We decided…
Organ Pipes
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Mount Wellington

Zig Zag Track near the summit of Mount Wellington I have never lived in Hobart but if I did, I would love Mt Wellington on my doorstep. Recently when Mrs TasTrekker had a workshop at the university, I took the opportunity to be dropped at the summit ready for a leisurely downhill trot. Mount Wellington's Organ Pipes While there…
Cradle Valley snow
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Moina, Cradle and Belvoir

I started holidays today so I can look after the junior TasTrekkers while Mrs TasTrekker has university exams. There's been some snow down to low levels so I took our youngest children on a trip to Cradle to find some snow. Moina 'shipwreck' We stopped into Moina along the way where Lake Gairdner was at a very low level.…
Sunset from Pelion Hut
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Pelion Family Bushwalk

Over Easter we took our 11, 9 and 5 year old children to walk the Arm River Track. While Pelion Hut was the loose objective it was not set in stone. The area has many lovely spots for camping so the plan was to do whatever we could do then setup camp. With enough meals to last 4 days…