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Tasmania’s Overland track is a fantastic hiking experience. Are the numbers bushwalking too high? Will I be walking alone? Is it still wilderness bushwalking?

We attended the “Do You Know Tasmania” 44th Spectacular Tassie Wilderness Multimedia Show last week (how is that for a title?)

The evening was organised on behalf of the Launceston  Walking Club Inc, by Ian,  also known as  “tas-man” on the Bushwalk Tasmania Forum.

We had a great night and hope to lure Ian to our home town, Geelong, when he next takes this Launceston Walking Club event on the road.  The concept of the show is a mix of  “trip reports” by members, historic films from the club’s archives,  some environmental messages and fantastic images of Tasmania.

Some of the highlights of the show for us were:

• “They built a hut” – a film from 1966 that tells the

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Vous songez à voyager en Australie pour la Tasmanie randonnée Overland Track? (Thinking of travelling to Australia to hike Tasmania’s Overland Track?)

Would you love to read a trip report écrite en français? (a trip report in French)

Can’t read French but just want to see some great pictures of the Overland Track from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair y compris la faune, de paysages, des cascades et “Track” (including the wildlife, scenery, waterfalls and “Track”)

We discovered a really nice blog maintained by Yann, called Off the Beaten Track where he has just written up a great trip report on the Overland Track from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair in Tasmania.

The fun bit is that it …

Adventure around Cradle Mountain?
Fact or fiction?
A day hike around Cradle Mountain with a twist (or two)?

Then this story is for you!

Frank stumbled across a very enjoyable blog today titled American in Oz. He reads a lot of blog posts about Tasmania and especially the Cradle Mountain area in Australia’s most southern state, Tasmania. These post are a great source of inspiration and fun when he is stuck in his “real life”.

This post , Tracks Less Travelled, a Tasmanian short story , really got his attention and the beautiful word craft and surprises in the story had him captivated.

Another fantastic image by Tasadam, Definitive Cradle Mountain – This picture is from a set titled The …

The Overland Track in Tasmania is a fantastic 6 days hiking experience.

It is isolated, can throw up tough conditions and challenge you both physically and mentally.

In fact, unless you are adequately prepared for bitterly cold and mind numbing conditions in winter, you risk serious problems (and the possibility of death) No joking.

Walking the Overland Track in winter needs thorough planning, excellent gear and experience in tough Tasmanian conditions.

In this post we are shamelessly plugging our Hiking the Overland Track eBook, not as a way to make us rich, (at $A14.50 each, we reckon it will take us 200 years plus to become rich!) but as a good resource to help you plan your trip and …