People travel from the world over
to experience bushwalking in Tasmania and
discover some of the world's most beautiful natural scenery
and world heritage listed national parks. Experienced walkers
prepared with lots of time and equipped to deal with potentially
harsh conditions could walk Tasmania's wilderness for
weeks and be lucky to see a sealed road or sign of human
life. Or, you could simply do a 1-hour walk from any number
of easy accessible locations and also expereince Tassie's
natural beauty.
Tasmania is renowned
the world over for its bushwalking tracks, wilderness areas
and pristine natural beauty. And even though Tasmania is
a small island state of Australia, with
a total population of around 500,00 people, some 20% percent
of its land area is protected that in turn provides plenty
of places to go bush walking in Tasmania for
beginners, intermediate and experienced walkers.
All regions of Tasmania have
areas popular with bushwalkers including the South
West National Park, where you can walk to Federation
Peak, Mt Anne, the Western
Arthurs, Southern Ranges, Denison
River and South West Cape all of
which have marked tracks that are suitable for intermediate
to moderately experienced walkers. In most cases walks
in these areas will range range from between 7 and 12
days in duration. It is recommended, however, that a
lot of preparation is undertaken before attempted these
more difficult walks, with particular emphasis on monitoring
weather conditions as the weather can be very harse and
changeable.
The best known
walk in the Tasmania is the Overland
Track that stretches from Cradle Mountain
to Lake
St. Clair and passes passes the highest peaks
in Tasmania. This track is world renowened with overseas
visitors travelleling to Tasmania purely
to walk this magnificent area of Tasmania.
Its' popularity is well deserved and the track of well
marked and easy to follow. The walk is varied in that
it passes through a wide variety of landscapes in the Cradle
MountainLake St Clair National Park.
Click here for camping
tasmania guide. Overland
Track Fees are payable to walk the track during
the busy summer period of 01 November - 30 April.
Overland Track - Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park
The South Coast Track is a
remote wilderness walk that features magnificent beaches
and simply stunning coastal scenery. Typically walking
groups take between 6 and 10 days to walk the 85 kilometre
track. The most common way to walk the South
Coast Track is to fly into Melaleuca and
walk east to Cockle Creek. Read more ..
Tasmanian bushwalking news
Generally Tasmania enjoys a mild temperate climate,
with four distinct seasons with variable weather conditions from
coastal areas to the central highlands. When bushwlaking in Tasmania,
you need to always consider Tasmania's changeable weather conditions
when even in Summer, conditions can be very challenging.
The Summer Season in Tasmania (01 December to 28
February is the most popular time to visit Tasmania. For bushwalking,
however, all times of the year are great and offer many different
experiences but you must be prepared as in colder winter months,
the days are short and the average daily temperature may be as
low as 5c during the day in some of Tassie's more remote areas..
Generally Tasmania enjoys a mild temperate climate, with four
distinct seasons with variable weather conditions from coastal
areas to the central highlands.
The information provided on this site is intended to be used as a guide only, and is not intended to be an authoratative source of information. Always be well prepared when bushwalking in Tasmania
