Tasmanian Expedition

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  Multi-day Hiking
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  Kayaking
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  Rafting
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  Caving
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  Biking
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  Skiing
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  Scuba Diving
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  Snorkelling

Start:	Mountain Design Equipment Store, 120 Charles St, Launceston, between 12:00 and 1:00pm
Finish:	Launceston, approx. 6:00pm
Length:	7 days
Grade:	D (Alpine hiking and uneven terrain. Moderately strenuous.) Grade D Average 4-5 hrs physical activity per day, up to 8-9 hrs on longer days. Pack weights of 12-15kgs on some days. Altitude gains of up to 800m. Some uneven track surfaces and river crossings. No hiking experience necessary. Agility and fitness required. View all Grades
Accom:	Backcountry Huts, Camping
Price:	AU$1,995
Extra Costs:	Car storage, alcohol, personal items.
Departs:	Saturdays October to May (occasional alternate day starts, and extra departures in Dec.) - see see departures

Highlights: The Overland track is Australia's premier extended bushwalk. The Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park is renowned for its beauty, featuring abundant wildlife, rare and unusual vegetation and dramatic scenery.

Day 1: Drive to Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park via Sheffield. Trip briefing and relaxing afternoon at Cradle Mountain base, exploring the area around your cabin.

Day 2: Drive to Dove Lake. Begin the long climb onto the Cradle Plateau. Spectacular views of Cradle Mountain and Barn Bluff, then onto Waterfall Valley. 5 hours hiking

Day 3: Continue south from Waterfall Valley to Lake Windermere. A more leisurely day, making your way to camp for the night amongst Richea pandanifolia, eucalypts and flowering endemic plants. 3 hours hiking

Day 4: The morning takes you across Pine Forest Moore offering stark landscape and views east across the Forth River Valley to the heights of Mount Oakleigh and to the day's destination, Pelion Plains at its base. You will arrive at Pelion Plains camp site near Douglas Creek. 7 hours hiking

Day 5: A spectacular day in the mountains. Climb off Pelion Plains through forest, revealing Cathedral Mountain, Pelion East and Mount Ossa. Continue south into beautiful Pinestone Valley. 5 hours hiking

Day 6: A day of towering rainforests of Leatherwood and Sassafras trees, heading towards Tasmania's largest and most spectacular waterfalls. Head for Du Cane Gap and down into rich Myrtle forests. Make camp around Windy Ridge, a great example of a glacial U-shaped valley. 4 hours hiking

Day 7: Hike toward the shores of Lake St. Clair. Ferry across the lake, concluding the Overland Track . Return via Tasmania's central plateau to Launceston. 3 hours hiking

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