mt. king william 1

[olblackbilly]

how long would it take on average to climb mt. king william 1 from the lyell hwy.,,,,,also mt. rufus from the navarre river seeing they are in close proximity to each other.....cheers..

[bauera]

There is a marked track (mainly old vehicle track) to KW1 from a side road to the east. Takes about 4-5 hours return. You can probably find details by searching this forum or I know it is described in one of Bert Elson's books - "50 family day walks in and around hobart" or similar name. I believe you can go straight over the button grass (I have talked to a fire spotter on top of KW1 who said that is what he did) but you would need to head for the eastern end of the base of the obvious ridge and probably pick up the vehicle track near it.

[olblackbilly]

thanks for that bit of info bauera, any ideas on the mt rufus walk...? looks like it goes past the old ski hut..

[norts]

You go up the Mt Rufus Canal Road. I have seen the start but havent used the track.

Roger

[flyfisher]

You go up the Mt Rufus Canal Road.

That road will also get you to the Lake Dixon track and the Franklin river. Nice area and good fishing.

ff

[norts]

Lkae Dixon - the most leeeches I have ever seen

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Lkae Dixon - the most leeeches I have ever seen

They must be big ones too, to need three 'e's.

[flyfisher]

The Strollers can tell you a great little area coming down off Cathedral plateau to the Mersey.

I've been there 3 trips and only i leech. Nice warm weather and chest waders help.

ff

[olblackbilly]

thanks flyfisher et al, might go up to lake dixon instead,will let you know how i go,weather doesnt look too bad next few days....cheers..olblackbilly

[wello]

http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1848

This topic has a little info about the King William Range. The route follows a 4WD track for much of the way, which would be a lot easier than straight over the button grass in my opinon. Once you get to the end of the 4wd track, the climb gets steep on a cairned route with the occasional snow pole. I reckon it was about two hours to the top, and I was carrying an overnight pack so could potentially be quicker.

From the attached topic, it looks like mountain goats like Stu can do KW1, Milligans and Pitt in one day. It was certainly fantastic open walking on top of the range.

Enjoy.

Wello