Walks

[Young Hiker]

I am looking for a sort of challenging walk to do, my father and Pop walked Drys Bluff today and said it was tricky.
Does anyone know any more challenging walks, I am open to suggestions.

[Drifting]

something harder than Dry's Bluff?

[tastrekker]

Oh the English language is a funny thing. I reckon YoungHiker is after more walks which are similar to Drys Bluff. I'm not sure she is after something more challenging.

Assuming this is correct, I would get hold of a copy of the Abels (try second hand bookshops or the library). On pages 5 and 6 it lists peaks based on time, nature of the track (track all the way, partially tracked, no track), terrain (open, forest, scrub) and overall grade. Drys Bluff scores an overall grade of 'H' for Hard. Other day-walk peaks in Northern and North-West Tassie which score that grade are Black Bluff Range, Mt Tor, Mt Emmett, Barn Bluff, Mt Inglis, Mt Albert, Mensa Moor, Stacks Bluff, West Tower, Parson and Clerk, Ironstone Mt, Turrana Bluff and Clumner Bluff.

There are also some challenging waterfall walks. Meander Falls is a good one which can be made more challenging by combining the main walk to the falls with some of the other tracks to form a loop. Reynolds Falls is also a challenging day walk. The sign at Cradle Mountain Lodge when Ossie Ellis originally cut the track said 13 hours return. It has since be resigned as a 2-day walk but Ossie's original estimate of 13 hours is still quite do-able.

Are you all newish bushwalkers? If so, that's fantastic. I would encourage you to get hold of some guides such as The Abels or the 60 Great Short Walks which have excellent gear lists. For the ultimate gear lists, this forum is great but a little less concise than published sources.

[Young Hiker]

Yes, sorry i forgot to mention, I would like to get some challenging ones and some even harder.

[Drifting]

The Cradle Circuit is pretty tough, as is the Mt Roland trek. Also, Walls of Jerusalem in a day, or Pelion Hut along the Arm River track and back in a day. There are many others. Tassie does not lack for hard walks, just ask a fat guy like me! LOL