Bushwalk Australia

Any advice for ascents of Mayson and Dove.
Alternative options for Dove: from Parsons? from Amos? direct from road bend near Honeymoon Bay
Mayson go to wineglass bay lookout and up from there?

Dove=Best to head from Amos. A traverse from Amos-Parsons is great fun if you like scrambling and route finding as there is no marked route.
Mayson=a little below the lookout saddle on the wineglass bay side head up to the ridge, sidle on the other side and then head up Mayson. If you want to get the true summit then you will need ropes or a ladder!!!!

A good way to tackle Dove is from near Amos summit, there's some pads that lead down to near the saddle . Some of the big exposed granite slabs on Dove can be tricky so you may find yourself zig zagging up. I remember attacking it from the right, then traversing left to get up the last section. Baudin is also easily done the same way from Dove, and it's not too hard to make a circuit back down to the road. Good luck!

Thanks Doogs and waif

There is a rough marked route from the road, also able to be picked up from Amos. I went over Parson & Baudin, but there are some awkward cliffy bits in between that require a fair amount of detouring.
Mayson, if you want to get to the very highest point, take a ladder. The summit boulder is not the easiest climb, the rest of it is pretty straightforward.

Thanks nnw

I found Mt Dove quite challenging scrambling especially after deciding I did not want to come down the way I went up and needed to find an alternative descent.

tigercat wrote:I found Mt Dove quite challenging scrambling especially after deciding I did not want to come down the way I went up and needed to find an alternative descent.

Indeed, some of those granite slabs are pretty exposed. Did you return down to Amos saddle or do a circuit?

I returned to the Amos saddle slightly on the Wineglass Bay side.