Eucalyptus70 wrote:Thanks Son Of A Beach. You sound fit also managing to fit in Pine Valley in 5! Do you recall where you based yourself for the nights? Or any other recommendations?
I’d be happy to catch the ferry at the end. I’d also be happy to return to Tassie on another trip in the future to do bits we miss wherever that is possible.
Where I stayed each night on my first OT trip is not really an option these days, but here is is:
- Cirque Hut (between Waterfall Valley and Windermere - no longer exists)
- Old Pelion Hut (no longer permitted to stay in that one)
- Kia Ora Hut
- Pine Valley Hut (the northern track into Pine Valley no longer exists - at least officially)
Walking all the way into Windermere is possible in a single day, if you start early. I've done it this way a couple of times. It makes for a longer/harder first day, but then gives you plenty of time for the rest of the trip.
These days, I don't stay in or near the OT huts at all. They are noisy, smelly, unhygienic and full of people. I prefer somewhere quiet and isolated when I'm camping out bush.