Kermandie (Old Hartz Track)

[DJohnson]

Thinking about walking into the Hartz Mountains along the Kermandie track. Has anyone walked this recently? Is it worth doing or shall I just drive in? It just feels like it would be a bit soft by driving in!

Yay, my first post. After years of looking at this forum as a guest I finally joined

[ILUVSWTAS]

Drive.

the old track no longer exists in many places due to the over over over over over over over over over over over load of logging that goes on around the Hartz Mtns.

[DJohnson]

...due to the over over over over over over over over over over over load of logging...

Now I sense you are trying to say that there may be a bit of logging going on in the area!
Not much of a fan of walking through logging areas or plantation forest. Doesn't quite do it for me!

Thanks for the tip, I'll drive up.

[ILUVSWTAS]

Yes it's a very very sad area. Hartz Peak is beautiful and views of all the southwest arre to die for, but if you look below the slopes of the mountain and the surrounding countryside it's disgusting.

Years ago the Hartz area was given to Forestry as a trade off to save other areas. The whole area is now destroyed and ugly and a disgrace to the tas gov. for allowing it to happen in a place where our tourists regularly go. Do we really want them to see how we are destroying our gorgeous state???

[Stibb]

I just had a closer look on Google earth. It looks absolutely horrible
And it's all legal

[ILUVSWTAS]

I just had a closer look on Google earth. It looks absolutely horrible
And it's all legal

Nice work!!

Anyone wanting to know why I am so pissed off about this I advise doing the same and seeing for yourselves.

There's more bare ground than trees.

It's not only Legal Stibb, it's considered normal practice. The old red neck loggers have no idea why people are so opposed to what they do.

[Stibb]

It's not only Legal Stibb, it's considered normal practice.

Oh, I'm sure

We've had people from Gunns up at our place on the Tas Peninsula a couple of times (uninvited) basically telling us we don't know anything about the ecology and management of forests, that our 50 acres of bush is worthless if we didn't log it, and that it would be "very smart" to let them come in and do their thing so we could make a bit of money so we could go on holiday. Normal practice too I would imagine. They got some nerves...
Last time we told them what we would do to them if they didn't leave *NOW* or dared to come back again. Haven't seen them since

They're no better than Japanese whalers IMO (ok, ok, getting a bit off topic here but the OPs query has been resolved)

[ILUVSWTAS]

It's not only Legal Stibb, it's considered normal practice.

Oh, I'm sure

We've had people from Gunns up at our place on the Tas Peninsula a couple of times (uninvited) basically telling us we don't know anything about the ecology and management of forests, that our 50 acres of bush is worthless if we didn't log it, and that it would be "very smart" to let them come in and do their thing so we could make a bit of money so we could go on holiday. Normal practice too I would imagine. They got some nerves...
Last time we told them what we would do to them if they didn't leave *NOW* or dared to come back again. Haven't seen them since

They're no better than Japanese whalers IMO (ok, ok, getting a bit off topic here but the OPs query has been resolved)

More power to you!!