The Long Tarns

[wobbly]

Hi I'm planning to walk from Higgs track to the Walls next autumn. I'm particularly interested if anyone can advise if its best to pass around the Long Tarns on their southern end, or if indeed they are crossable at any points along their length. They seem to narrow about a third of the way up but the 1to 25,000 Pillians map is a little unclear thanks to the thick black line marking the park boundary which overlays the eastern shore of these lakes. Any other advise welcome.
thanks
Wobbly

[DaveNoble]

Yes - you can cross at that point. Its easy however to go almost all the way over then find a bit of a gap - and then realize that you are not quite right and have to back track a bit to connect up bits that link to get you across with I think a short wade or some boulders to jump across.

Dave

[flyfisher]

Hi Wobbly, if you walk to Lake Nameless via Higgs track then head S.W. towards Lake Gwendy you may pick up a line of cairns ,well spaced ,but quite visible, which are the markers of the old Ritters track. If you go between Lake Butters and Long Tarns you can find a well worn pad which is easily followed and will lead to the Walls.

Flyfisher

[wobbly]

Thank you Dave and Flyfisher for the tips. It sounds like I have 2 good options.
cheers
Wobbly

[trepur]

I did this a couple of weeks ago. There is an old cairned path which takes you south of Long tarns. We crossed at GR 447675E 5371836N (WGS 84) and then headed cross country to the Walls. The route starts south of Forty Lakes Peak. We headed direct to the Walls from Ironstone Hut and then cut South and picked up the path at GR 451848E 5376134N (WGS 84).

[dplanet]

Please use the link below, the long tarns photograph taken from Mount Jerusalem summit early this year.
http://members.westnet.com.au/dzungn/ta ... gtarns.jpg

[flyfisher]

Is that actually Long Tarns in the pic. From the maps itlooks much more the shape of Lake Nutting and Daisy Lakes. The lake on the right has anarm or bay on its other side unlike Long Tarns which are relativery straight.Lake Nutting has that shape.

FF

[DaveNoble]

The photo shows the (very beautiful) Daisy Lakes. The Long Tarns are further away and run at a different angle - and are harder to see - quite thin (hence the name "long") - and could well be hidden by a ridge parallel to them on the Mt Jerusalem side.

Dave

[dplanet]

The photograph was taken with maximum zoom. The shape looks like the one in Mersey 1:100 000

[DaveNoble]

Take a look using Google Earth (OK - the resolution is not all that great - and the images seem to come from winter...) and take a view from Mt Jerusalem - and then tilt - and you will see that the long tarns will be hidden - and what is in the photos are the Daisy Lakes (including L Nutting - the southernmost of the Daisy Lakes)

Dave