Day walks Tasmania Book

[wayno]

just picked this up..
great detail in the book, good maps and photos
recommended for anyone looking to do day walks around Tas

http://www.fishpond.com.au/Books/Day-Wa ... 1920995119

[doogs]

The Abels Volumes 1 and 2 are far better if you want to get up any hills in the more speccy areas of the state.

[tasadam]

Except that Abels Vol 1 is no longer available.

Chapman does a good job on his books.

[stepbystep]

It's a good guide to get you started for sure. It was the first book I bought when I moved here over 6 years ago.
I've seen it second hand for $10-15. I'd sell mine but I'm such a hoarder

[wayno]

where i want to walk and where I can walk with my girlfriend will go are two totally different things

[doogs]

where i want to walk and where I can walk with my girlfriend will go are two totally different things

I see!! I thought Chapmans day walks may be a bit tame for a NZer, best stick to Cradle area and Hartz etc.

Chapman does a good job on his books.

Mostly, there are a couple routes that people have mentioned on here that they have had problems with such as the DuCanes..

[Hallu]

Chapman is indeed the best walking books author you can find for Australia. Problem is you have to buy them all : there are the day walk versions (1 for Tasmania, 2 for Victoria), and in the Australia general book, it's multi-day walks (including Tasmania). And then you have a separate book on Cradle/Jerusalem, another on the South coast etc... Good thing is they don't overlap, it's different walks in all the books, but it means having them all to get an overview.

You could also get Tyrone Thomas books, but they're more old fashioned. Many more walks (mixing multi-day and day walks), but obscure maps, and huge chunks of text, hardly any photos, not very user-friendly. And don't forget that none of those books covers the North-West region (the Tarkine and the West coast) because the authors want to keep it secret and avoid erosion. Personally I think they couldn't be more wrong, keeping such a large area fully preserved and closed to the public doesn't work. The public need to know about it and support it for it to be safe, and it's hard to support something people want to keep you from seeing.

By the way I don't know why the prices fluctuate like that on Fishpond : I got almost all the Chapman books for 12/13 $ a piece (about one month ago), and now they're all 30/40 $...

[Strider]

where i want to walk and where I can walk with my girlfriend will go are two totally different things

Just tell her that the boring walks have more snakes

[wayno]

season? now summer is coming more people want wlking books? outside of summer they want to dump stock?

[Hallu]

Or tell her that longer overnight walks mean more chances to see cute animals like wombats, pademelons, or echidnas (which is true).

Regarding the reason for the price bump, I found it actually. My copies were sent from overseas warehouses, in the UK or the US, but now they only have copies from local stores, which are full price. Meaning that I bought the last ones, sorry =).

[wayno]

the mrs won't stay in a tent and we won't pay the fees of the guided huts, won't do rough tracks. narrows the options

[Strider]

the mrs won't stay in a tent and we won't pay the fees of the guided huts, won't do rough tracks. narrows the options

What about public huts?

[wayno]

if its ona good track, we're going mid summer so not hopeful on being guaranteed a bunk. since the mrs refuses the backup of a tent......

[Hallu]

Oh well in that case in 2 weeks you'll be able to sample just about every region of Tasmania : Tasman Peninsula, Freycinet, Ben Lomond, Bay of Fires, Narawntapu, Rocky Cape, Cradle, the Tarkine, Wild Rivers, Mount Field and the South-West... You could even think about Bruny Island and Maria Island. Regarding fees, you'll still have to pay the 60 $ for the vehicle pass, but you probably already know that.

[wayno]

the advantage of having a book covering a limited amount of walks in a specific area means a book thats smaller and easier to carry with you.
i just picked up a book on nz huts, at 2.5 kilos its not one i'm going to take into the bush...

[stepbystep]

Arguably the 3 best daywalks in Tasmania aren't in that book it has to be said...

[Hallu]

Well unless you state what you think those 3 walks are, the argument isn't admissible in court =)

[wayno]

author wanting to keep them to himself?
the webmaster of the nz tramping forum tramper.co.nz made a call for people to state their favourite day walks. i wasnt going to advertise mine...
people talk about the tongariro crossing being the greatest walk in the world. with up to a thousand people walking it during peak season, its just been ruined. thanks to lord of the rings

[Hallu]

Yeah but I'm not sure this forum is read by a number of people comparable to the worldwide audience who've seen Lord of the Rings (not to say I disagree with you : I can't stand hearing "oh yeah, NZ, with the Lord of the Ring landscapes"...).

[wayno]

next person who wants to see lord of the rings country, i'll point them at the dusky track,,, endless rain, deep mud, tree roots. steep passes, sandflies so numerous they cover your legs...

[stepbystep]

Well unless you state what you think those 3 walks are, the argument isn't admissible in court =)

It's all been discussed before, I hate to go over old ground.

[durks]

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http://www.fishpond.com.au/Books/Day-Wa ... 1920995119

Thanks for that link. I have never heard of fishpond before, but they appear to have a lot of stuff that I have struggled to get hold of here in the UK up until now, e.g. http://www.fishpond.co.uk/Books/Tasmani ... 1741754643

Are they a reliable site?

[stepbystep]

Are they a reliable site?

On the whole yes. We have used them for Christmas trinkets and some books for nearly 3 years.
They are based in Perth, WA and I think basically do the leg work on prices add 10% for themselves. We have had pretty reliable deliveries etc.

[Strider]

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http://www.fishpond.com.au/Books/Day-Wa ... 1920995119

Thanks for that link. I have never heard of fishpond before, but they appear to have a lot of stuff that I have struggled to get hold of here in the UK up until now, e.g. http://www.fishpond.co.uk/Books/Tasmani ... 1741754643

Are they a reliable site?

I bought Andrew Skurka's book a few weeks ago. Took about a month to arrive, and the packaging was marked as being sent from Ireland. So they definitely hunt out the best prices!

[Hallu]

They're basically the equivalent of Amazon here (at least for books), best prices and free shipping on everything. It can take a while to get your order though.

[doogs]

Wayno in case you hadn't seen this site before, Forestry Tasmania have a few nice shorter walks; http://www.forestrytas.com.au/visiting/short-walks

[wayno]

choice, good for some lazy days

[taswalker2011]

Has anyone got a recommendations on a book that has plenty of waterfall walks?
I already own '35 walks to Waterfalls in Tasmania' by Raelene and Rod Newell and '120 walks in Tasmania' by Tyrone Thomas.

[ULWalkingPhil]

The Overland Track by Warwick Sprawson.

Covers in great detail the waterfalls on this track