CorrectionIn BWA June 2018 there was an article about the Overland Track. Some corrections.
The traditional Overland Track from Waldheim to Cynthia Bay is almost exactly 82 kilometres. The Lakeside section at Leeawulena is around 16 kilometres. Ronny Creek to Narcissus is 65 kilometres without sidetrips. There's a sign at Cynthia Bay saying that this is the end of the Overland Track.
Comments from the same person that picked up the above.
"When I first visited the current Windy Ridge Hut there was a multi-page print out of the design rationale by the architectural ignoramus, including the delightful information that the high ceilings were '... to avoid a feeling of claustrophobia.' Someone should have remembered the greater desirability of avoiding a feeling of hypothermia. The site has been known as Windy Fridge for almost as long as there has been a hut there. The name was certainly well known back in the early '80s. The wire-covered vents have to be rewired regularly because possums can chew through just about anything.
"People who get tummy troubles on the OT invariably blame the water when 99% of the time (if not more often) the cause is related to hygiene. It is all too easy for one careless person to contaminate a door or tap handle and, unless others use gloves, the problem is passed on to all comers. One more reason to avoid the huts.
"No comment about the website (except that you're far from being the first to notice its inadequacy) or the booking system (except that since its inception I only walk certain sections off-season)."
Hike Naked DayHeld on summer solstice (21 June) each year, this is the day when clothes come off and body parts breath freely. Thru-hikers on the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail have the largest number participants.
Luxury camp in Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA)?The Tasmanian Government is planning a luxury camp at Halls Island, including a helipad.
A map of the proposed camp at Halls Island, showing camp footprint (pink), existing 1950s hut (aqua), walking path (green) and approximate helipad location, with vegetation protection areas (blue).Supplied: Department of Environment and Energy
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