Matt Down Under
Ruby developer, founder of choc media, bushwalker, MacGyver fan and hobby photographer, German citizen and Australian Permanent Resident.
In 2008 I moved from Germany to Australia, the best decision of my life. On this blog you can find stories and photos about hiking in Tasmania and on the mainland, travelling, and life in Australia — my journey from Working Holiday to Permanent Residency.
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17 posts tagged South Coast Track
What’s it like to walk the South Coast Track in Tasmania?
Watch this short clip I found on YouTube. Then imagine 85km track, 1 week out there…. and no mud without rain.
Ok, I admit it’s not always this bad, walking the South Coast Track can have its beautiful moments if you’re lucky with the weather, but when I walked the track on Easter last year I can easily claim the better part of the track was like in the video.
South West Coast
Two weeks ago I went on another trip to explore Tasmania’s wild Southwest world heritage area. After walking the South Coast Track last year, I was keen to return for another trip along the coast, hiking along unspoilt beaches and on some of the less popular routes is fascinating me.
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My bushwalking checklist
My leave got approved last week and I’m now in the final stage of preparing for my next big bushwalk. Last year around this time I walked the South Coast Track and even though it was frustrating to walk at times due to very bad track conditions, the pristine beaches and rough coastline were an amazing experience that made me want to see more of the South West National Park in Tasmania, especially along the coast line.
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South Coast Track - Day 8: Lion Rock - Cockle Creek (12 km)
I didn’t sleep at all during the night, I managed to place my tent on uneven ground and kept slipping of my mattress. At some stage I simply grabbed my emergency iPod and listened to music until half past six in the morning.
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South Coast Track - Day 7: Granite Beach - Lion Rock (12 km)
This should become one of the weirdest days on the track. It started like the previous day, with mild weather and a beautiful sunrise. Everything looked nice.
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South Coast Track - Day 6: Osmiridium Beach - Granite Beach (8 km)
The night was starlit and very cold. When I woke up early around 6am I grabbed warm clothes and my camera and went to the beach to photograph the sunrise. It was absolutely beautiful.
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South Coast Track - Day 5: Turua Beach - Osmiridium Beach (12 km)
Very stormy night with few sleep, again. Camping next to the beach is great, but the waves can make a lot of noise throughout the night. The good thing about the wind at night was that the clothes I had washed after setting up my camp the previous day, were completely dry. A great feeling to have dry clothes in the morning, after two days of wet ones. Only my shoes were still wet.
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South Coast Track - Day 4: Ironbounds Low Camp - Turua Beach (5 km)
Another bad night, bad sleep, bad sleeping mattress. I really need to replace it with something more comfortable before my next trip. An inflatable mattress and pillow could be an alternative.
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South Coast Track - Day 3: Louisa River - Ironbounds Low Camp (9 km)
The first thing I noticed when I left my tent was that my day clothes were still wet. I mean really wet. I was in the middle of a wet forest, it was raining all night and it wasn’t very warm either. Impossible to dry clothes. I absolutely hate to jump into wet clothes in the morning, but the only alternative would have been to wear the dry ones and then ending up with 2 sets of wet clothes at the end of the day.
