December 2022 - January 2023

Great Walks

Australia’s ultimate walking magazine

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Happy New Year!
THIS issue is packed with all manner of inspiring walks to put on your 2023 calendar – including the Wild South Coast Way, not far from Adelaide, Bald Rock NP in norther-western NSW, a 5-day tour of the Red Centre and a north-south traverse of Tasman
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Mystic River
The first part of the Snowies Alpine Walk in Kosciuszko NP has officially opened. The 9km Guthega to Charlotte Pass walk begins at Guthega village and winds through sub-alpine landscape, following the beautiful upper Snowy River, before arriving at p
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LOST & FOUND
IN July 2020, with my wife, three kids and another family of camping friends, we walked from Mambray Creek (Flinders Ranges, SA) to complete a circuit including Alligator Gorge and Battery Ridge. Over two nights and three days we enjoyed dozens of cr
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Coast With The Most
THE emerald-green meadows at the tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula are laden with dew that makes them sparkle in the morning sunshine, their slope naturally leading my eyes to a waterline where granite rocks dusted with bright orange lichen pop against a
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Perfect Panoramas
IF you liked the Wild South Coast Way (pg10) but would prefer to explore coastal South Australia as a guided walk with all the creature comforts thrown in then you’ll love the Southern Ocean Walk. One of the hallmarks of the Southern Ocean Walk is th
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New Year, New Walks!
THERE is so much to discover on foot it’s hard to know where to go next. So as a little helper we are showcasing a number of independent and guided walks that will make your year extra special. Some are new, some have been around for a while, but the
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Desert Connection
THERE are benefits to slow travel, of not trying to see and do everything all at once. As a tour guide, I’d visited the Red Centre many times before, escorting groups on a whirlwind tour of Uluru – to watch the sunrise and sunset before flying out. B
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Room With A View
MUTI-DAY hikes in Europe can often be done hut to hut, generally by people who are more organised than me. The huts are usually excellent, offering beds, three-course meals and drinks – and can book out fast. But if you have a tent, you don’t need a
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The Hills Are Alive!
VIA Alpina is a classic among the long-distance hikes in Switzerland. This trail takes you once through the northern Alps of Switzerland in a series of 20 daily stages. Its 14 alpine passes and great variety of alpine culture, flora and fauna are the
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Family Time
JODY (48): “I first became friends with Amanda about 30 years ago at our church youth group. Somehow, we fell into hiking together and with the Royal National Park on our doorstep it quickly became an obsession. We spent every weekend out on those tr
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The Tirolean Way
HIKING is in the blood of Austrians. Doubly so for those who live in Tirol, Austria’s most mountainous province in the country’s west, where peaks rise above 3000m. Here, 1400km of signed and graded trails crisscross Kermit-green valleys all the way
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Mountain Magic
ON the fifth day of my self-guided walk in the Dolomites I found myself alone. The mighty Sassolungo massif stood above me like a silent sentinel as I watched a beautiful golden eagle soaring through the sky. Far down the valley I could see the town
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Rock Of Ages
BALD Rock NP (near Tenterfield, NSW) and I have a few things in common. We’ve both been in the world for half a century. Due to COVID, we both missed out on our intended 50th celebrations last year. So, this year, we’re each doing our best to make up
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Picture Perfect
Photo: Wendy Lim, North Ryde, NSW Camera: iPhone 13 Wendy: “I stumbled on this young wallaby wandering around New Pelion Hut on the Overland Track. In the background is Mt Oakleigh which we climbed the following morning.” Photo: Nicki Thomas, Hervey
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Mountains Of The Mind
HOWEVER you look at it, walking 5000km from Wilsons Promontory, Victoria to Cape York in Far North Queensland, is no mean feat. Add in La Niña and its effect on the landscape, all the uncertainty of COVID, and the fact that for 23-year-old Bailey Sea
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What’s In My Pack?
GROWING up in the NSW Blue Mountains as a child of the ‘90s gave me not only the basis of what great music is, but also the freedom to roam the bushland every weekend and school holidays. At the time I never realised how unique this was, or that anyo
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Feet First
HIKING is a great way to get out in nature and explore the world around you, but it’s important to remember that your feet are your foundation. Without taking care of them, you won’t be able to hike for very long. There are plenty of exercises for fe
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Tricky Vistas
The most common point to park is Long Gully campground, but it can be accessed from other directions. Stats are approx. 12km return and around 1000m ascent. Allow between 8-10 hours to be sure. There is a river crossing over Yadboro River. Normally i
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Everyday Heroes
I have been CEO of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter for 27 years now. In the early ‘80s though, I played a bit of rugby league for the St George Dragons before returning to Newcastle to play for South Newcastle, which was my junior club. I was injured i
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The Long Way Down
THE Tasmanian Trail is a 480km traverse through the heartland of Tasmania. This ambling and undulating trail with several options for different access goes from Devonport in the north to Dover in the south, giving the user a broad dissection of Tasma
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Home On The Range
FOLLOWING in the footsteps of columnist Katrina 'Kit Kat' Hemingway is daunting enough, but I am writing about topics for readers who may have far more experience than I. Well here goes... My first days of being a walker was literally 'in the bush' g

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