Track 'Grade'
Posted: Thu 16 May, 2019 12:49 pm
Iv'e always thought The Overland Track was 'Easy', perhaps in bad weather, overall 'Moderate'. There are some steep sections but not overly so, and they aren't very long. There's no 'mud' and the distances between huts are very short in relative terms. Other than compared to staying home, how do you assign grades? Certainly, if you consider you know you're going for an extended walk in Tassie's mountains, they don't get much 'easier'..
So I see there appears to be a growing (mainland?) application of a numbers system. I'm not sure what these mean yet(?) but on one site the walk was listed as '4' /5.. 'Hard'. Then i'm thinking, 'Hard'..? compared to what? For whom? etc.
Any further info on this grading?, if there's an accepted system where it came from? Any support for 'Hard'? Any thoughts on a useful grading or personal opinion?
cheers!
So I see there appears to be a growing (mainland?) application of a numbers system. I'm not sure what these mean yet(?) but on one site the walk was listed as '4' /5.. 'Hard'. Then i'm thinking, 'Hard'..? compared to what? For whom? etc.
Any further info on this grading?, if there's an accepted system where it came from? Any support for 'Hard'? Any thoughts on a useful grading or personal opinion?
cheers!