Bushwalk Australia

Hi guys!
I'm a total newbie to Tassie bushwalking and I'm an international student from UTAS.
Starting from now till early February 2011 is going to be the Uni's holiday and I'm thinking of doing the OLT.
But, there're too many questions boggling my mind.... sigh~
I almost went on the OLT during the previous winter, but insufficient time to prepare and being not experienced etc. made me to put off the plan. =(

- Is anyone going to do the walk during the period between now and early February? *I'm now in Lonnie.
- Anyone can give me an idea of what to bring for the trip? or even a link to the info will do.

Generally, I know little about the OLT, I only know about the transportation. For Launnie, I can take the Tassie link (the one with the to&fro package), right?

Thanks for any assistance and they're greatly appreciated.

There's quite a few threads here that will answer your questions. If you are planning on hiking the whole trail you'll need a pass from Parks Tasmania, who limits the numbers of walkers.

can the walk be done by just a one-man cell, or you reckon it would be better if I try to find a group?

Member frank_in_oz has some great resources on the topic. His ebook has lots of useful info and advice ... In particular recommended gear!

When you register for the walk in peak season, you will receive an info pack with some fact sheets. These go through the basics. These fact sheets can also be downloaded from the parks website.

There is a wiki section on this site that also has some useful info.

Also check out the Matt Down Under blog. He walked the track solo. His experience was that there were plenty of other people on the track and hence this compensated partially for not being in a group.

Walking it solo depends on how much walking you have done and how confident you are in your skills. If you are a relative newbie to bushwalking, walking with others may be preferred. Planning and preparation is really the most important thing. Certainly make sure that your fitness is okay before you go. Some of the days will be long if you plan to do some of the side trips as well. I'm walking it for the first time later this month. Our plan over 7.5 days is to walk about 100km by taking in many of the side trips (although this will depend on the weather). Around 80% of that will be with a full pack. My load will be shared with a family member that is walking with me.

flatfoot wrote:Member frank_in_oz has some great resources on the topic. His ebook has lots of useful info and advice ... In particular recommended gear!

When you register for the walk in peak season, you will receive an info pack with some fact sheets. These go through the basics. These fact sheets can also be downloaded from the parks website.

There is a wiki section on this site that also has some useful info.

Also check out the Matt Down Under blog. He walked the track solo. His experience was that there were plenty of other people on the track and hence this compensated partially for not being in a group.

Walking it solo depends on how much walking you have done and how confident you are in your skills. If you are a relative newbie to bushwalking, walking with others may be preferred. Planning and preparation is really the most important thing. Certainly make sure that your fitness is okay before you go. Some of the days will be long if you plan to do some of the side trips as well. I'm walking it for the first time later this month. Our plan over 7.5 days is to walk about 100km by taking in many of the side trips (although this will depend on the weather). Around 80% of that will be with a full pack. My load will be shared with a family member that is walking with me.

thanks flatfoot!!! The links are really useful! Finally came across some actually useful links. =)