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South Coast Track Walking Tour
Highlights
- Embark on a challenging trek through pristine rainforests, rewarding yourself with breathtaking views of the Southern Ocean.
- Discover vibrant wildflowers carpeting vast meadows, creating a stunning backdrop for your adventurous journey.
- Navigate rugged terrains from Melaleuca to Cockle Creek, immersing yourself in one of the world's last unspoiled wildernesses.
- Camp under the stars at Little Deadmans Bay, enjoying the serenity of untouched nature and the thrill of adventure.
With precipitous peaks plunging into the ferocious Southern Ocean, wild rivers, pristine rainforests growing to the edge of unspoiled beaches and vast meadows of brilliant wildflowers, the South Coast Track is a must see and do. This is a real journey; it’s not for the faint hearted but for those who like to challenge themselves, the rewards are immense and sometimes life changing.
There are very few places like this left on earth, an area so wild, so spectacular and totally unspoiled. The South Coast Track is a full pack carrying trip so a good level of fitness is required.
Itinerary Summary:
Day 1: Fly from Hobart to Melaleuca, walk to Point Eric (12 km)
Day 2: Trek to Louisa Bay (11 km)
Day 3: Walk to Louisa River (9 km)
Day 4: The Ironbound Range to Little Deadmans Bay (11 km)
Day 5: Rest day at Little Deadmans Bay
Day 6: Walk to Osmiridium Beach camp (15 km)
Day 7: Walk to Granite Beach camp (10 km)
Day 8: Over South Cape Range, camp South Cape Rivulet (11 km)
Day 9: Walk to Cockle Creek, return to Hobart (12 km)
Itinerary highlights
Cockle Creek
A true gem at the very edge of the earth, the South Coast Track in Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area has it all. There are very few places like this left on Earth, an area so wild, so spectacular and totally unspoiled. The South Coast Track is a full pack carrying trip so a good level of fitness is required. Our 9 day itinerary allows us time to relax, giving us the time to really take in the beauty and the feeling you get being in the complete wilderness.
Tour details
- On demand
Features
Sevice Activity
This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.
Operation information
Trek Tasmania
Trek Tasmania is a boutique walking tour company focussed on taking small groups into the wilds of our magnificent island, onto the paths less travelled and into the heart of the Tasmanian wilderness.
Their speciality is offering quality, deep immersion wilderness hiking experiences with a commitment is to sustainable eco tourism principles. They employ passionate, highly experienced, professional guides, who deliver world class trekking tours in some of the most spectacular places in Tasmania.
They understand that by looking after our wilderness areas and having a total ‘leave no trace’ policy we are preserving the areas that we visit for future generations. Trek Tasmania abide by and believe in the philosophy that when you look after the land, the land looks after you.
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Accreditations
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ECO Certified (Advanced Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
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EcoStar Accreditation
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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