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@@phillipleggatt7990 No worries mate, thanks for watching. It was a few years ago now when I was there, but my recollection was that it's fairly well marked through the forest on the climb up, but not as well marked in the alpine area up top. I think if you stick close to the cliff edge though you're going to be close to the route.

Thanks! Yeah I wouldn't rely too much on my walking times, I can walk fast at times, especially when walking solo.

@@LucasChamberlain Thank you Lucas, we did the hike with two kids. It was awesome !!! Your video helped us to be decide to do the hike.

Hey mate, thanks very much for the comment! On the walls of Jerusalem query, I know a few of the companies who run guided trips out there, but I don't know what they're like, so I can't really make any recommendations. I know some of them also do Overland track trips, and the guides I've bumped into running those trips seem pretty good if that means anything.

Yeah you just follow the gravel road up from the carpark. You can cut some of the road walk out by using the track around the edge of lake Dobson, but you can't avoid the switchbacks. Not sure if they have some sort of shuttle running in winter, I don't really do much winter sports so I haven't looked into it.

@@LucasChamberlain Thanks heaps for the reply 🙏. I think I’m gonna head to Tassie for the first time in a few weeks. I want to get around and look at some of those higher areas and I may well do that exact walk! Looked amazing, is exactly the sort of stuff I want to do. … I’ll have to see how extreme the weather is I guess.. I really enjoyed the vid mate! That Mawson webcam is something I’ve looked at from time to time for as long as the Internet has been around I think…lol

@@nathyatta All the best with it, hope you enjoy Tassie!

Thanks mate! Glad the recommendations turned out alright.

When you say you want a copy of the hike, do you mean the video, a GPX file, a trip report, or something else? It's always good to get back down to Tassie, I've been trying to do it every 2-3 months.

Hey! Nah we didn't need a 4WD if I recall correctly. The last little bit of road was unsealed, but I think most vehicles could handle it.

Yeah there's a lot to do! I've had discussions with people about checking out places just over the border into northern NSW like the Border Ranges. The Snowy Mountains has plenty to offer in the summer, and I know of a few places just inland a little bit which would be good to check out.

@LucasChamberlain Kosciuszko NP has a lot to offer. You have to do the Main Range track at least once. Sure it's a popular route and is "well developed," but the views over places like Carruthers Peak and Lake Albina make the 26km walk worth it. If you're going in-land NSW, I HIGHLY recommend Warrumbungle NP. A route I'd recommend - start from Pincham Carpark 2hrs before sunrise, get to Grand High Tops for sunrise. Take the route down the saddle to Mt Bluff Summit and enjoy the views for morning tea, then either take the circuit back to Pincham or if you still have energy, try and summit Mt Exmouth for early afternoon. You gotta do that National Park at least once, and pick clear weather for it.

The roaring forties really spice things up weather wise, hey!

@@LucasChamberlain Our stupidity. The reports the day prior had wind speeds of 130kph. 😅 We love Tassie. Need to get back to your fine state again soon.

Hope it's a good trip! And hopefully all this rain we've had in SE Queensland hasn't brought too many trees down over the track.

Have a great time!

I think when I went, a working bee had come through and done some trackwork in between the carpark and the river crossing, so that probably helped me progress. But you're right, I probably was advantaged by my age and fitness.

@@LucasChamberlain . . . and two legs🦿

Haven't been up Cameron yet, but I have seen plenty of images of what the terrain is like. So I can definitely agree with that haha.

Thanks mate! Yeah I thought I'd try something a bit different with the editing and filming, I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂 It's a good point you make about it being a good pic for QLD in January, but it was still quite warm for someone who's spent most of their life in Tasmania haha.

Throw in the new hat and drink bottle, and one could call it a new era! 😉 It was a great campsite though, just a shame I woke up covered in sweat haha

Was heaps of fun to explore! Plenty of water sources as well which I wasn't expecting. There were some very steep granite slabs I had to climb, including to get up to the camp, so it's a good thing there was no rain haha.

The cairn I was at was definitely the high point of the mountain. Not sure if this is the cairn at the southern end you're describing? My GPS had it as the highest point, and it didn't really look like any of the other nearby outcrops were higher in elevation.

I slept not far from it when I passi g through Ling Roths to S-W Traveller in 2017.I didn't look close but looked well built. Maybe just a locator ~gr330550 .

Thanks Lucas. I passed between Ling Roths 1 and 2 on my way to s-w Traveller in 2017. The cairn I saw, high up on my right looked well built. It may just be there to indicate the southern end of the northern block. at more or less GR330550 .@@LucasChamberlain

Thanks Lucas. I pitched tent south of a high-up, well built cairn in 2016 as I walked from Ada to Cynthia Bay. It may have been in the vicinity of gr330550. It's possible to drop off the south-west corner of the Traveller Range and arrive at the OLT about 40 mins to Narcissus @@LucasChamberlain

@@sergianic The Walls is pretty good for those sorts of off track missions hey. So many places to explore with all sorts of itineraries and routes possible.

No worries :) If you're after a good list of short walks to try out, search for the Tasmania 60 Short Walk list. Lots of variety of walks all across the state, ranging from 5 minutes to 5 hours, and from beaches to alpine.

Thanks Michael! One day it would be good to just do something like what you did then as allocate a week or two to just explore the Walls and Central Highlands.

Yes Lucas indeed I planned my walk for some weeks beforehand, travelled alone, but met many others along the various tracks covered. Most difficult section was following the fault line between Junction Lake aalong Cloister Lagoon to Chapter Lake as it was unmarked and very rough back in 1990. I had good laminated 25K topo maps well portioned food for each day, & lucky with good weather until last day. My most memorable trip ever. @@LucasChamberlain

I hear ya when it comes to that section alongside Cloister Lagoon. I was there just before Christmas when I went to Mountains of Jupiter, and that stretch of track from Junction to the southern end of Cloister Lagoon was pretty unexciting and not the greatest track. It went even more faint as I approached Junction Lake, but at least that part was quite scenic haha.

The greater Hobart area is extremely lucky to be situated so close to Wellington Park!

@@LucasChamberlain Yes lucky to be a local . Have you hiked the Mt Anne summit oneday

Yes I have done Mt Anne as a day trip. I walk pretty quickly, so did it in about 9 hours return, but I suspect most would take longer. But definitely doable in a day.

Cheers! Views from Pillinger are pretty awesome, such a nicely located mountain. I'd have to have a think about if my list has changed since I made this video.

Yeah, it's so cool having Lake Ayr sitting there under Ossa. It's almost the perfect view of some of our most famous areas too. Super rewarding for a reasonably easy walk.

No worries, hope it's a good trip!

Cheers mate! All the mountains I named by heart, but I did have to check a map for some of the lakes.

@@LucasChamberlain That was quite a feat.

That checks out from my past experience of walking with you 😉

@@LucasChamberlain 🤣🤣🤣

Haha that isn't the first time someone has said that before 😆😉

Haha well I'm glad that knowledge has been passed on to others!

That's quite a day! Especially adding in Mt Rogoona too. Well I didn't do any filming on the Arthurs, but I have been considering putting up a slideshow of sorts.

@@LucasChamberlain Looking forward to it if you decide to put some pictures up in a video!

So the original plan was to do it as an overnighter, camping at Junction Lake. Unforeseen circumstances meant it became a daytrip. But its about 15-16km one way from the end of Mersey Forest Road, and all on a track or cairned route, so I figured it might be doable. I'm actually back in QLD already, I did this walk a few days before Christmas, and flew back on the 27th. I'm coming down to Tassie in late Feb/early March for a week for some more walking though.

Yes I figured that was your route, well done. Very brave of you to jump back into the frying pan of Qld.

@@eddydewilde4958 You ain't wrong, it's far too hot for my liking haha

Have certainly missed your Tassie trips mate, as we know these sorts of videos are now being regulated by ridiculous and ancient law

@@garyburgess4464 Only if one plans on making money from it, which I don't 😉 Cheers though 👍🍻

It's a really awesome area to potter around in. Junction Lake and Mayfield Flats were much more interesting than I was expecting! I assume you'd be going through the Never Never? I'd like to do that one day.

Thanks mate, was a really enjoyable view and walk.