Multi-day trekking in Sydney’s Blue Mountains: Everything you need to know about hiking the Six Foot Track

brooke brisbineApril 26, 2019

Spanning 45km of the Blue Mountains National Park from Jenolan Caves to Katoomba, the Six Foot Track was constructed in 1884 as a horse route between the two c...

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Six Foot Track (day 3): Cox River to Explorers Tree

brooke brisbineApril 26, 2019

The third and final day of our Six Foot Track adventures takes us through misty Megalong Valley and the lush rainforests leading up to Explorers Tree in Katoom...

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Six Foot Track (day 2): Black Range to Cox River

brooke brisbineApril 25, 2019

Our second day on the trail, although not terribly scenic in and of itself, proves to be our most eventful day yet as we travel 24km between Black Range and Co...

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Six Foot Track (day 1): Jenolan Caves to Black Range

brooke brisbineApril 24, 2019

This Easter Long Weekend (or at least after spending Friday working on my thesis for about 14 uninterrupted hours), I decided to get outdoors, clear my head, a...

Aus + NZAustraliaNew South Wales

8 best day hikes and multi-day tracks in Tasmania

brooke brisbineFebruary 25, 2019

Described by many as the lovechild of Australia and New Zealand, Tasmania boasts some of the country's most striking landscapes, greatest natural diversity, and...

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Summiting Mt Amos for the absolute best view of Wineglass Bay

brooke brisbineJanuary 23, 2019

One of Tasmania’s most instantly recognisable beaches, Wineglass Bay draws thousands of Australians and international tourists alike to the shores of Freycinet ...

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The Overland Track: A comprehensive DIY guide to Tasmania’s most iconic multi-day hike

brooke brisbineJanuary 21, 2019

Tasmania's legendary Overland Track is Australian bushwalking at its very finest, incorporating dramatic dolerite peaks, wind-whipped alpine tundra, lush valley...

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Hiking the Overland Track (days 5 & 6): Kia Ora to Narcissus & across Lake St Clair

brooke brisbineJanuary 20, 2019

Nearing the end of our Overland Track journey and beginning to consider our return to civilisation (specifically, our return to our car at Cradle Mountain NP), ...

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Hiking the Overland Track (day 4): Pelion to Kia Ora

brooke brisbineJanuary 18, 2019

Now officially halfway through the Overland Track, we have an easy day on the trail as we make our way from Pelion Hut to Kia Ora. The more ambitious among us a...

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Hiking the Overland Track (day 3): Windermere to Pelion

brooke brisbineJanuary 17, 2019

Whispered ominously around camp like a dirty word, day 3 of the Overland Track demands about the same trail kilometres as we’ve racked up on the previous two da...

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Hiking the Overland Track (day 2): Cradle Mountain to Windermere

brooke brisbineJanuary 16, 2019

Following a spectacular first day on the Overland Track (complete with surprise mountaintop injuries), day 2 brings even more jagged peaks and reflective tarns ...

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Hiking the Overland Track (day 1): Ronny Creek to Cradle Mountain

brooke brisbineJanuary 15, 2019

Tasmania’s premier long-distance hike, and indeed one of the country’s finest bush walks, has been high on my list for many years, so it is with great exciteme...

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Getting outdoors in the Wicklow Mountains

brooke brisbineJuly 8, 2018

I meet my friend Maryem in the hostel common room this morning for one last breakfast together before she joins her friends for the wedding and I go on my next ...

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The Blue Mountains’ Grand Canyon Loop Walking Track

brooke brisbineMay 1, 2018

One of the most popular hikes in the Blue Mountains National Park, the Grand Canyon Loop walking track is a short (but very sweet) hike through some of the regi...

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12 incredible lookouts in the Blue Mountains

brooke brisbineMarch 16, 2018

You can hardly throw a stone in the Blue Mountains without hitting a scenic lookout or a beautiful viewpoint. With hundreds of spots overlooking the Kedumba Val...

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