345 Great South West Walk week 1 on trail
Show notes
This podcast episode contains a series of recordings starting from my travel day prior to my trip to the end of week 1.
For the first two days there are multiple recordings and for the first time on one of our trips we will then be doing a single daily recording.
Week two’s episode is due for the second half of the trip is due for release on Tuesday 6 May, followed by our ‘expectations vs reality’ episode due for release on Tuesday 13 June. Enjoy!
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Podcast Overview
In this episode we bring you a series of recordings starting with y travel day and the covering my adventure on the Great South West Walk from Portland through to Nelson.
- Podcast and Episode introduction
- Track to the trail head
- Rest Day in Portland
- Day 1 Off I go – Portland to Cubby’s Camp
- Day 2 Cubby’s Camp to out Cut Out Camp
- Day 3 Cut Out Camp to Fitzroy Camp
- Day 4 Fitzroy Camp to Moleside Camp
- Day 5 Moleside Camp to Battersby Camp
- Day 6 Battersby Camp to Pattersons Camp
- Day 7 Pattersons Camp to Nelson
- Rest Day in Nelson
- Close (time index 1:26:14)
Resources
Great South West Walk map from the trail website
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Publishing date
29 April 2026