2022 South Coast Track
Food planning spreadsheet
No matter what the trail there is always a degree of logistical planning involved. Some trails are relatively easy to manage while others can be quite complex and the south Coast Track in southern Tasmania falls into the later category. In fact this trail was once considered accessible to only the most experience hikers but has now become almost mainstream.
In my case in traveling from Canberra my logistical considerations start before I have even left home and include considerations on how to get to and from Tasmania and then how to get to and from the trail head where weather can play a big part, sometimes creating delays.
Again even before I’ve left home I need to look at the Tasmanian Biosecurity laws about what food stuffs I can bring into the state. Most people never even bother with this but you run of risk of loosing some of your supplies if you don’t take this into account.
Then theres the planned daily walking distances. At just on 85km this trail isn’t overly long but the terrain can be an issue with steep sections, wet sections, and even river/creek crossings that can be challenging and can create delays if the weather conditions have been particularly bad and in this case I’m glad I wasn’t trying to do this track a few months ago.
My logistics are almost done and I just have the last couple of bit of planning left to do as i head towards the start of this track in just under a month
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No matter what the trail there is always a degree of logistical planning involved. Some trails are relatively easy to manage while others can be quite complex and the south Coast Track in southern Tasmania falls into the later category. In fact this trail was once considered accessible to only the most experience hikers but […]