Category Archives: Tasmanian Wilderness

Central Plateau of Tasmania Walk – 22nd January – 4th February 2014 – Part 3 – The Lakes, Mt Rogoona and The Cathedral Plateau

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Dave Noble

I left the Walls of Jerusalem area via Dixons Kingdom and Lake Ball. I had been down to Lake Ball many times – but the more recent visits had been around the eastern end and then out to the Chinamans … Continue reading →

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Central Plateau of Tasmania Walk – 22nd January – 4th February 2014 – Part 2 – The Walls of Jerusalem

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Dave Noble

The Walls of Jerusalem are a very beautiful and special place. I walked up from the lower valley up to the Jaffa Gate and then followed the boardwalk track to Dixons Kingdom. I continued on through the pencil pine forest … Continue reading →

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Central Plateau of Tasmania Walk – 22nd January – 4th February 2014 – Part 1 – Higgs Track to the Walls of Jerusalem

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Dave Noble

A return to one of my favourite places. I had taken a flight to Launceston and had got dropped off at a Backpackers in Launceston. Next mission was to buy gas cylinders and get a National Park Pass, and then … Continue reading →

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Photographic Events

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dave Noble

Two wilderness photographic events are on the horizon. Blue Mountains photographers, Ian Brown, Len Metcalf and Mike Stacey have an exibition of their photographs of the Blue Mountains at the Blue Mountains Heritage Centre at the end of Govetts Leap … Continue reading →

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Overland Track – Tasmania – New Usage Policy

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Dave Noble

This was recently posted on the bushwalk.com forum by a representative of the Parks and Wildlife Service in Tasmania – A copy of Parks’ new “OVERLAND TRACK USAGE POLICY” – August 2012. ===================================================== This policy provides rules designed to manage … Continue reading →

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Western Arthurs – Visitation Figures

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Dave Noble

While waiting for  our bus at Scotts Peak Dam after the Western Arthurs walk I had a bit of time on my hands. So I perused the intentions logbook at the trailhead and made a few notes. Back home, I … Continue reading →

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Western Arthurs – Tasmania

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Dave Noble

One of my favourite walks is a traverse of the Western Arthur Range in South West Tasmania. I first visited this range as part of a long walk back in 1975, and it is one place that I have been … Continue reading →

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Yopyop

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Dave Noble

“Yopyop” was the name that, according to a story, either Olegas Truchanus or Reg Williams gave to the Southern Spur of the Prince Of Wales Range in Tasmania. Chris Cosgrove of SUBW tells this story – At the southern extremity … Continue reading →

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The Abels

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Dave Noble

What is an “Abel”? It is a “significant” Tasmanian peak – or more formerly a Tasmanian Peak over 1100m in elevation and separated by other peaks by a drop of at least 150m. The concept is largely modelled from the … Continue reading →

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