Introduction The Abel Tasman Track is around 60km (37mi) and is one of the Great Walks of New Zealand. It is located within the Abel Tasman National Park, on New Zealand’s South Island, extending from Marahau in the south to Wainui in the north, with many side tracks. My partner’s father, who was 78yo at […]
Multi-Day Hikes
Australia: Six Foot Track
The Six Foot Track is a challenging 3-day hike, winding through state forests and the Blue Mountains National Park from Katoomba to Jenolan Caves, passing by rivers and waterfalls. This historic track takes in heritage sites, heath, woodlands, and rainforest, with several opportunities for excellent overnight camping. Starting Point Following an 1884 heritage horse track, […]
USA: Backpacking Solo in Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon
This post on backpacking in Eagle Cap Wilderness was originally posted by Outdoor Tracks. They gave us permission to present this as a guest post. Eagle Cap Wilderness: When to go? The fires in western, central, and northern Oregon were raging, fueled by a 3 month drought. One of my favorite times to hike is […]
Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania
Having completed a very intense few weeks in the gym training for another expedition, it was with some trepidation that we flew down to Hobart from Sydney. Trepidation in the sense of not knowing too much about the 3 Capes Track, as it only recently opened back in December, 2015. Trepidation, in the sense of […]
Canada: Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Mountains – Go now
Oooooh la la – stunning, mesmerising, wilderness and wildlife. British Columbia’s Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Mountains are everything you’ve ever dreamed about, and more. Canada was never high on our list of countries to undertake travel adventures. Thank goodness for a couple of people with passion and enthusiasm from Yoho Adventures (www.yohoadventures.com), whom we met several […]