The walk to the top of Mount Eliza is a slog and a half. It’s a 12km return from Condo Creek, which is awfully called as there’s no high increase homes to be seen. Where it is apt is the stairs … the limitless stairs to the base of the top. You get over 900m in elevation on this one, so that’s like strolling to the tippy top of the Burj Khalifa and after that continuing for another couple of floorings. For some weird factor, I had it in my head that this was something more comparable to a great Sunday afternoon walk. Nope. When you search for at Mount Eliza from the carpark, you understand immediately you remain in for a slog.

Routine readers of this blog site will understand my treking exploits have actually been scarce the previous couple of years. I have actually had a terrific alternative in raising an amusing caring little kid and remodeling a 100 years of age home and its garden with my partner Gemma. That does not imply the treking itch isn’t still tapping me on the shoulder asking “What ya doing? Why you no walking? Pls come walking, hiiiiiike maaaan” and so on etc.

When Gemma recommended I seize the day to get my boots back on and take off I was rather delighted. Sadly, she wasn’t able to come with due to a worrying ankle injury Being the Southwest she wasn’t keen on me passing myself either. A fast shout out on a bushwalking group on Facebook and Michael from Taiwan was to be my strolling pal for the day. We satisfied at the parking area around 9:30 am and got directly into the walk.

The actions began relatively quickly into the walk, initially some great glossy brand-new boardwalks, a mild intro to the nonstop stairs ahead. In 2018-2019 Tasmania was wrecked by a series of horrendous bushfires that damaged houses and burned through 278,000 hectares. We survive on a 1 acre home, that to me is freaking big. These fires burned the equivalent of 686,951 of those …

The Mount Anne (and Mount Eliza) location was substantially impacted and the track was off limitations for a long period of time later on, thus the glossy brand-new stairs. They have actually actually done an extraordinary task restoring whatever, the workmanship and large ability of the trackwork is a sight to see. Now, back to the slog.

I wasn’t sure how skilled a walker Michael was and had dreadful visions of him being an outright maker laughing at me as he delicately walked to the top without breaking a sweat. Fortunately we were both at a comparable level and the shared speed was respectable.

The Mount Eliza track is exposed, there is no shelter and on a hot day (which this was), it can be quite harsh. It’s likewise rather perhaps the very best “no peaking” obstacle in Tasmania. The legendary views of Lake Pedder exist from the start, whenever you pick up a rest, you can’t assist however reverse and take them in. I attempt you to do this walk and not look behind you en route up, it’s difficult.

The relatively nonstop stairs do ultimately mix into that most fantastic part of bushwalking in Tasmania, the enjoyable bit. The rocks, the stones, the adventure of the climb. I. … once again revealing my comprehensive research study and readiness, was shocked by this. I believed it was going to be boardwalk all the method from the couple of photos I ‘d seen haha. It was a freaking remarkable surprise therefore much enjoyable doing the scramble to the top. There’s a number of questionable … ish bits however absolutely nothing too challenging or frightening.

Prior to you understand it, you exist, up on the top where you can reverse and take in the views … that are somewhat greater than the ones you completely peaked at en route up. We sat for a fast rest and a little bit of lunch prior to taking a roam even more down the track towards Mount Anne. The plants is actually rather gorgeous simply below Eliza’s top with cushion plants a go go and great deals of beautiful alpine flowers and plants offering a carpet of subtle colors leading towards the imposing peak of Mount Anne. That a person will need to await another article as it’s an overnighter or 2. Anticipating doing the complete circuit some day.