At the end of this week I will be leaving Queensland and embarking on the beginning of a crazy adventure. This will see me walking around the southern states of Australia for 3 months before winging it to South America for more adventures. The initial plan was to take 12 months, but why set a timeframe on adventure?
What follows is a break down of my plan for the next 3 months including locations and the activities I’ve planned for in those locations.
| Nov 10-12 Brisbane to Adelaide – South Australia Road Trip 2058km |
| Brisbane to Coonabarabran – 705km Coonabarabran to Hay – 671km Hay to Adelaide – 682km |
| SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
| Nov 13-14 Explore Adelaide |
| Nov 15-17 Yurrebilla Trail – 3 day hike in Adelaide Hills 54Km |
| Nov 17 – Birthday |
| Nov 18-20 Kangaroo Island Short hikes and Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Sunday November 18:
Drive: Adelaide to Cape Jervis 108km Ferry from Cape Jervis to Penneshaw Penneshaw to Western Ki Caravan Park and Wildlife Reserve 138km |
| Nov 21 – 22 Drive: Cape Jervis to Naracoorte – 407km Naracoorte Adventure Caving |
| Nov 22 Grampians Mountains Victoria Naracoorte to Halls Gap – 218km Stop off in Little Desert National Park |
| VICTORIA |
| Nov 23-28 Grampians National Park Major Mitchell Plateau – 2 days Mt Gar – Briggs Bluff Circuit – 2 days Day walk – MacKenzie Falls section Day walk – Halls Gap Section |
| Nov 29 Grampians National Park to Brisbane Ranges National Park – 196km Road Trip 1 day |
| Nov 30-Dec 3 Brisbane Ranges National Park Burchell Trail – 4 day hike |
| Dec 4 Brisbane Ranges to Melbourne – 62km Road Trip 1 day |
| TASMANIA |
| Dec 7-8 Ferry to Tasmania and Drive to Cradle Mountain |
| Melbourne to Tasmania via ferry 459km Devonport to Discovery Holiday Park – Cradle Mountain 80.5km |
| Dec 9 Bus from Cradle Mountain to Penguin the prepare for walk 1 day |
| Dec 10-18 Penguin Cradle trail 9 day hike |
| Dec 19-20 Rest days around Cradle Mountain with Numerous Day walks Wild Cave Tours – Full Day Adventure Caving |
| Dec 21 Drop Vehicle off at Lake St Clair (214km) and bus back to Cradle Mountain |
| End Of Mayan Calendar |
| Dec 22-29 Overland Track: Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair 8 day hike Christmas on the trail |
| Dec 30 Drive from Lake St Clair car park to Devonport then Ferry to Melbourne Lake St Clair car park to Devonport 247km Road Trip Tasmania to Melbourne via ferry 459km |
| Dec 31 NEW YEARS EVE Melbourne |
| VICTORIA |
| Jan 1 Melbourne to Wilsons Promontory Road trip (223km) 1 day |
| Jan 2-4 Wilsons Promontory South End Hike – 3 days |
| Jan 5 Wilsons Promontory to Mitchell River National Park 240km 1 day |
| Mitchell River National Park to Buchan Caves 128km Caving |
| Jan 6 Buchan to Alpine National Park 216km 1 day |
| Jan 7-9 Alpine National Park Big River, Mt Bogong Circuit – 3 day Hike |
| Jan 10-13 Drive to Kosciuzko National Park 4 days with stop offs: Mt Buffulo National Park Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park Burrowa-Pine Mtn National Park |
| NEW SOUTH WALES |
| Jan 14-18 Mt Kosciuzko National Park Yarrangobilly Caves Bogong Wilderness – 2 day hike Whites River Hut, Rolling Ground, Dicky Cooper Bogong– 2 day hike – modified 5 days |
| Jan 19-25 Jindabyne On The Beach – Convention |
| AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (ACT) |
| Jan 25-28 Canberra Cancon – Convention |
| Return to Brisbane Jan 28 – 30 Canberra to Sydney via Flinders 315km – Stay with Family Jan 31 Syndey to Port MacQuarrie 379km Feb 1 Port MacQuarrie to Ballina 364km Feb 2 Ballina to Brisbane 177km |
| Feb 2-5 QUEENSLAND Brisbane |
| Feb 6 NEW ZEALAND Auckland |
| Feb 21 SOUTH AMERICA Buenos Aires – Argentina Ushuaia – Argentina |
| What am I going to do when I am there???
Have the time of my life!!!! |
See you on the trails!
The Lone Trail Wanderer.
