Their project was very different from mine. In my case, I wanted to walk around the whole of the Greater Hobart Area, and then to walk every metre of the way to the source at St Clair Lagoon dam. By contrast, Justy and Margaret walked alongside parts of two Derwent Rivers; Tasmania’s...
and the shores of Derwent Water. There were more walkers now, coming up from Cat Bells presumably and a slight shower as I reached the second of the High Spy summits. It didn’t last long though and it was a pleasant stroll along the ride to Maiden Moor before cutting across to the ...
As an introduction to the widely spread features of Wayatinah, the Derwent River runs in a south easterly direction past many acres of State Forest before flowing into the expansive Wayatinah Lagoon, a waterstore located five or so kilometres north of the Wayatinah Power Station. The Lagoon...
It is quite a steep climb of around 300m and requires a fair bit of stamina. It can also be rough and slippery in places as it rises beside Parkin Clough through thick forest. The hill is almost completely surrounded by water, with the River Derwent to the east, the River Noe to the...
My first backpack of the year was the last weekend in March. I had been watching the weather forecast for this week and it looked like it was going to be a cracker. Beautiful spring weather but cold at night. The sort of weekend that doesn’t came around that often in the UK and on...
On Tuesday we headed over to Derwent Reservoir and picked up a mountain bike each. From the base at the bottom of Derwent Dam we cycled around the Derwent and Howden Reservoirs - a circuit of over 17km on a mixture of roads and dirt tracks. ...
Ease of Navigation — As the most popular route up Scafell Pike, the path is well cairned and easy to see, even in mist. There’s little rest along the route and the view back towards Wastwater and Wasdale Head rarely changes. But you’ll be at the top in around 2 hours and 30 ...