Before You Walk - Tasmania's Essential Bushwalking Guide & Trip Planner

(Photo by Peter Grant)

Introduction
This is the essential guide to wilderness survival in Tasmania - both your survival in the wilderness and the survival of the wilderness as you walk through it. If Tasmania's national parks and reserves are to remain some of the world's great bushwalking areas a lot depends on you!

The information is aimed at bushwalkers (hikers) who intend to camp out overnight. It won't tell you everything you'll need to know but it will tell you the basics - what to take, what situations you'll need to be prepared for and where to go for more detailed information.

Contents

Wilderness survival	Carry it in/carry it out
Be careful out there!	Park entry fees
Choosing your bushwalk	Fuel stove only areas
The Overland Track	EPIRBS
Frenchmans Cap	Maps & information
South Coast Track	How to avoid getting lost
Freycinet Peninsula	Keep wildlife wild
Tasman Coastal Trail	River crossings
Weather and seasons	Beach walking
Gear checklists	Plant disease
Leave no trace	Protecting heritage sites
Bush toiletry	First aid

All the above information is also available as a PDF for download and printing (PDF 284 Kb)