Yesterday we walked to Mt. Connection from Big Bend on Mt. Wellington. It was a beautiful, warm day and several stops were taken to remove excess clothing.
The track starts out on an old fire trail that was a delight to walk both going and coming. I say that with tongue well and truly in cheek as it is loose rubble and gets steep in places. It starts to flatten near the bottom and that's where we turn off on the marked Mt. Connection & Collins Bonnet track.
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| Ready for the off |
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| Here come some more |
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| Fire Trail |
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| Turn off to Mt. Connection |
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| track |
This track passes through Snowgums and has some rocks but not as many as the Thark Ridge track. We leave the trees behind and cross a valley to the bottom of Mt. Connection on duckboard to a pretty little clearing where morning tea was had.
From there we went up Mt. Connection, not a steep climb but becomes very rocky at the top. Lunch was had on a rock outcrop complete with Jack jumper ants, who were not happy campers. These little beauties have a very powerful venom and can cause serious problems to someone who's allergic. According to what I've read they kill someone roughly every 4 years.
After lunch we made our way back while admiring the views behind us. At least that's the excuse I used for frequent stopping on the way back up that fire trail.
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| Across valley |
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| Looking around |
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| Morning tea |
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| Derwent River North of Hobart |
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| Start of big rocks |
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| Where to now? |
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| Rock hopping |
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| We made it. |
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| Typical bush |
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| Banksia marginata |
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| Report |
We walked 8.3km and took 3.5 hours.
16 People took part.
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