You can get lost literally anywhere, but yes, as the route is only marked with pink tape, the likelihood of getting lost here is more significant than on most other hikes. In some places, the creek splits into two forks and choosing which branch requires using either a topographic map, GPS, or reliable app.
In my notes app, I always have a list called ‘bucket list hikes QLD + NSW'.
Thunder and Lightning Falls lived at the top of this list for over eighteen months. It was only in April that I finally took action to remove it, and me and an a mate set off with full, heavy packs to conquer what was a lot more than an epic name on top of a list. In reality, behind the name is truly an extreme adventure.
There are countless accounts of the Du Cane Range Traverse, which is off the quintessential Overland Track in Tasmania. I read these accounts before heading off on this adventure and they didn’t convince me that the walk would be the most stunning hike I’ve ever done - in fact, I thought that it would seriously inferior to the Western Arthurs. But man, I couldn’t have been more wrong. Wild, windswept peaks. Uninterrupted 360 degree views. Empty campsites beside perched lakes. The golden glow on jagged peaks in the still of dusk. I’ll let the following photos speak for themselves.
