Expeditions in Australia
Here are some of the expeditions I’ve completed across Australia that I’ll be sharing on this blog. It may take some time to document each journey in detail, but once they’re published, you’ll find them under the Australia tab in Expeditions. Below is the list in chronological order.
Larapinta Trail, Northern Territory
Dates: 1 - 18 June 2015
Length: 18 Days
Start: Redbank Gorge (western end)
Finish: Alice Springs (eastern end)
Total Distance: 223 km
Type: Group of 2, End to End, a mix of shelter and camping with 3 food drops
Through the West MacDonell Ranges in Central Australia
10 Peaks Hike, New South Wales
Dates: 3 - 5 January 2019
Length: 3 Days
Start: Charlottes Pass
Finish: Charlottes Pass
Total Distance: 47km
Type: Group of 5, camping
Peak bagging Australia’s 10 highest mountains in Kosciuszko National Park
East Gippsland Rail Trail Bikepacking, Victoria
Dates: 16 - 19 November 2020
Length: 4 Days
Start: Bairnsdale
Finish: Bairnsdale
Total Distance: 293km
Type: Solo, camping (caravan park + wild camping)
My first proper bikepacking trip, first outing after Covid Lockdown
Overland Track, Tasmania
Dates: 29 December 2020 - 5 January 2021
Length: 8 Days
Start: Ronny Creek
Finish: Lake St Clair Visitor Centre
Side Trips: Barn Bluff, Mt Ossa, The Acropolis, The Labyrinth and more
Total Distance: 131km
Type: Group of 5, a mix of hut and camping
Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Tasmanian Trail Bikepacking
Dates: 8 -16 January 2021
Length: 9 Days
Start: Devenport
Finish: Dover
Total Distance: 500km
Type: Solo, camping (caravan park + wild camping)
Frenchman Cap, Tasmania
Dates: 27 - 30 January 2021
Length: 4 Days
Start: Frenchmans Cap Carpark on Lyell Highway
Finish: Frenchmans Cap Carpark on Lyell Highway
Total Distance: 46km
Type: Solo, a mix of hut and camping
A 4-day hike in Tasmania's Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
AAWT Hotham to Omeo Highway, Victoria
Dates: 12 - 17 March 2023
Length: 6 Days
Start: Mt Loch Carpark
Finish: Omeo Highway
Total Distance: 93km
Type: Solo, camping
Jagungal Wilderness Ski Touring, New South Wales
Dates: 20 - 26 August 2023
Length: 7 Days
Start: Guthega Power Station Carpark
Finish: Guthega Power Station Carpark
Route: Guthega Power Station → Horse Camp Hut → Valentines Hut → Mawsons Hut → Mt Jagungal → → Tin hut → Gungartan → Diasappointment Spur → Guthega Power Station
Type: Group of 5, a mix of hut and camping
Western and Eastern Arthurs Traverse, Tasmania
Dates: 26 December - 9 January 2023
Length: 15 Days
Start: Scott Peak Dam
Finish: Farmhouse Creek
Total Distance: 90km
Type: Group of 5, camping, self-supported with one food drop
The Full Arthurs Traverse including Federation Peak
Munda Biddi Trail Bikepacking, Western Australia
Dates: 14 - 30 September 2025
Length: 17 Days
Start: Perth Airport
Finish: Albany
Total Distance: 1050km
Type: Solo, a mix of hut and accommodation
