Thousands of travellers scrambled to book their spots to hike one of Australia's most in-demand walking routes for the summer. The popular Overland Track in Tasmania winds through some of the island ...

Tasmania's iconic wilderness walk the Overland Track is expecting up to a third fewer visitors this season because of coronavirus restrictions. The Overland Track season starting in October will ...

Les Whittle never intended to be notching up a 20th walk on Tasmania's iconic Overland Track. In fact, after his first time on the remote track in the early 1970s he said he would never do it again.

It’s an Aussie spot so popular one man revealed he was 3765th in line to secure a spot at the in-demand hiking route. The Overland Track in Tasmania is known as one of Australia’s best hikes, ...

State Parks Minister Matthew Groom said there had been a “massive increase in interest in walking the iconic track next season”, warning the window from December 26 to January 6 was already fully ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. WHEN Tasmanian pioneer Paddy Hartnett first blazed a trail through the island's alpine wilderness early last century, hearty wombat ...

He is surrounded by trees on the Overland Track – gnarled myrtle beech, spindly snow gum – but he is looking for one tree in particular. Time is short. Steely clouds are tearing at the dolerite peaks ...

THOUSANDS of bushwalkers from around the world have ticked the Overland Track off their wilderness bucket list. But few could match Eddie Firth’s record. Making his first trip at age 14, the ...

Learn more about this Tassie wonder, and experience it vicariously through our gallery and podcast walking tour. THERE’S NO BETTER introduction to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area than the ...