Port Davey and South Coast Track (Scotts Peak - Cockle Creek)

Doing the Port Davey Track And South Coast track Means walking from The end of a road in the west To the end of a road in the south

Starting at Scotts peak At 3 o’clock in the afternoon Just after the last rainfall To junction creek

That small afternoon walk Made everything clear to me Mud, mud, mud If you were lucky You fall into it to your knees

The first full day started with A lovely view of the Western Arthur Range Very high on my list to do too While crossing the plains I walked between all different ranges In hot weather After a long day pledging through the mud I arrived at the watershed camp

The Next morning I forgot My gaiters there Walking on the lost world plateau When I left that I got actually Lost for around 3 hours The moment I was almost giving up I went to the creek for water I found the way I finally made camp at Spring River at 8pm

Next day was hard Steep short hills, slippery descends And very muddy sections 10 km in 6 hours And then came even the hardest part The boat crossing at Bathurst Narrows Next time I do it in the morning When the current isn`t strong

I thought this current is not that strong So I started rowing Halfway I was so off track Luckily a sailboat came along And helped me to the otherside

The Next day I finished the Port Davey Track And came at Melaleuca Until then I saw no one Except the sailors who helped me I arrived early afternoon Took the rest of the day off

Port Davey is muddy Walking between all kinds of ranges Not much forest but such beautiful scenery I was blessed with the open blue skies each day

Two hours on the South Coast Track It was like walking on a highway After 2 hours I reached my first beach Feeling the ocean and a breeze Was more than welcome 27 degrees, day in day out After the beaches at Cos Bight A Steep hill waited for me The only hard part that day Reaching Louisa Bay

A Beautiful stunning beach With a tremendous sunset While being on Louisa Island That you could reach with low tide A Fantastic place to camp and stay

Second day was no highway Climbing from zero To the top of the ironbound Range until 900m And down in mud through a rainforest back to zero Too bad that day a very low cloud covered The mountain and gave no view Although the mountain was rainforest one side The otherside was very scenery with some fantastic rocks

At Deadmans bay I got lost again And that moment I must have lost my phone too After one hour I found my way Then a long beach walk The Rowing at New River Lagoon Went so much easier Then a short but hard detour Because of a flood Taking a break at the stunning Osmiridium Beach at Rocky Plains bay Walking up and down To arrive at surprise bay It didn`t steal his name Although I camped at Granite beach What wasn`t that beautiful With a shitty waterfall I regretted not staying at surprise bay But then I saw something While setting up my tent That changed my mind I finally saw an Eastern Quoll

The last day and I was almost out of food Starting hard with a steep climb And ending again in a highway Arriving at Cockle Creek Still no rain, so unusual for this area Where the road stops south Hitching a ride and seeing an eagle

South Coast Track Is basically Rainforest, mountains And beaches all the way Next time I take a little bit more time for it And just hang out at Louisa Bay Osmiridium Beach and Surprise Bay So beautiful at those places

Walking for 9 days through The Tasmanian Wilderness heritage area Alone with a backpack Surrounded by Mountains, rainforests Wildlife and stunning beaches All for yourself Is just one of the best things in the world