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Date: 12th August 2026 Start: Pen-y-Pass End: Pont Bethania Distance Travelled: 13.57km Song Currently Stuck in Head: nothing, was locked in for the entire duration of the hike Apart from a few weekends away and the couple 1.5 week trips I’ve taken to the Grampians and Tassie, the last big holiday I’ve had was the…
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Date: 20th June 2026 Start: Mount Barney Trailhead End: Uh… Mount Barney Trailhead Distance Travelled: 15.2km Song Currently Stuck in Head: the Hamilton soundtrack Number of Other People’s Feet I Used as a Handhold: one (I’ll explain later) Here’s the thing about being a hiker who lives in Queensland– well, one of the things: we…
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Date: 4th January 2026 Start: Narcissus Hut (km 60.2) End: Narcissus Jetty Distance Travelled: 0.3 km Total Distance Completed: 96.58 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Do I Wanna Know by Arctic Monkeys Scent Coming Off Our Clothes: Dan and Hammy are currently recoiling in disgust, hope that’s enough info Gah, just short of 100…
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Date: 3rd January 2026 Start: Kia Ora Hut (km 41) End: Narcissus Hut (km 60.2) Distance Travelled: 21.08 km Total Distance Completed: 96.28 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: various tracks from Hamilton (thanks to Hamilton) Rounds of 500 That I Actually Played Well In: surprisingly, a good handful Another day, another discrepancy between how…
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Date: 2nd January 2026 Start: New Pelion Hut (km 32.7) End: Kia Ora Hut (km 41) Distance Travelled: 16.53 km Total Distance Completed: 75.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: some Muppets song where Kermit goes, “we’re doing a sequel” Availability of Nostrils: one’s filled with snot, the other’s filled with blood Oh the joys…
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Date: 1st January 2026 Start: Windermere Hut (km 17.8) End: New Pelion Hut (km 32.7) Distance Travelled: 24.71 km Total Distance Completed: 58.67 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Not Giving In by Rudimental Understanding of How to Play 500: we’re getting there, slowly Someone should’ve warned me that these huts are incredibly well insulated.…
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Date: 31st December 2025 Start: Waterfall Valley Hut (km 10.5) End: Windermere Hut (km 17.8) Distance Travelled: 18.7 km Total Distance Completed: 33.96 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: End Credits by Chase & Status Views from Barn Bluff: endless This marks the third year I’ve finished a calendar on a trail somewhere. First time…
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Date: 30th December 2025 Start: Ronny Creek (km 0) End: Waterfall Valley Hut (km 10.5) Distance Travelled: 15.26 km Total Distance Completed: 15.26 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Chiquitita by ABBA Cloud Cover on Top of Cradle Mountain: yes We are so back! It felt so good to be back out on the trails…
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Hello! It’s been a minute, I know. Fear not, you haven’t missed much. I haven’t been on any long hikes since I left the Grampians last year. Well, there’s been plenty of day hikes around the place but nothing really to write home about. Truthfully it’s been a pretty quiet year in terms of adventures,…
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I really need to get better at recognising flat ground. Sleeping on a very subtle longitudinal tilt isn’t the most comfortable of sleep positions. Oh well, it was still probably the best sleep I’ve had in this tent so far. A big part of that is probably because we were back to normal spring temperatures…
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Wow!, Jono. Nothing like a gentle hike to fill up a Saturday!!! You must have slept well that night (or…
Well, Jono, thanks for posting your travel diary. It certainly makes interesting reading, and provides a historical record (for you,…
Sounds like, “All’s well that ends well.” Somewhat of a relief, I assume, from your description, though lots of good…
Wow, Jono, I think you are a brick (that’s a compliment, if you haven’t heard it before!). Having to force…
A Dangerous Business 
As usual, Jono, your descriptions are worthy of a travel book. No doubt, when you have completed your 6-week jaunt…