You are invited to attend the first 2015 Boots N' All walk on Sat. 10th January to Mt. Beecroft, a few km west of the Pencil Pine area at Cradle Mt, and above the Vale of Belvoir and Vale River - a beautiful open alpine area south of the highest point of the Cradle Link Road. The long range forecast for Saturday suggests a relatively mild day with a few showers but nothing to deter intrepid walkers and their cameras! This walk is rated "medium" and is suitable for walkers, including children, who have had some experience with basic alpine tracks, steep in a few places and somewhat uneven underfoot. Walkers need to be able to keep going for sustained distances (approx. 10 km for the round trip). Total gain of altitude is only about 200 metres from start to summit. Because of the exposed alpine conditions, walkers must be fully prepared for poor weather, even in summer. Please see the warnings below.
Meeting Times and Places:
If you are interested in going on this walk, please phone your walk leader, David Meadows, ph. 0423 881 870 to book in. The departure time is 7:00 am from the Door of Hope Church car park, Launceston. Suggested meeting places if coming from elsewhere could be Sheffield at Claude Rd. turnoff at 7:50 am or Moina at 8:20 am. Other meeting places by arrangement with leader. If you would like to arrange to meet the group at these places or elsewhere, please arrange with the leader.Please be at any meeting place 5 minutes ahead of the listed time. The leader must be notified of any other people you intend to bring along.
To access this area from northern Tasmania: Roads to Cradle Mt. are well signposted, and the area can be accessed from several directions. From Sheffield, go south along Claude Rd through Gowrie Park and westward down into the Forth Valley (now Cethana Rd.), continuing up the other side to Moina. Turn south into Cradle Mt. Rd. After approx. 20 km, you will reach the Cradle Mt. turnoff, but do not turn left. Instead, continue west for just under 8 km to the signposted high point of the road (known officially as Belvoir Rd. but mostly called the Cradle Mt. Link Road). The walk starts on the south side of the road..
Warnings:
The following codes [from our 2015 walks calendar] apply:
D Drive distance requires early departure
S Steep incline for at least part of the way
M Marshy or muddy sections – be prepared to walk with wet feet.
E Exposed alpine conditions ; can be dangerous in poor weather if not adequately equipped;
For equipment guidelines, especially for exposed alpine conditions, see https://bootsnall.sutas.org.au/equipment-and-safety/
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Map details:
Mt. Murchison: 1:100000 map is Sophia (8024) and 1:25000 map is Selina (3836).
Map reference: 851704
Zone Easting Northing Latitude Longitude
55G 3 85 200 53 70 500 -41.80906 145.61796
Mt. Beecroft is worth 2 peakbagger points. For listing of peakbagger points, see the Hobart Walking Club Peakbagger's Guide (2000 revision) which can be found and downloaded (as an Excel spreadsheet) from http://tastracks.webs.com/peakbaggers.htm The same web page contains several other listings of Tasmanian peaks.
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