How are the beds/mattresses in the huts? My hipbone always hits the planking on the standard DOC hut mattresses. They can be almost intolerably narrow too!
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No beds are fantastic in every way, width is fine, foam is firm...u will love the huts!!
Hi was just wondering what the water situation on the track and at the Hutts is at the moment we are doing it next week? Thanks
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Hi - Sorry I cant answer your question as such. When I was there the water was plentiful but thats November. I suggest you contact the Old Ghost Road site where you book the …
Hi - Sorry I cant answer your question as such. When I was there the water was plentiful but thats November. I suggest you contact the Old Ghost Road site where you book the accommodation on the track as they are likely to have more day to day info, you can phone them - I did and they couldnt be more helpful (but that was for an accommodation matter). There is no water to be had on the track as such - you take what you want to drink from the hut in the morning when you leave to drink on the way till you get to your next hut. There are taps in the huts themselves - so its pretty easy. I boiled my water out of habit but others didnt and didnt seem to have any issue - think they recommend you do boil it just in case. Have a great time - Im doing it again in April!
I am looking to do the OGR with a mixture of bike and walk. I’m not a mountain biker but I can ride and quiet confident, I am and do hike and can confidently hike 6 or 7 hrs if needed. My question is would I be able to do it as a mixture and what are the difficulties in doing it this way. I want to ride the easy sections to gain time and then walk the technical / scary sections. The plan would the 3 night 4 day bike route on the website. I really want to take on the challenge and experience the country but I don’t want to put myself at risk. What would happen if I got half way and decided I’d had enough “don’t think so but ask anyway” I would appreciate some good sound advise please Thanks
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Hi I walked this in the winter with my husband and 2 friends. It was fantastic the scenery is stunning great views when you are up high and gorgeous bush to wander through. Yes there …
Hi I walked this in the winter with my husband and 2 friends. It was fantastic the scenery is stunning great views when you are up high and gorgeous bush to wander through. Yes there are gnarly bits of the track where you will hop off and walk with your bike and you won't be the only one. If you are an intermediate biker I am sure you will handle it all fine. Use your common sense and hop off when you feel your confidence start to drop as it is always good to tune into our inner guidance. Be prepared for a number of steps in one stage and if you start from Lyell you will be descending them with your bike heading towards Stern Valley hut. Some folk take the bike down or up and then retrieve their packs if you are coming down and have a pack on just take your time and walk the bike. As a walker I thought the Ghost Hut to Stern Valley had some areas where I would hop off and walk my bike if that was my mode of transport there are places up around the tops before Ghost Hut that are a bit narrow looking for me on a bike but easy to walk with a bike if you needed too. The gorge as you come out at the bottom after Specimen Hut you may feel you need to hop off your bike but most people seem to whizz on through that. Don't be put off just get out there and do it and go at your pace. There are some narrow places where you will work out for yourself that you want to dismount and walk with your bike. Other more confident riders will want to get past and there are places you can pull over and let them go. This is a wonderful place and I can highly recommend it to you. The fact that you are interested in it and keen to give it a go says it all - just do it! The huts are great and someone has put thought into what trampers and bikers will need ie pots, pans, cups, cutlery etc. So take your food and keep it light. Heaps of information on the website. Enjoy!
Hello. I am an intermediate biker and was wondering if it will be ok for me to do this on a bike? is it too dangerous for a bike? will I fall down clif and die? thank you!
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An Intermediate biker should be able to bike this track. However, do note that there are exposed sections of track, where there is a steep cliff below, where you are advised …
An Intermediate biker should be able to bike this track. However, do note that there are exposed sections of track, where there is a steep cliff below, where you are advised to walk your bike.
I see some people say there are "serious drop offs" How many and how much of the track is like that please? I want to do the walk but am scared I might throw a wobbler!!
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The track is very clear and obvious, you would have to be in a very serious daydream for anything to happen! Any risk of falling over I would think would be very minimal.
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