South Coast Track, Southwest National Park, Tasmania
- Official route: 6 days (if you want to pace through), 7 days (most hikers follow this option), 8 days (if you need a rest day, recommended for first-timers or ones feeling not super confident)
- Distance: ~86km, one-way.
- Elevation: 6,686m total
- Grade 5 (very tough, at times unreasonably frustrating, prepare for waist-deep mud, do not attempt alone, make sure that you can row a very heavy boat across an inlet)
This is an adventure trail. It has everything - spiky overgrowth to push through, sand, pebbles, alpine mountain, multiple waist-deep river crossings, rowing, skipping over (or swimming through, if you wish) waist-deep mud. So much fun!
Photos for inspiration/motivation.
Research carefully, learn tips from previous walkers and prepare well. Not a trail you can YOLO.