It was easy walking here on in. Olympus, the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the Minotaur, Mt. Eros, and the like. But, the scenery is more or less similar, considering they are part of the same glacially formed mountain range. The 80km track from Cradle Mountain in the north to Lake St. Clair in the south takes 5-8 days, depending on fitness, weather and recommended side trips. Within this relatively short distance, you cross a variety of ecosystems, from buttongrass plains to alpine moors to temperate rainforests.
Water is plentiful and the air is fresh.
This is Australian wilderness at its best. Because of its popularity and accessibility, the Overland Track gets incredibly crowded during Australia s summer from December to March. That was one of the main reasons why we decided to start from the Walls of Jerusalem. Not only did we get to visit two of the country s most spectacular national parks for the price of one, we saw very few people and got to experience the solitude of being in the wilderness. Not that seeing people along the way is necessarily a bad thing.