Tarn Shelf - return (only up to Johnston Tarn)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 7.27 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,115 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 1,115 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,168 ft
- TrailRank
- 27
- Min elevation
- 3,225 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 23 hours 37 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1607
- Uploaded
- September 26, 2018
- Recorded
- January 2018
near Tyenna, Tasmania (Australia)
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Itinerary description
This walk takes you from the Government huts to Tarn Shelf via the Ski Fields and returns via the Snow Gum Track. I'd recommend this to trying to go up Snow Gum track on the way up as it can be a killer on your knees.
The trail is well marked and easy to find, however, walking on Tarn Shelf proved to be deceptively difficult as the trail is essentially a lot of rock hopping.
Wear shoes that support your ankle well and, if you're like me and have a problematic knee, go gently. I couldn't go on past Johnston Tarn as my knee began to give out.
The trail is well marked and easy to find, however, walking on Tarn Shelf proved to be deceptively difficult as the trail is essentially a lot of rock hopping.
Wear shoes that support your ankle well and, if you're like me and have a problematic knee, go gently. I couldn't go on past Johnston Tarn as my knee began to give out.
Waypoints
Panorama
3,963 ft
Lake Seal Lookout
Scramble up the rocks to the edge to get the best view.
Campsite
3,296 ft
Mt. Field Government Huts
Panorama
4,124 ft
Tarn Shelf lookout
Looks out over Tarn shelf and Lake Seal
Waypoint
3,878 ft
Track splits - Snow Gum track on R, Ski run on L
Take Ski run route on the way to Tarn shelf - it is much easier. Return via Snow Gum track for scenic views. (At the Boulder field on the Snow gum track - follow the rock cairns for the best route across)
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