by north-north-west » Fri 31 Jan, 2020 6:06 pm
If you go through trawtha makuminya from the Gowan Brae Rd, you need to get permission from the Aboriginal Land Council, even for pedestrian traffic. Via Skullbone Plains, you need to get permission from TLC.
Malbena or Mikany via Olive Lagoon (this is the trawtha makuminya route) is a fairly easy day, with plenty of places to camp along the way if you need. There's a pad that leaves from the top (north) of Olive Lagoon. Patchy in places, but a competent Tassie walker shouldn't have any trouble. Best option would be to follow that to the saddle between Layatinna and Doughboy, then north over Doughboy and on to Mikany (which is lovely). Plenty of leads and pads through the vegetation. I found it very easy walking for the most part. Then from the northern side of Mikany, work your way SW to Kita, sticking to the higher, more open ground.
Or take a packraft and paddle Malbena....
You'd need a key to get through the gate, and a 4WD to survive the drive beyond it. Or walk all the way; it's not that far.
"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."