Other Online Resources
From Bushwalk Australia
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Bushwalking Groups and Clubs
- Boots 'n' All
- Circular Head Walking Club
- Deloraine Walking Club
- Hobart Walking Club
- Launceston Walking Club
- Mountain Hut Preservation Society
- North West Walking Club
- Pandani Walking Club
- Sydney Bush Walkers
- The Adelaide Bushwalkers
- The Federation of Tasmanian Bushwalking Clubs
- For more info see our Clubs Category
Tasmanian Government Parks and Wildlife Department
Weather
- Bureau of Meteorology Home
- State Forecast
- Cities and Towns Forecast
- 4 Day Forecast Charts
- Satellite Loop
- North West Rain Radar
- Tasmania Snow Forecast & Weather Map
- theLISTLand Information System Tasmania (Government information including maps, GIS, spatial data, etc). Eg search 1:25,000 maps.
- Tasmap Forums and Tasmap Sales.
Equipment
- Hire EPIRBs and Satellite Phones Australia wide
Minimal Impact Bushwalking
- Leave no Traces by Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service.
- Minimal impact bushwalking by Parks Victoria.
- Minimal Impact bushwalking by RMIT alpine club. (dead link, being investigated)
- Bushwalkers Code of the Confederation of Bushwalkers NSW by Geoff Wise, Wise's Wilderness.
- Minimum Impact Bushwalking Code PDF file by Perth Bushwalkers Club (Inc).
- Minimal impact bushwalking in the Australian Alps by Australian Alps National Parks.
- Minimal Impact bushwalking by just about everyone else (Google search).
Miscellaneous
- John Chapman's extensive site on walking and related activities includes a lot of information specific Tasmania (he is the author of many excellent walking guide books).
- Tasmanian Waterfalls is a guide to waterfalls and other natural assets in Tasmania
- List of huts (Warning: Some of these huts no longer exist)
- Australian Bushwalking FAQ and the FAQ Index
- Tassie Paddlers - website and forum for kayaking, fishing, bushwalking and adventure in Tasmania
Flora and Fauna
History
Special Interest Walking
Fly Fishing
- Fly Life (magazine) site and forums for those bushwalkers who also love fly fishing.
Photography
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Blogs & Personal Pages
- Bushwalking Skills Blog - Sharing bushwalking skills and knowledge
- Bushwalks - Descriptions of various bushwalks, mainly in Tasmania
- Nature Writer Blog- reflects on bushwalking and bushwalks
- Our Hiking Blog - Informing you about bushwalking, hiking & backpacking
- Short Walks Australia - guides, maps and photos of great walking tracks
- Wildtiger blog - Bushwalking and mountaineering Tasmania. Real people, wild adventures