Thursday 1st May 2014
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| Devils Throne |
The normal way to walk to and back from Devils Throne is via Thark Ridge, thus completing a small circuit (see map below). I chose to do it a different way via Big Bend Trail and therefore walked a much larger loop.
I parked in the large car park just up from Big Bend and set off at 0745. There was a light frost on the ground and it was quite cool but the weather was perfect. I walked down Pinnacle Road to Big Bend and followed the trail down to the turn off to Collins Bonnet, which is where I turned and walked this to the intersection of the track to Collins Bonnet and an old 4WD track. I had not been on this track before but it proved to be quite easy to walk and follow. The track went gently uphill and had become only a walking path now.
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| Collins Bonnet in early morning cloud |
Once I attained some altitude there were good views of the surrounding countryside even though there was cloud on some of the peaks. After about 1.3 kms. I arrived at the point where the normal Devils Throne track intersected this track and commenced following it. The usual wet section across the moor was, as usual, wet, but not too bad and I reached the lookout at Devils Throne some 2 hours after setting out. There were great views all around but some cloud still lingered on Collins Bonnet summit. After a snack and some time taking in the views I set off for the rocky outcrop to the south of the main lookout.
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| Mountain River and Huon Valley |
There were a few rocky sections on the way and I checked out all of them before reaching the last one, where I was treated to different views of Mount Montagu, Cathedral Rock, Montagu Thumbs and Thark Ridge. The weather remained perfect. After this I headed back to the track that led to Thark Ridge. I walked down the track to Roaring Creek, which was flowing quite well, and climbed up onto Thark Ridge. I walked along the ridge for a while before finding a good spot with a view for lunch. Soon I was back on track and reached the car just after 1300. This was a good walk with great weather and great views and I would recommend it no matter which route is chosen.
Distance: 12.1 kms.
Time: 5'22"
Ascent: 480 metres
Click here to download GPX track.
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| Collins Bonnet from Devils Throne |
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| Devils Throne southern lookout |
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| Mount Connection |
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| Devils Throne |
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| Mount Montagu |
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| Cathedral Rock and Montagu Thumbs |
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Thark Ridge
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The route I used
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| The usual route |
Click here to download GPX track for usual route.
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