Kia Ora Hut (Overland Track, TAS)

The Overland Track is Australia’s premier alpine walk - a 65 km, six- day trek through the heart of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, part of the magnificent Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The stunning scenery and the physical challenge of the Overland Track (hereafter the OLT) have assured it a national and international reputation as one of the great wilderness bushwalks1. In 2004 the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) introduced an online booking system, a track fee, adoption of one-way walking and a daily cap of 60 walkers per day comprising 34 independent walkers and two commercial groups (with each having a maximum of 13 people). During the period of the 1st October to the 31st May, bushwalkers are required to pay a fee and walk from Cradle Mountain south to Lake St Clair. Outside of this period, bushwalkers do not need to book or pay for a permit, and can walk in either direction. The Overland Track fee is $200 for adults, $160 for children (aged 17 and under) and concession card holders. All revenue from the Overland Track fee contributes to the long-term sustainable management of the track, including trackwork, hut maintenance, toilets, signage, interpretation and staffing. In the period October 2017 to May 2018 there were 8404 walkers using the Overland Track compared to 6880 in a similar period 10 years earlier. The 6880 figure includes walkers that complete the whole track whether travelling with commercial operators, walkers in school or other groups, or independent walkers. Over the 10-year period growth has been relatively steady. The biggest growth has been amongst ‘independent walkers (non-group walking parties) which has increased by ~1000 and ‘large group walkers which has grown by ~400 over the same 10-year period2. The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Management Plan 2016 (TWWHAMP) is the over-arching document for the management of Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park.

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