Great South West Walk - A Complete Pre-Hike Guide

Check this video out for an all-in-one guide worth watching before taking on this hike!
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[@robinmassey9042]

Thanks so much Be!ck - Great info

[@avscaue4594]

Thanks Beck - we are planning this hike in March and your videos have been very helpful in aiding our planning. Thank for the time & effort it took to provide this information and in detail video coverage for everyone planning this hike, much appreciated.

[@beeceekay]

Great video! Super helpful for planning and setting expectations!!

[@bladesepicadventures7165]

Nice, thinking about doing this one 👍

[@megansaussey7065]

Great details! Thank you.

[@megansaussey7065]

Just curious what you did for water along the way? We’re there enough creeks?

[@BeckTreksAustralia]

@@megansaussey7065 At every campsite there are rain water tanks! So water is not an issue. There were very few creeks and other water sources other than these tanks.

[@lilyorton7669]

Beck you've got the best channel! Thank you so much!

[@JakeMarcin]

Very well made Beck! Well done! This will definitely be s staple video for people looking into this hike

[@BeckTreksAustralia]

Cheers :)

[@melindamckenzie1491]

Walked half of this with the Year 10s 2 weeks ago. Really amazing time despite pretty ordinary weather.

[@moirastanley6729]

This is an awesome video and literally answered all the questions that have been floating around my brain the last few days - thanks Beck!

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Greetings from the U.S.! Nice video and channel. That looks like an awesome hike, Subscribed. ✌️

[@gettingoutdoors41]

Hi Bec! Looks great. Do you think it is worth getting the official GSWW guidebook? Hoping to do this in a few weeks

[@BeckTreksAustralia]

Hey Rohan, I have not used it myself, nor have I seen what it's contense are like so unfortunatly I cannot comment on how good it may be. What I can say though is the guide book I used during my Bibulmun through hike was the best! It gave me a bit of reading each night, and got me excited for what to expect the next day.

[@gettingoutdoors41]

@@BeckTreksAustralia cheers! I’ve ordered it anyway, I’ll let you know if I think it’s worth it! Thanks

[@bigbird130]

Thanks Beck. Very comprehensive video. I'm considering doing this walk but will probably do it in smaller sections.

[@BeckTreksAustralia]

Glad your planning to hike it! It is so beautiful everyone should experience it! And like I said in the video, it is perfect for hopping on and off when you need too to suit your itinerary!

[@colvinscorner]

Thank you so much for these videos and the information! I am looking to do this walk next June/July. I'm studying abroad in Melbourne next semester and plan on doing it after class ends and these videos are really helpful in planning!

[@adelevickers2120]

Thanks Beck. I have an injury which makes sand walking for long distances problematic, so wondering how many kms the inland route knocks off the beach walks.

[@BeckTreksAustralia]

Well the hike is a circuit, it isn't really a choice of one or the other. However what you could do is just half of the hike through the forests, and just stop the hike when you hit either town (depending on which way you go).

[@tronalpha9137]

G"day Beck. I have seen some of your vedios on ytube. I have judt started getting my hiking and camping gear together.I have hiked in the past eith clubs but i want to do solo hiking. Are there any patch awards that an solo hikier can earn after being on an hike ?. award patches showing that a person has completed an hike. Gerard. QLD AUSTRALIA.

[@BeckTreksAustralia]

I beleive you can always go to the shop of the relevant trail, eg Friends of the Heysen have a Heysen trail patch you can buy, the Great South West Walk had a store in Nelson with patches, I think the only one where you got it for completion was the Bibulmun in WA.

[@rlhydn3438]

Added to the list! Looks a decent trek of variety. What distance did you manage daily to finish in 10?

[@BeckTreksAustralia]

Oh it sure is! Nice and short and just a perfect hike to do without too much planning. My days distances were: 20km, 24.4km, 34.5km, 30km, 20km, 23.3km, 16.5km, 21km, 30km, 21.7km

[@donnam2012]

Thanks for the very informative video and I really enjoyed the scenery as well! Can I ask - is there dispersed/natural camping available along the trail? - I'm not so keen on camping near roads. Also, did you do it in August? What were the temperatures like at that time?

[@donnam2012]

Oh, also forget another very important question - water?

[@BeckTreksAustralia]

@@donnam2012 Hey Donna, I'm glad you found the video useful! Unfortunately you cannot camp along the trail as most of it is on private property or in a national park... but I am sure if it is an emergency and happened to get dark and you were walking you could stop at any point, safety first! :P The temperatures were nice during the day, max of 21 across the whole 10 days, and nothing below a couple of degrees overnight. So pretty perfect hiking temps!

[@donnam2012]

@@BeckTreksAustralia thanks so much - yes those temperatures sound pretty ideal!

[@dougdunsmore6361]

thanks beck. well thought out video. very informative. well done. looking at doing the hike just after Christmas. do you think this would be an OK time for the hike? or would it be too hot and too many snakes about maybe?

[@BeckTreksAustralia]

Certainly there will be snakes, but I never let that bother me personally, I choose to wear large gaiters (like the S2S Quagmires or something equivalent) and of course bring the snake bite kit and a PLB. The weather is what I would be concerned about the most though. There is no guaruntee a tank will have water in it. The river sections obviously will be no problem as if the tanks are empty just drink from the river. I would play it by ear as to the weather forecast for the week. If its really hot I wouldn't do it. The coast is very unprotected with no shelter from the sun. Forest - not so bad. Maybe do half the hike if you must get out of a hike over Christmas, from Portland to Nelson inland, and if the weather looks good and your doing ok with the heat, then carry onto the coast perhaps? Bring a bottle or 2 of extra water and hide it in the bottom of your pack and pretent it doesnt exist if you do! Just in case you drink more than expected or you find there is no water in a tank!

[@dougdunsmore6361]

Thanks Beck. I might hide water in empty soft drink bottles along the way before hand. I will wait until the last minute so i can assess the weather more accurately. thanks again Doug

[@BeckTreksAustralia]

@@dougdunsmore6361 Just a thought if you have the ability to hide water before the hike then perhaps check the tank level instead?? That would resolve the water issue if you could do that with all the coastal tanks in particular!

[@dougdunsmore6361]

@@BeckTreksAustralia why didn't i think of that. thanks Beck