Hiking 35km Solo in Tasmania, Australia - Freycinet Circuit

In February 2021 I solo hiked the Freycinet Circuit in Tasmania over three days. The trail is ~36km in distance and is one of the best hikes that I've done to date. It's got everything from pristine beach hiking to clambering atop of boulders for unreal views.
On the first night I camped at Wineglass Bay Camp Site and on the second I stayed at Cook's Beach Camp Site.
See the exact path I took;
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▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Contents of this Video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00​ - Intro
0:18 - Day 1: Trail Head to Wineglass Bay Camp Site
1:59 -Day 2: Wineglass Bay to Cooks Beach Camp Site
6:40 - Day 3: Cooks Beach to Trail Finish
8:16 - Trail Overview
8:30 - My Thoughts & Experience
10:45 - Food & Wrap Up
What I Take Hiking
Hiking Gear
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Sleeping Bag - geni.us/IhbeWeA
Compression Sack - geni.us/JQNxM
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Sleeping Bag Liner - geni.us/BYxnB
Jetboil - geni.us/eQkl
Gas canister - geni.us/45PZ6v
Water Bladder - geni.us/7Is1
Water Bottle - geni.us/fLCJCDD
Personal Locator Beacon - geni.us/iMXwCq
Spoon - geni.us/irWK6
Swiss army knife - geni.us/KEcfc1k
Clothing
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Camera Gear
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Drone - geni.us/ZItv
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[@ColCastree]

Great video.when you say that's a wrap...... show a few stills so oldies like be can have time to give it a like. I get so enthralled with the video I forget till the end. Thanks for all your hard work editing

[@adamwalksaustralia4427]

Thank you, this was very helpful.. loved the camera shot through the tree hollow .

[@mikesutcliffe1142]

Great work again, Josh! Loved this one, too. Tasmania really is special, isn't it? That view from the top down over Wineglass Bay was amazing. And, as always, your framing, grading and editing was superb. Keep 'em coming, mate!

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Cheers Mike! It’s fast becoming one of my favourite places to visit - The more time I spend in Tassie the more I want to head back there 😂

[@morletravels]

Love the attention to detail in this video. Really well done!

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Cheers!

[@coletarichards693]

Thanks for sharing Josh. Freycinet was my very first overnight hike many years ago and still looks as beautiful as I remember.

[@JoshCarrHikes]

You picked a good one as your first overnight hike! Absolutely stunning place

[@AaronGrayOutdoors]

Awesome work Josh. Tassie is such a wonderfull place. Look forward to your next one!

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Thanks mate!

[@PetrichorWeaves]

Love all your vids mate, they keep getting better and better and more professional.

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Appreciate it!

[@AndrewWalton23]

Great video Josh! Really grateful for the effort you go to. This is so well produced! You certainly inspire me to get out on the trail more often than I would otherwise. 😊

[@delphinelesterlost3285]

I only spent a day at Freycinet and your video makes me want to go back... loved the beach camping

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Such a beautiful place

[@michaelbenzinger3938]

Great video man! Very much enjoyed it! Love the short flower scenes.

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Cheers Michael

[@BackpackingWithJason]

Those are some beautiful mountains. The scenery out there is incredible. Awesome camp spot too. Great job on capturing the beauty of the area 👍🏻👍🏻

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Cheers Jason, one of the best spots I’ve camped I reckon!

[@angelicamason1650]

Thanks Josh. Beautiful hike and brilliant filming.

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Thanks Angelica :)

[@TasHikingAdventures]

Mate I've watched 4 of your videos now in the only spots i havent been...walls...Freycinet...Frenchman's and the backpack items etc...oh and Cape pillar....kudos to you and the camera views like I'm about to upload a video about setting camera up then recording walking past it then go back pick it up end recording ...your doing the double length in walk mate kudos dude nice job .....some people don't have time for that but when it does I guess it looks amazing haha nice video mate love from Hobart

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Haha thanks mate. I usually just try show the highlights off so it’s not that much extra walking, maybe a km or two at most.

[@Westadventures]

Well done josh - very inspirational videos. Congrats with your love for life. You have expanded my list of adventures……. Cheers to you

[@dongrqymondddd1709]

I really like to watch your solo trek before I go to bed, it's awesome mate！！！

[@taminamccartney4291]

You made it! How magical is Tasmania? The best place to hike. The spectacular scenery and wonderful nature :)

[@JoshCarrHikes]

So bloody good! I always leave only wanting more

[@BrendanMoonHotCheddar]

You're becoming a staple watch for me, really relaxing edits and I like your style of calming music in the background as it doesn't drown out the environmental noises. Also, like your check-ins at the end of your vids.

[@BrendanMoonHotCheddar]

Check out my music, feel free to use any of it if you want in a video, it's not as chill but there might be something.

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Thanks mate, appreciate it!

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Will do, cheers for the offer

[@quokkasoccer98]

Happy I found your channel, extremely high quality videos. thanks for including all the details and tips too. going to make my way through all the ones here in WA and then tackle the outer-state ones

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Cheers Christian, enjoy it! Plenty of stunning trails to choose from that’s for sure

[@jessicacummins9897]

beautiful work as always, thanks :)

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Thanks Jess!

[@NickandRachel]

Beautiful!

[@timlimiscool]

Sick

[@betula2137]

02:30: Okay, some banksias I wouldn't be able to name ... maybe silver banksia is one of them? 02:38: triggerplant I think 04:28: hmm, pink heath or less likely fuchsia 04:39: purple appleberry, a climber (one of the two) 04:41: ah yes, the moving spider-orchid, a plant that has mastered the art of predatory disguise! 07:01: hmm, I do know it but not well-enough to call it... I hereby name it 'spiny star' 07:06: if I didn't know the blindingly obvious one... then... I want to say ericaceae again, or leptospermum 07:14: aha, see, that hanging flower fooled that oblivious puny predator who just walked straight past! 07:26: one of those pink orchids we take ownership of 07:43: ooh shiny let me pick it up 09:45: it looks like the purple apple dumpling from before, but you see, it's actually a colony of plump purple people-eaters waiting in disguise! Too bad they were asleep, they had a meal right there Was the peak viewpoint actually Mount Amos (rather than Freycinet)? I could just be being ignorant, as I am adept at demonstrating But yes, a beautiful part of our hearty island

[@chanjanie2229]

How's the weather at Freycinet in Feb? Also is that Portuguese man of war??? Is it safe to swim at beaches in Freycinet? Amazing video, I came from the Reddit post ;)

[@GeoterricsOutdoorsAustralia]

Great work - I especially like your close and perspective shots - new Sub here!

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Cheers Ralph!

[@FreedomOnFoot]

Great video of this hike, Josh. Have put that one on my Tassie list. Beautiful captures of all the scenery there. I just got back from a Tassie trip a few days ago where a mate and I did Pine Valley and the side trips in there and then did Frenchmans Cap. Unbelievable landscapes. BTW, we’ve got a FB group for Aussie outdoor KZbin content creators which is a great little community. I’ll PM you with the details if you’d like to join that.

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Thanks mate, would love to know the details. I hadn’t heard of the Pine Valley hut and side trip before! Now that’s another one I’ll have to find the time to do 😂

[@FreedomOnFoot]

@@JoshCarrHikes, definitely one to add to the Tassie list. I'll send you a message on IG regarding the content creators group too.

[@daleo79]

Awesome video! Is the water tank the only spot to fill up on the circuit?

[@vd4465]

Noticed the google maps insert😀 nice but a bit too quick. It looks like no one was there at the lookout point on top of the mountain. When l was there it was super packed:/

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Got to leave improvements for next time 😉 There was a couple blokes up there with me at the start but I just hung around until they left. But yeah I was pretty fortunate. Could be an excuse for you to head back

[@jamesbell6996]

Great video mate. What was the campground at Wineglass Bay campground like? Was there reliable water? Many spots for a tent?

[@JoshCarrHikes]

It wasn’t overly big, but you could still fit a fair few people in there. I’d say there were about 4 or 5 clearings that would each hold 2 or 3 tents, sometimes more. There was one spot overlooking the beach but the rest were behind a treeline, unfortunately that one had been taken already by the time I arrived. There’s no water available but there is a dunny

[@k.whiking4372]

I've gotta get to Tassie

[@peterjday76]

Thanks for sharing the video. Nice work. We have been wanting to do this circuit but thought it had to be walked anti-clockwise. Is that correct?

[@JoshCarrHikes]

First I’ve heard of it. I think most do it anti clockwise but I had others doing it clockwise with me at the same time

[@peterjday76]

@@JoshCarrHikes I think it has something to do with not spreading some plant disease but I am not sure of the details.

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Yeah okay, that makes sense I guess. It may be the case but I certainly wasn’t aware of it when I hiked the trail

[@mattiacozzi1729]

Hi Josh! Me and a couple of mates are coming to Tassie for 7 days in Feb. as the Overland track and three capes walk are already booked out, what would you best recommendation for a multi day hike? Would this be your first option after these two?

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Yep this one is pretty bloody good. Frenchman’s Cap is my favourite but you’ll be puffin like a bullfrog. Walls of Jerusalem is hard to beat as well. Any of them really and you can’t go wrong they’re all rippers. Enjoy mate! Edit: Just an after thought, you can do a fair bit of the three capes without booking. There’s tent platforms too that might be free - maybe worth looking into if you haven’t already?

[@mattiacozzi1729]

@@JoshCarrHikes thanks mate! much appreciated! will have a look! I saw there's a free option for the TCW so thanks for that. given we have a total of 8 days would you say the three capes track and the Freycnet right after are a good choice?

[@JoshCarrHikes]

@@mattiacozzi1729 Yeah I reckon that’s pretty good. You could probably squeeze in another, maybe the WOJ if you really wanted but depends how much you want to push it. All 3 of them could be done as overnighters

[@dominicmcnamara]

Great work Josh.....you're nearly a Tasmanian now..... Only issue..... FRAY-SHIN-NAY, is local pronunciation, ;)

[@dominicmcnamara]

And, with Strive get the bolognese, massaman and chilli meals and an extra bag of beef to really flesh them out and make it a bloody awesome meal.

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Ah I buggered that one up! I pronounced it that way to so many people and was never pulled up on it 😂 I’ll be sure to give them go, cheers!

[@dominicmcnamara]

@@JoshCarrHikes no probs, actually, most people pronounce Fray-SIN-nay, however, some lazy pronounce SHIN-nay Next you'll be back to do: OT, South Coast, South West, Southern Ranges. Great stuff, you've an amazing professional style to relay or portrait the tiny, indinstinct or indistinguidable and make it the proud star of your scenes - KEEP THAT UP Strive: geeees that gnocci takes forever to cook through, but it's bloody delicious.

[@TasHikingAdventures]

Why didn't you go to byrans beach too dude ?

[@JoshCarrHikes]

Ran out of time. That was the original plan but spent way too long admiring that view atop of Mount Freycinet

[@oliverhill84]

Any mozzies on the beach there?