An MX-5 boot is roughly 130-150 litres with no back seat. Soft bags mould to the shape; a hard shell wastes 20-30% of it. One duffel each is the realistic limit for two, plus a daypack in the footwell.
Ashgrove cheese and Mole Creek leatherwood honey are both on Day 9. A chilled soft bag is worth more than a fourth t-shirt.
A set of clubs eats most of the boot. If you are two-up with clubs, one of you is packing very light - and reviewers note you walk a fair way to the Barnbougle course carrying them.
Non-negotiable. Three walks sit above 800 m and Tarn Shelf can snow in November.
Fleece or light puffer, for Cradle, Tarn Shelf, kunanyi and the plateau.
One set. Alpine mornings, and the Strathgordon night.
Yes, in November. Assume 10C colder and blowing hard on any summit, and the same on an exposed links course.
Barnbougle is links golf on an exposed coast - the wind is the defence. A windproof over a mid-layer beats a heavy jacket you cannot swing in.
The Islington in Hobart does conservatory dining, and the Pedder Wilderness Lodge restaurant is the only kitchen for 90 km.
Boat Harbour, Nine Mile Beach, and the Pedder lodge indoor pool.
Mt Amos on wet granite and Cape Hauy's 1,800 steps both punish smooth soles.
Barnbougle is a non-metal spike facility. Check yours before you pack them.
Towns and dinners.
Enough for a 4-hour walk with layers and water.
No taps at any trailhead on this itinerary.
See the wildlife note below.
Nine days, five substantial walks and 18 holes.
Tarn Shelf is boardwalk then rock, and Cape Hauy is stairs. They will not earn their boot space, and the boot is now full of clubs.
Free penguin viewing at Godfreys Beach on night one, and shearwaters at Ocean Beach on Day 3. White light scares both off the beach.
No signal on the west coast, Gordon River Road, at Strathgordon or on the Central Plateau. The Maps links here need a connection; the pages do not.
You will have no signal until Maydena on the Sunday morning.
No shops, no restaurants, and you arrive about 18:20. Buy in Swansea mid-morning.
Melshell Oyster Shack, and small west coast and highland operators, are often cash-only.
For the Gordon River cruise if Hells Gates worries you.
Low sun on wet tar, and reading a links green.
Oysters at Melshell, cheese at Pyengana and Ashgrove.
Nine days of navigation and photos.
Service stations on the route have gauges. Check before Days 5, 6, 7 and 9.
Gravel dust on the windscreen.
Holiday Vehicle Pass, roughly $90-100. You enter national parks on at least six of nine days.
Departure is 18:45 on Thu 12 Nov, and Day 9 is built backwards from a 16:45 arrival.
Gordon River cruise, Port Arthur, Barnbougle tee time, and five confirmed accommodations.