Updated

September 2, 2025

Howdy and welcome to your information resource for the South Coast Track, one of Australia’s last great wilderness walks in Tasmania.

This 84 km walk between Melaleuca and Cockle Creek on Tasmania’s South Coast presents numerous challenges and many wonderful times for walkers.

My name is Brendon Sinclair and in January 2010 I completed the South Coast Track walk with my 2 sons – 17 and 15 – and brother-in-law.  He’s really old.  46.

Information On This Site

We’ve put together some information that we hope will be helpful to those people looking to complete the Walk.

The site contains:

• Tons of useful information
• Track Notes
• Gear recommendations (including free spreadsheets you can download and use!)
• Over 230 photos
• Videos
• Much more
• And it’s all free!

Of course, you don’t have to do it yourself – South Coast Track expedition experts offer a fully escorted and sorted package that takes care of everything.

Can Now Buy The Book Direct Off Us (And Save!)

Without question, the best book I found for the South Coast Track walk is John Chapman’s “South Coast Track“.

For just $19.95 you’ll get what is considered the bible by walkers walking the track – detailed track notes, useful maps and much more.

You can buy this book direct from us here and we’ll send it straight out.

The Usual Disclaimer: Don’t rely upon the information on this website.  Whilst we try and provide accurate information, none of it comes with any warranties.  Obviously. ;o)

Cheers

Brendon

One of my dream trips has always been to raft the Franklin River in Tasmania.

A legendary stretch of water that was, thankfully, saved from being destroyed by a dam in the early 1980’s.

I still remember back in 1983, two mates at Elizabeth Matriculation College, Alison and Dot, campaigning to stop the dam and their excitement when the High Court upheld the Federal Government’s case to stop the State Government going ahead with the dam. Rather grateful for people like Alison and Dot.

The two lads mentioned on this site, Jack and Harry, have shouted their old Dad (that’s me) a trip down the Franklin River to do an 8-day Franklin River rafting adventure.

Franzi and Elias have a few different dates and trips – see here for more rafting dates.

Click here for the website.

Son Harry worked in outdoor education at Friends School for a year, and the team at Franklin River Rafting are very highly regarded in the industry.

We were lucky enough to meet Phil and Ange when we walked the South Coast Track.

Phil was good enough to share some of his wonderful photography from the walk with us.

Here’s my favourite (click it to get the larger image):

Plus a magical pic from Mark Ashton of Lion Rock in South East Cape.

Cheers

Brendon