Arm River Track series - Mt. Oakleigh Lemonthyme, Tasmania, Australia
By geoskid on Sunday 23 November 2008. Waypoint GA1284

The Arm River track is the shortest route into Pelion Hut, which is located about halfway along the Overland track.

Mt Oakleigh, Pelion East, Pelion West, and Mt Ossa are all able to be climbed as day walks from Pelion Hut.

The Arm River track is a reasonably easy walk after an initial steep climb, is fairly sheltered, and takes in some spectacular scenery and views.

Map Reference: TASMAP 1:25,000 Rowallan and Cathedral cover the whole track.

Ref - Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks by Chapman, Chapman and Siseman, for access, detailed track notes, planning and safety.

The track junction to Mt Oakleigh is on the Arm River track on the Eastern side of a steel suspension bridge over Douglas Creek, 400m from Pelion Hut.

The return walk from Pelion Hut to Mt Oakleigh is 9.6 km and takes approx. 4.5hrs. The cache is located on a high point at the Western end of the Plateau, near a rock cairn. From here there are magnificent views of most of the major peaks in the Park. The true summit is 700m north along the Plateau.

Pelion Hut sleeps 60, and has a wide verandah all around, which is great for sleeping on.

Walking time from carpark to Pelion Hut is approx. 4-5 hrs.

Cache is a 200ml Sistema, with log book, pencil and stash note.