Off-Track Hiking Tasmania's Remote Mountains || The Frankland Range

I spent 8 days solo hiking through one of Tasmania’s most remote and unforgiving mountain ranges - the Frankland Range. Tucked deep in Southwest Tasmania, this brutal off-track hike is rarely attempted. There are no trails, no markers, and barely any information - just dense scrub, jagged ridgelines, and relentless weather. Navigation is incredibly difficult, with constant pathfinding challenges that demand experience and full focus. Most days, I had less than 20 metres of visibility, making route-finding across exposed ridgelines extremely dangerous. Over the course of the trek, I faced -10°C winds, sideways rain, blistering heat, and even water shortages. The final stretch turned into a day-long, knee-deep slog along the marshy edges of Lake Pedder. But when the skies finally cleared, the views were absolutely spectacular - a hard-earned payoff for all of the discomfort nature had thrown my way. By far, the most humbling and rewarding hike I’ve ever done. Chapters/Locations: Introduction [0:00] Day One: Serpentine Dam to Mt Sprent [0:30] Day Two: Wilmot Range, Koruna Peak & Islet Lake [4:57] Day Three: Tribulation Ridge & Coronation Peak [7:16] Day Four: Double Peak, Madonna Ridge & The Cupola [10:54] Day Five: The Citadel Shelf [13:12] Day Six: Murphies Bluff, Greycap & Frankland Peak [16:38] Day Seven: Mt Giblin, Mt Jim Brown & Lake Pedder [21:19] Day Eight: Scott's Peak & Huon Camp Ground [28:03] Outro [29:19] [Instagram]   / marty_splice   [Soundtrack] https://artlist.io/ [SFX] https://freesound.org https://artlist.io/ © 2025 INTREPID ROAD ALL RIGHTS RESERVED #Tasmania #SoloHiking #OffTrackHiking #FranklandRange #CinematicAdventure #SouthwestTasmania #TasmanianWilderness #WildernessHiking #SoloAdventure #BackcountryHiking #ExtremeHiking #HikingAustralia #HikingDownUnder