u/Green-Winner-4289

Hi everyone,

Looking to do a several day trip starting at Harrietville moving up to Mt Feathertop and then making my way down to Mt Mckay and then on to Falls Creek or just going back the way I came back to Harrietville. I have experience in hiking and navigation due to work, so not to concerned about overall fitness or essential gear, but this is the first multi day trip I'm doing outside of it so if there's any equipment you recommend specifically for this trip would love to hear it.

I'm trying to plan the route at the moment that I'll take and saw that there is a track between the two mountains on the high country, but was wondering if it is possible to pretty much just B-Line it from Feathertop to Mckay passing just by Jaithmathang or is that terrain not suitable and/ or not allowed to camp out in those areas all together.

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Hi all,

Looking to do the Overland track tas sometime in the December-January period, need a little advice packing and generally getting ready for it as its the first multi day hike I'm doing solo.

Main question I have for it is how much water total would people recommend taking? I was thinking of taking a min of 5L to last me a couple days if for whatever reason there is no access to water but I've seen others say that they take 3L bladders and are just fine. I'm guessing there are numerous spots to fill water up but looking to confirm.

Obviously there are huts along the way but I'm not planning on staying in them I'd rather set up a tent for the night, are there designated spots where we have to set tents up or just a matter of finding a decent spot and setting up for the night?

Any and all advice is welcome and greatly appreciated.