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Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby Crimmo » Fri 23 Feb, 2018 2:20 pm

Hi, I am looking at walking through the walls to Lake Augusta in early Oct. Just wondering if anyone has done this trip and what would be the expected time frame at a leisurely pace taking in most of the climbs.
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Re: Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby Geevesy » Fri 23 Feb, 2018 3:47 pm

Hi Crimmo, it's 1 long day/2 cruisy days depending on the route from Dixons to Lake Ada. I'm guessing when you say most of the climbs you mean within the Walls? Well it takes half a day to get in there via the normal track, so up to you how long you spend in the walls themselves.
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Re: Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby north-north-west » Sun 25 Feb, 2018 8:57 am

Day 1:
Carpark to Dixons, with sidetrips to Siloam, bethesda and Temple Mount.

Day 2:
Halls Buttress and King Davids Peak, then Jerusalem.

Day 3:
pack up, along Great Pine Tier to Lake Fanny (mostly off-track).

Day 4::
follow the Lake Fanny track out past Talleh Lagoons - possibly with sidetrip to Lake Antimony - to Ada.

That''s a very slow and relaxed itinerary.
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Re: Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby pazzar » Tue 27 Feb, 2018 10:22 am

north-north-west wrote:Day 1:

Day 3:
pack up, along Great Pine Tier to Lake Fanny (mostly off-track).

Day 4::
follow the Lake Fanny track out past Talleh Lagoons - possibly with sidetrip to Lake Antimony - to Ada.

That''s a very slow and relaxed itinerary.


Alternatively you could walk down the Bernes Valley from Lake Ball, following the Pine River to Lake Antimony, and then walk out from there. Both Lake Fanny and Lake Antimony are beautiful.
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Re: Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby Rick » Tue 27 Feb, 2018 1:40 pm

Bernes valley is beautiful, my kind of country.

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Once you get to Silver Lake it is about 4 1/2hrs to Ada.

Only down side is Powena creek may be a bit swollen that time of year but with care can be crossed.
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Re: Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby Crimmo » Tue 27 Feb, 2018 3:13 pm

Thanks for all your feedback, much appreciated.
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Re: Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby bogholesbuckethats » Mon 09 Apr, 2018 10:56 pm

Just did this trip as part of a walk from Ada to Cynthia Bay. Lake Ada to Dixon's Kingdom is around 21kms and took 7.5 hours with plenty of stops for photos. There is a nice camp-site just before the Taleeh Lagoons Creek crossing if coming from the Walls. Plenty of nice spots around Lake Fanny too.

This section was definitely a highlight from the whole trip.
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Re: Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby footsteps87 » Sat 14 Apr, 2018 12:06 am

That’s great to hear bogholesbuckethats as I am heading that way at the end of this month with my Husband and Dad. We have been trying to calculate on the map and in track notes just roughly how long time wise and KM’s it would be from Lake Ada to Lake Ball. We are doing a 2 night, 3 day trek and our main concern was the unknown time along that part.
How were the creek crossings?
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Re: Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby footsteps87 » Sat 14 Apr, 2018 12:07 am

That’s great to hear bogholesbuckethats as I am heading that way at the end of this month with my Husband and Dad. We have been trying to calculate on the map and in track notes just roughly how long time wise and KM’s it would be from Lake Ada to Lake Ball. We are doing a 2 night, 3 day trek and our main concern was the unknown time along that part.
How were the creek crossings?
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Re: Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby bogholesbuckethats » Sat 14 Apr, 2018 8:06 am

We crossed Powena Creek just up from where it runs into Lake Fanny. Pretty easy even with a lot of water coming down and there are cairns to mark the crossing. Talleh Lagoons crossing was a bit more of a challenge but still managed to get through the normal crossing without getting wet. More detailed track notes and distances here https://bogholesandbuckethats.com/2018/ ... -st-clair/
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Re: Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby footsteps87 » Sat 14 Apr, 2018 8:27 am

Thanks for that, any piece of information is helpful. By chance have you ever walked Lake Ada to Lake Ball via Antimony and Solveig?
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Re: Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby bogholesbuckethats » Sat 14 Apr, 2018 10:16 am

No I haven't been down that way but I can only imagine it would be a long day. im sure someone one here can help you out.
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Re: Walls to Lake Augusta

Postby Graham51 » Sat 14 Apr, 2018 5:10 pm

footsteps87 wrote:Thanks for that, any piece of information is helpful. By chance have you ever walked Lake Ada to Lake Ball via Antimony and Solveig?

If you start at Lake Ada and follow the old 4wd track towards Talleh then turn towards Theresa Lagoon before going down the hill to the lagoons the track takes you down to Antimony. From there a pad will take you up Bernes Valley past Sally, Sonia and Solveig to Lake Ball. If you do lose the track it's not hard to figure out where to go. I've done this several times in a day, usually the other way though.
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