Huon (Yo-Yo) Track conditions 2023?

[headwerkn]

As the title says, anyone been down the Huon Track in the past 6-12 months? Curious as to what sort of condition it's in. We're giving it consideration for a trip later this summer.

I've heard conflicting info as to whether it was cleared up after the fires or not, but that was almost a year ago now. With Farmhouse Creek an ever-increasing walk in thanks to broken roads, has anyone been tempted to take a look?

[doogs]

Hobart walking club have been clearing the start of the track towards Blake's Opening. It sounds like that section was/is a mess.
Five years ago, the section prior to the Cracroft Crossing was a mess of a multitude of fallen trees. I would doubt that this is any better today. I couldn't even hazard a guess on the condition of the large middle section!
Unfortunately Parks aren't focused on this sort of track. The money is going to fancy tracks that they'll never recoup the money costs from building and upkeep.

[headwerkn]

Thanks Doogs. Sounds like any visit for the time being will be a trip unto itself, rather than a convenient highway into the 'middle' Arthurs.
Not necessarily a bad thing, might be worth taking a small saw and some tape

[TentPeg]

Hobart Walking Club, with assistance from Parks, will be clearing the remaining western section of the Huon Track late next week.

[headwerkn]

Hobart Walking Club, with assistance from Parks, will be clearing the remaining western section of the Huon Track late next week.

Thanks, that's great news.
Will be tempting to go in via that way rather than via McKays/Promontory when we head to West Portal in a couple of months' time. Though my understanding of the Huon Track is that a full push from the trail head to Cracroft Crossing was more than a single days' effort even when the track was in good condition?

[pazzar]

Hobart Walking Club, with assistance from Parks, will be clearing the remaining western section of the Huon Track late next week.

Thanks, that's great news.
Will be tempting to go in via that way rather than via McKays/Promontory when we head to West Portal in a couple of months' time. Though my understanding of the Huon Track is that a full push from the trail head to Cracroft Crossing was more than a reasonable days' effort even when the track was in good condition?

Even with trees down, walking through to Cracroft in a single day is definitely achievable. It's about 27 kms, which is mostly good underfoot, being a former vehicle track. There is a section just past Blakes Opening that was a bit boggy, but the rest was pretty good.

It took me about 6 or 7 hours to walk a few years ago, with hundreds of trees down.

[headwerkn]

Oh ok, that's good to know. We've done Scott's Peak to just shy of Pass Creek in a single day, something like 33km in about 10 hrs. Not difficult - just quite boring!

[L_Cham_67]

We've done Scott's Peak to just shy of Pass Creek in a single day, something like 33km in about 10 hrs. Not difficult - just quite boring!

Not difficult!? I seem to recall bailing on the trip up West Portal because of how fatigued we were!

[north-north-west]

We've done Scott's Peak to just shy of Pass Creek in a single day, something like 33km in about 10 hrs. Not difficult - just quite boring!

Not difficult!? I seem to recall bailing on the trip up West Portal because of how fatigued we were!

I did Scotts to Cracroft and then had to continue up onto the Razorback because the campsite at the crossing was full. Again, something like 33km in stinking hot weather, with some badly overgrown sections of track.
Managed that OK and then the next day struggled to haul the gear up to Rosanne. Luckily time wasn't an issue so most of that second day was recovery and then it was on to West Portal and Centaurus Ridge, eventually camping in the saddle just before the Phoenix.

[headwerkn]

Not difficult!? I seem to recall bailing on the trip up West Portal because of how fatigued we were!

That first day was fine. The second day up the Needles in the rain and snow, not so much

[alanm]

I saw this post and the name, and not to hijack the thread, but the name Yo Yo track bought back memories..... I can't help you with the current condition, however, when I hiked it around 39 / 40 years ago, I remember thinking it was aptly named.... and there were some seriously big trees downed that we had to climb over. Two friends and I trotted off from Lake Pedder down to the Arthur Range, then along the top of that until we picked up the Yo Yo and then out via the logging tracks. Man it makes me realise how old I'm getting..... Good luck with the hike. Enjoy.