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On this website, you can share information about the best places to stay/camp, where the water sources are; good food and great views. THIS IS YOUR SITE on which to describe experiences, share ideas and observations and gather useful information from those who have walked before you.
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* Add comments on the places you stayed and whether they met/exceeded your expectations.
* Tell others of the flora and fauna you observed. (Twitchers welcome!)
* Post advice on walking conditions, detours etc. in one of the Discussion Forums.
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Discussion
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Report your progress on the Great North Walk. Send a tweet as you post achievement.
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34 | 36 | 1 week 3 days ago by Lara |
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Access points and car pooling
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9 | 11 | 2 weeks 2 days ago by jonk |
| 8 | 13 | 2 weeks 2 days ago by ann |
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Comment here on the accommodation you used
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7 | 8 | 2 weeks 2 days ago by Lara |
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Discussion of what stretches are more than usually hard
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8 | 10 | 2 weeks 2 days ago by Liz |
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Observations here
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10 | 13 | 1 week 3 days ago by fred |
| 8 | 9 | 2 weeks 2 days ago by Sue |
The Great North Walk Companion extract- page x
'The Great North Walk Companion' is not a set of track notes and cannot replace good maps, a compass or a GPS system (that you know how to use). Due to road modifications and trail reorganizations, there are changes in the Great North Walk's route from time to time and therefore probably since the time of our writing. Each of our chapters begins with a small map that shows where on the overall Walk that passage describes. However, we mention very few specific directions and, in any case, our best advice is always to follow the official Great North Walk, signposting and direction markers, which we have found to be clear and up-to-date. Each chapter includes a brief description of the walk completed together with a simple grading which runs from “Easy” (accomplishable by all walkers) to “Hard” (accessible for experienced and able walkers). The walk lengths are from the tracks themselves and optional excursions and boat trip lengths are also mentioned. These walks vary significantly in length and difficulty and a number of the chapter walks are over two-day periods. The walk details are also collected into a single list in the Appendix. We strongly recommend that all walkers take a map of the trail they are walking on every trip. Full details of the Great North Walk are given in the New South Wales Department of Lands’ ‘The Great North Walk — Discovery Kit’ brochures and maps. We recommend these guides with real enthusiasm.
