Preparation for Hiking
Tarn Shelf, Mount Field National Park
5 April 2025
How to get in shape to enjoy our bush walking event
Make no mistake. This is a wilderness experience, not a walk in the park!
You will need to prepare for this fantastic Tasmania hiking experience. You will need to be able to walk for about 7 hours (Tarn Shelf Circuit – 3-5 hours for Tarn Shelf) while carrying an 8-10kg pack containing food, water, a first aid kit, and 4 seasons of clothing. It is Tasmania, after all!
You will need a team to enter and fundraise for the our charity of choice. This year all funds will go to Menzies Institiute of Medical Research – Preventing Stroke MOOC). MOOC stands for Massive Online Open Course. This resource will be available globally free of charge. To date we’ve raised over $230,000.
Curious how to prepare for your hiking adventure in Tasmania?
Our resource shows you exactly how much exercise you need to do each and every week to be ready for our Tasmanian Iconic Walk. Like more information?
Here’s our “keep me in the loop” email registration – it’s free and ensures you wont miss any preparation for hiking resources, or the deadline for taking part in our annual event.
Our shoe advice and recommendations
Here’s some advice on shoe selection for the Tasman Arch to Fortescue Bay hike – this is not brand specific but rather focuses on the features of shoes for this particular walk
Receive a FREE hiking fitness webinar
from Foundation Sponsor Jo CC Holistic PT
Low impact bushwalking resources
We are pretty keen to have you look over these low impact bush walking resources. It covers how to keep the wilderness wild, how to toilet in the wild, and some common sense ways to behave in a national park.
Plan to walk safely
Tassie Parks and Wildlife have this neat article on staying safe in the wilderness
