Arm River Track - Pillinger/Oakleigh/Ossa/Pelion East

[zacharycbruce]

Hi all,

Starting to forumlate an idea for a walk, probably mid-late November, and wanted some insight from those that have gone before me!

Wondering whether this sounds like a realistic plan;

Day 1: Arm River Track, up Pillinger then on to New Pelion Hut
Day 2: Mt Oakleigh and back to the hut (this seems like it'd be a fairly easy day?)
Day 3: Up Ossa and East Pelion and back to Pelion Hut
Day 4: Back out via Arm River

Day 3 is where I'm a little unsure, I think it's approx 4km from Pelion Hut to Pelion Gap without too much elevation gain, then maybe 3-4 hours return for Ossa, 2 hours return for Pelion East and then it's all downhill from there, so on paper it looks pretty managable if the weather is co-operating?

Any insight would be appreciated!

Cheers,

Zac

[headwerkn]

That’s a very manageable itinerary. Definitely try and set out early on Day 3 to give yourself plenty of time for both summits.
Pillinger Loop Track off Arm River Track can be a little vague in places, don’t expect it to be as clear or well marked as the ART.
Same for Mt Oakleigh, can be quite muddy and steep/slippery on the initial climb up.

[north-north-west]

Pillinger track was obvious enough last time I did it, although it isn't signposted so make sure you have a good map.
Making the second day short and easy is always a good move. There's a lot to explore up on Oakleigh and it's worth hanging aroound there to make the most of the views. Day 3 wiill be longish but it's a fairly common option and quite doable. I don't think Pelion East takes quite that long although, once again, there's a fair bit to explore apart from just the summit so it can be stretched out a bit. Another couple of months and the days will be nice and long so you'll have plenty of light.

Enjoy.

[zacharycbruce]

Thank you both, glad to know I'm on the right track!

r.e. Pillinger, looks like it wasn't on the 1:25k map, but it is on the 50k one and OSM which I have loaded on my GPS so I don't think it'll cause any major problems.

Now if only BOM could give me a 5 day forecast 14 days in advance.....


Cheers,

Zac

[Lostsoul]

Try mountain-forecast.com

[Warin]

Try mountain-forecast.com

Nice find
Mt Pelion East is as close as it gets .. should do.
https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks ... casts/1461

[wilddog-1]

Zac ....
I am doing the same walk in late November .
Could you please tell me what hat you will be wearing and I will see if I can recognize you .
Wilddog .......
( don`t worry about the name . )

[zacharycbruce]

Unfortunately I've had to postpone my plans, I tore my MCL about 3 to 4 weeks ago and don't trust it yet. No big walks over the summer which is a bit of a bummer