Choose your own adventure on the new map!

7th April 2021

To coordinate everyone's surveys - so that we're all across Tasmania and not just a few patches - this year we have a brand new booking map, funded by 173 fabulous supporters via Pozible.

Even seasoned NatureTrackers will need to sign up afresh, since this is a new system. But it's very helpful to ensure we've got all the correct info for you, and we think you'll like the innovations. For example - it's important to check your square carefully to see what landowner permissions you might need, and to make sure that all your team can travel to it and within it safely. The new map has a land tenure layer which comes in very handy.

Any problems? Please don't hesitate to contact us (including details of your device and browser, e.g. 'Android tablet, Firefox') on info@naturetrackers.com.au We've done a lot of testing... but if we've missed anything, it will help everyone if we can pick it up asap.

So - which is the square for you? All the guidelines are on the Prepare and Take Part pages. But here's a reminder that, if you're happy to explore anywhere, then surveys in more remote areas are always particularly valuable. Even a well-roaded square that's easy to get around but is far from any others booked really helps provide a more accurate picture of what's happening with our birds of prey across Tasmania. For those with the enthusiasm, skills and equipment for full bore Abel Mountain adventure, Ben Young has identified tracks to 32 of the Abels which cross survey squares - detailed below. Or perhaps you'd like to follow in the footsteps of last year's Team Melaleuca...

Wherever you choose, please read the info under the Prepare and Take Part pages before you book, and remember you and your team are responsible for each other's safety - make sure you really are fully prepared!

Square	Abel	Difficulty*	Coverage	Abels Section
334	Mount Picton	Tracked & difficult	First half of track only, up to 550m contour.	South
225	Mount Bobs	Mostly tracked & difficult	Summit	South
58	Mount La Perouse	Tracked but difficult	Summit	South
607	Mount Sarah Jane	Tracked but difficult	Mt Anne circuit track adjacent to Sarah Jane borders west side of square up to Lonely Tarns. Summit not covered.	South
328	Mount Aldebaran	Mostly tracked & difficult	Summit	South West
919	Mount Mueller	Tracked & moderately difficult	Summit	South West
331	Eastern Arthurs (The Needles, Federation Peak)	Tracked & very difficult	Only section of Huon Track (used to access Eastern Arthurs) between the Razorback and Luckmans Lead, no mountains covered.	South West
1092	Mount Field East	Tracked & easy	Summit.	South West
1265	Reeds Peak & Bonds Craig	Tracked & moderate	Only a section of the Rasselas Track, mostly covering the climb up to Lake Rhona up to the 700m contour.	Gordon
1262	Pokana Peak	Untracked & very difficult	Square is marginally to the north of the summit.	Gordon
1262	Conical Mountain	Untracked & very difficult	Square is marginally to the east of the summit.	Gordon
3050	Mensa Moor	Untracked & difficult	Summit	North East
2398	Parson & Clerk Mountain	Untracked & difficult	Square is marginally north of the summit.	Central Plateau
2808	Ironstone Mountain	Mostly tracked & moderate	Square covers the Western Creek Track, which is about half of the route to the summit. Most of the remainder of the route is untracked.	Central Plateau
2591	Mersey Crag	At least partially untracked and difficult	Summit	Central Plateau
2380	Mount Rogoona	Tracked & difficult	Summit	Central Plateau
3458	St Valentines Peak	Tracked & easy	Summit	North West
3236	Black Bluff Range	Mostly tracked & moderate	Summit	North West
2585	Mount Oakleigh	Mostly tracked & moderate	Square is marginally north of the summit.	Pelion St Clair
2377	Mount Ossa	Tracked & moderate	Square is moderately south of the summit.	Pelion St Clair
2377	Mount Massif	Partially tracked & difficult	Summit	Pelion St Clair
2177	Horizontal Hill	Partially tracked & difficult	Square is marginally east of the summit.	Pelion St Clair
2177	Mount Gould	Mostly tracked & difficult	Square covers the Gould Plateau section of the route.	Pelion St Clair
2180	Mount Ida	Mostly untracked & difficult	Square is marginally east of the summit	Pelion St Clair
1983	Cheyne Range	Mostly untracked & very difficult	Covers most of the final ascent to the summit, the summit itself is marginally west	Mid West
2171	Eldon Peak	Untracked & very difficult	Marginally south of the summit and covers a lower section of the traverse to Eldon Bluff	Mid West
2174	High Dome	Untracked & very difficult	Covers most of the final ascent to the summit, the summit itself is marginally east	Mid West
1616	Mount King William II	Untracked & difficult	Square is a little south east of the summit	Mid West
1804	Wentworth Hills	Untracked & moderately difficult	Summit	Mid West
1974	Mount Owen	Mostly tracked & moderate	Summit	West
2168	Mount Sedgwick	Untracked & very difficult	Summit	West
2365	Mount Dundas	Tracked and moderate	Summit	West

*IMPORTANT: One person's 'easy' can be another person's 'very difficult'. Check detailed information on these routes before committing. Can everyone in your team safely reach and cover a reasonable extent of the square? And if the weather isn't safe on the day, don't hesitate to cancel your trip.