Australian Hiker

335-Land snorkelling

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In early 2025 I came across the term Land snorkelling and it definitely piqued my curiosity about what it was because as a term its probably one that ...

334-Ladakh Sky Trail

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past 18 months we have caught up with New Zealand Hiker Jonty Crane about several of his adventures, many of which are on trails that fall ou...

333-Tour du Mont Blanc

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ask most hikers to name some European hiking trails and the 170km Tour Du Mont Blanc hiking trail will often crop up. This trail includes sections thr...

332-Australian Hiker 9th Birthday

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On 11 November 2025 Australian Hiker celebrated its 9th birthday. In this podcast episode we reflect on our past year, and look at where we are headin...

331-Christmas gifts for hikers, an alternate view

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s that time of the year when you start to consider gifts for that special hiker in your life. In previous years we have looked at the full gambit...

330-Outdoor Retailer Expo 2025

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The 2025 Outdoor Retailer Australia Show was held on 14-16 October 2025 at EPIC located minuted form the centre off the city. For various reasons the ...

329-Mount Dromedary (Gulaga)

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gill and I have been meaning to walk the Mount Dromedary Summit Trail, also know as Gulaga located between the coastal towns of Narooma and Bega. Whil...

328 Dreamtime to Eden

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of the things I love about doing this podcast is hearing about people’s stories. I particularly love hearing about hikers creating a ‘chose yo...

327-Whippa Packs

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode, we catch up with Rob from Australian pack manufacturer, Whippa, to find out all about this uniquely Australian company and ...

326-Munjip Trail

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last weekend Gill and I walked the newly opened Munjip Trail, located just south of the NSW coastal town of Batemans Bay. This walk, which ranges betw...

325-Kokoda Track

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Kokoda Track has is a single-file foot thoroughfare that runs 96 kilometres overland through the Owen Stanley Ranges in Papua and New Guinea and d...

324 Australian Walking Track Grading System

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian Walking Track Grading System was endorsed in July 2010 as a voluntary industry standard and is now used almost exclusively throughout A...

323 New Zealand Great Walks

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Many hikers have heard of the New Zealand Great Walks and in this episode, we catch up with New Zealand Hiker, Jonty Crane, to find out just what the ...

322 Lycian way

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recently we caught up with hikers Natalie and Pete Cornford to talk about their adventure on the 509km Turkish walking trail, the Lycian Way. Located ...

321- Via Gebennensis (Way of Geneva)

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 317 we talked about the Camino del Norte-Camino and the Camino Primitivo but have you ever heard of the 350km Via Gebennensis, also known a...

320 - What's it like to run an outdoor Adventure Company?

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When we started Australian Hiker in 2016 one of the question’s that we got asked, a lot, was do we run hiking trips? As much as we love hiking and o...

319- 2025 Industry Gear Supplier Interviews

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Every year Australian Hiker touches base with suppliers, importers and manufacturers of hiking equipment to find out what new and exciting products ar...

318-Fun and Hiking

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I follow a number of US based podcasts and blogs and one of the things that appears unique to the USA is the discussion on ‘fun’. It’s not that ...

317-Camino del Norte-Camino Primitivo

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ask just about anyone who is a non-hiker to name a long distance hiking trail and chances are they will say the ‘Camino’ and by default this means...

316-Basecamping

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When we think about hiking there are two pictures that typically come to mind. The first is of moving from place to place over multiple days, carrying...

315-Australian Triple Crown

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I first fell in love with long distance hiking in about 2014 and surprisingly it had nothing to do with the movie ‘Wild’ that was released in the ...

314-The Snowman Track - Bhutan

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2012 we hiked in Bhutan and at that time we were trying to decide between two hikes. One of the choices we were looking at was the 350 km Snowman T...

313-The Ireland Way

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In mid 2024 Larissa and her husband Brendan, hiked 1047km along the length of Ireland predominantly on ‘The Ireland Way’. This is a trail that has...

AH 312-Southern Headlands Walk

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The new Southern Headlands Walk is a one way, 20km walk between Narrawallee and Burrill Lake located near the southern township of Ulladulla. The new ...

AH 311-What to do if you become lost while hiking (and what to do to prevent it)

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

No one plans to get lost or injured on a hike but every year our state and territory police forces, with support of organisations like the state emerg...

310 - Bibbulmun Track Interview with Trudie Marie

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2018 Tim hiked the Bibbulmun Track as a solo male hiker, but what’s it like hiking the Bibbulmun as a solo female hiker? In this episode Gill tak...

AH 309-Headlamps for hiking

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Once you decide to start doing overnight hikes there are additional pieces of gear that you need to consider like a sleeping bag, tent and also some s...

AH 308- Snowies Alpine Walk

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In January 2025 over the Australia Day Long weekend Australian Hiker headed up to Kosciuszko National Park to walk the newly opened Snowies Alpine Wal...

AH 307-Hiking in Timor Leste

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ask just about any hiker to name some overseas hiking destinations and Timor-Leste is unlikely to be in that list. In fact, most people would probably...

AH 306-Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail revisited

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In late 2017 our friend Kellie, Gill, and I undertook a five day walk on the Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail in South Australia and to this day, this...

AH 305-Sleeping Bag Liners

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sleeping bag liners; what are they used for and why should you consider using them if you are into overnight camping? As the name suggests, their main...

AH 304-Coast to Coast National Trail UK

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast we interview Canberra hikers Amanda and Paul about their recent trip on the UK based Coast to Coast Path National Trail. This is one o...

AH 303-The Tassie Backbone

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On 21 October 2024 Lauren Thomas and Steph Brake started on their 40 day, 500km journey starting at the northern Tasmanian township of Penguin and fin...

302-Australian Hiker’s Multi-day International Bucket List Hikes

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode we talk about our bucket list of overseas (outside Australia) multi-day hikes. Each of these hikes, regardless of their length...

301-Australian Hiker’s Multi-day Australian Bucket List Hikes

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode we talk about our bucket list of Australian-based multi-day hikes. Each of these hikes, regardless of their length, has someth...

300-Episode 300!

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are estimated to be approximately 3,200,000 podcasts in existence however many of these are no longer in production. Many shows start with a flo...

AH 299-The Crux

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Railton is becoming a bit of a regular on the Australian Hiker podcast and in this episode, we talk about his hike on the UK walk known as the ‘...

AH 298-K2 Base Camp Trek

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For many hikers, a key bucket list hike has been trekking to the Everest Base Camp. However, this trek, along with the world’s tallest mountain has ...

297-Yerong Walking Track THE ROCK NSW

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Yerong Walking Track is one of a handful of walking track contained within the Rock Nature Reserve, also known as the Kengal Aboriginal Area not f...

AH 296-Gear Freak!

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gear Freak is a term you will hear associated with many sports and activities, and while I’ve been involved in many gear intensive activities in the...

AH 295-Crossing Greenland

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 231 titled ‘Crossing the Tanami’ we interviewed adventurer James McAlloon just as he was about to set off on the final leg of a unique ...

AH 294-Hiking the PCT with type 1 diabetes

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the past we have interviewed hikers who have walked the Pacific Crest Trail in the US and while everyone’s experiences are different, Australi...

AH 293-Hiking Utensils 101

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Eating utensils are one of the most underrated and under-considered piece of hiking gear in our packs. For most hikers what we choose to use is often ...

AH 292-Insects and hiking

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hiking is very much an outdoor activity and with that you get both the good and the bad aspects of nature. The beautiful views, the animals, the sense...

AH 291-K’gari Great Walk: Reality vs Expectations

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this final episode of our series on our recent journey on the K'gari Great Walk we look and at our pre-trip expectations and compare them to the re...

AH 290-K’gari Great Walk-On trail recordings part 2

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this second on trail episode of this series we bring you final on trail recordings from our recent K'gari Great Walk trip starting from day 4 and b...

289-Kgari Great Walk-On trail recordings part 1

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we bring you a series of recordings from our recent K'Gari Great walk trip starting from our travel day and taking you through the fir...

AH 288-Kgari Great Walk - expectations and hesitations

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a well known saying many people would be familiar with and that’s ‘It’s about the journey, not the destination’. But is this the cas...

AH 287-It's all about the journey or is it?

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a well known saying many people would be familiar with and that’s ‘It’s about the journey, not the destination’. But is this the cas...

AH 286-Hexatrek

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2022 a new long-distance hiking trail opened and for once this wasn’t in the USA. This new track called the Hexatrek, solely based in France, joi...

AH 285 - Adventure Expo 2024 Industry Interviews pt2

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Every year Australian Hiker touches base with suppliers, importers and manufacturers of hiking equipment to find out what new and exciting products ar...

AH 284-Adventure Expo 2024 Industry Interviews pt1

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Every year Australian Hiker touches base with suppliers, importers and manufacturers of hiking equipment to find out what new and exciting products ar...

AH-283-Malerweg Hiking trail

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The 116km Malerweg Hiking Trail, also known as the “Painters’ Way” is located near Dresden/Pirnain Saxon Switzerland, Germany. In this podcast e...

AH 282-Valentines Day Hiking Ideas

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Valentine's Day, while once considered just another American holiday, is now firmly entrenched in Australian culture. The day is usually associated wi...

AH 281-Kiama Coast Walk

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This walk can best be described as an urban coastal walk and one that provides a great overview of the Kiama region of the NSW South Coast inlacing it...

AH 280-Assumptions

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you do longer hikes, particularly ones that involve going off marked trails or if you hike in unfamiliar areas, you may be required to make some as...

AH 279 -The Long Way South

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, episode 279, we talk with Hannah James about her recent 5,000km journey down the east coast of Australia – a journey that came...

AH 278-Staycations and hiking

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The term staycation was first is thought to have been coined in 2005 and has now come into common usage and while there are a couple of definitions it...

AH 277-Shakedown Hikes

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The intent of a shakedown hike is to try out new gear or new processes prior to a trip so you can iron out any bugs, familiarise yourself with new sys...

AH 276-Turn Left

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When we asked our community for some ideas for podcasts and articles one of the innovative topics raised was doing a hike where we only turn in one di...

AH 275-Christmas Stocking Stuffers for Hikers 2023

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s that time of the year when you start to consider gifts for that special hiker in your life. In previous years we have looked at the full gambit...

AH 274-Australian Hiker 7th Birthday

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On 11 November 2023 Australian Hiker celebrated its 7th birthday. In this episode we reflect on our past year, and look at where we are heading over t...

AH 273-Cute and fluffy thieves!

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode we talk about unexpected and sometimes negative interactions with animals on the trail. The focus on this episode isn’t on s...

AH 272 - Day Trip Melbourne: 52 Nature Adventures

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Previously we’ve interviewed authors Andrew Grune and Evi O on their Sydney based books Day Trip Sydney 52 Nature Adventures, and Dog Trip Sydney 52...

AH 271-Kokoda Challenge

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In October 2023 Gill and I took part in the Kokoda Challenge at Lake Macquarie, NSW. The aim of the Kokoda Challenge is to raise funds for the Kokoda ...

AH 270-Triple Crown

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I first fell in love with long distance hiking in about 2014 and surprisingly it had nothing to do with the movie ‘Wild’ that was released in the ...

AH 269-1,000,000 podcast downloads

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's Saturday the 30 September 2023 and earlier this morning the Australian Hiker Podcast reached a major milestone passing the 1,000,000 download mar...

AH 268-Hiking in the Australian Alps

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Australia is a large continent with just about every type of environment and vegetation you can imagine ranging from coastal, forest, arid to semi-ari...

AH 267-Thin Green Line Oceana

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Thin Green Line is a global not for profit organisation that exists to support park and wildlife rangers in their fight for conservation and is so...

AH 266-Cape to Cape Track: Reality vs Expectations

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode we discuss our pre-trip expectations for the Western Australia Cape to Cape Track and compare them to the reality of the trip ...

AH 265-Cape To Cape Track, Interviews from the Trail Part 2

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Back on trail again on the Western Australian Cape to Cape Track. This episode includes recordings from the final 2/3 of this 128.7km trail and provid...

AH 264- Micro adventures

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s August and for various reasons we’ve found ourselves having done less hikes than we usually would have so far into the year and believe me it...

AH 263- Bathing on trail

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you are hiking for any length of time get used to not being as clean as you usually would like. Having said that you do need a level of cleanliness...

AH 262- Arid hiking

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Australia is a large continent with just about every type of environment and vegetation you can imagine ranging from coastal, to alpine, to forest; an...

AH 261- Best before

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us are very used to the concept of 'Use By Dates' or 'Best Before Dates' when we go shopping but many commercial outdoor foods also come with ...

AH 260-Night Owl or Rooster; what’s your sleeping pattern?

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The old saying of ‘early to bed and early to rise’ originated over 6oo years ago at a time where making use of the daylight hours was particularly...

AH 259-Setting up a tent for hiking

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When you first start hiking there are so many things to consider and often our focus is around things like gear selection, food or how to go to the to...

AH 258-Is age a barrier to hiking?

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Australian life expectancy has changed over the last century. In 1900 the average life expectancy for an Australian male was around 55 whereas now it'...

AH 257-Murramarang South Coast Walk

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Living in Canberra I have a strong connection to the NSW south coast and since my late teens I have spent a lot of weekends walking along this part of...

AH 256-Goal setting and hiking

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Over the years I regularly come across hikers who sets themselves a goal(s) around their hiking. Apart from planning and hiking specific trails, the t...

AH 255-Waterproofing your pack

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hiking is a way to get to get out bush, or for that matter into your local urban area. Unless you are only travelling short distances you will more th...

AH 254-Journey towards ultralight hiking - the final chapter

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past 7 years I have been focused on reducing the weight I carry on trail, chipping away here and there when I can but recently I have found m...

AH 253-Cape To Cape Track: start stop

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode we briefly discuss our short trip on the Cape to Cape Track and why it came to a premature end. www.australianhiker.com.au

AH 252-Cape To Cape Track, Interviews from the Trail Part 1

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast episode is the second in the Cape to Cape Track series and includes recordings from the first 1/3 of this 123km trail and provides a real...

AH 251-Cape To Cape Track, an introduction

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first in a planned series of four podcast episodes in addition to a written trip review to be released over the coming weeks on our upcomi...

AH 250-Adventure Expo 2023; Industry Interviews pt 2

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Every year Australian Hiker touches base with suppliers, importers and manufacturers of hiking equipment to find out what new and exciting products ar...

AH 249-Adventure Expo 2023; Industry Interviews pt 1

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Every year Australian Hiker touches base with suppliers, importers and manufacturers of hiking equipment to find out what new and exciting products ar...

AH 248-Changing tastes in trail food

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I've been hiking and camping for many years and I've found that my tastes in food have slowly  but steadily evolved, changing bit by bit which is to ...

AH 247-Musicians on the Te Araroa part 2

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In late 2019 in episode 124 we interviewed musicians Mickey and Michelle just before they set out on their 3,000km adventure on the Te Araroa Trail in...

AH 246-Cascade Hut Trail

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The 19.8km Cascade Hut Trail in Kosciusko National Park makes for an excellent longish day walk or a great overnight camping adventure. In this podcas...

AH 245-Dog Trip Sydney Guidebook: interview with the authors

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Previously, in episode 204, we touched base with authors Andrew Grune and Evi O, authors of the Book Day Trip Sydney - 52 Nature Adventures. In this e...

AH 244-Boots vs Trail Runners

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Without a doubt one of the the most common discussions I hear in hiking circles both on-trail as well as in online forums is what type of footwear sho...

AH 243-Gaiters for hiking

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When you start hiking you tend to have a picture in your mind about what a ‘hiker’ looks like. For many, the stereotype includes a broad brimmed h...

AH 242-South Coast Track: Expectations versus Reality

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode we discuss our pre-trip expectations for the Tasmanian based, 85 km South Coast Track and compare them to reality. While I had...

Ah 241-South Coast Track; Interviews from the trail-part 2

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we bring you the 2nd episode of our on trail recordings from Tim's 2022 journey on the Tasmanian based, 85km South Coast Track. In thi...

AH 240-South Coast Track; Interviews from the trail-part 1

18 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we bring you a series of on trail recordings as well as some interviews with other hikers from Tim's 2022 journey on the Tasmanian bas...

AH 239-South Coast Track, an introduction

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first in a planned series of four podcast episodes in addition to a full trip review to be released over the coming weeks on my upcoming t...

AH 238-Guthega to Charlotte Pass walk

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For the past few years, I have been keenly following the creation of the 55-kilometre, 4-day Snowies Alpine Walk in Kosciuszko National Park in Monero...

AH 237-Choosing rain gear for hiking

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast episode covers the key aspects of choosing rain gear for hiking. We deliberately haven’t gotten too carried away with the technical asp...

AH 236-Australian Hiker 6th Birthday

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On 11 November 2022 Australian Hiker celebrated its 6th birthday. For many of us the past few years has been one of disruption and as an overactive pl...