Back again to this walk and this time I went on my own so that I could try the loop that goes via the Summit of Mount Coot-Tha. It rained last night and parts of the track were fairly muddy.

I arrived about 9:30am, it was overcast and perfect really for walking. The track soon begins to climb and the first few kilometres would have been more challenging coming down due to the conditions. The track is steep and and slippy, however today I gave my walking sticks a go. Well I took one which for the most part was perfect. It just gives you a bit more  confidence when traversing the muddy sections and it was great. I’ll need to start using them more often to try and get the hang of them. Get my fitness levels up before heading home. I’d like to climb Ben Nevis.

The trail was fairly quiet, although sections of this loop use other trails as you criss cross over the mountain and I passed a few groups but the more difficult sections were quiet.

My legs knew I’d had a workout and when I got home and sat down my legs were beginning to feel a bit weak, but I think that I would have been able to continue after a bit of food, so I think climbing the Ben might be doable.