The Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair Map and Notes (1: 100 000 Tasmap) is an essential item for your walk.

Daywalk maps are also available for Cradle and Lake St Clair. You may order these and/or the Overland Track map from the Cradle Mountain Visitors Centre, paying by credit card. Phone (03) 6492 1110 or email cradle@parks.tas.gov.au

You may also buy the maps in- person on arrival at the Visitors Centre. Retail costs are about $10.00 for the Overland Track Map, $10.00 for the Notebook and $5.00 for the daywalk map.

Information Pack
When booking your walk you may also order the an Information Pack.  The Information Pack includes a waterproof Map (Cradle Mountain- Lake St Clair National Park Walkers' Map and Notes), the booklet - The Overland Track – One walk, many journeys, the book, The Overland Track by John and Monica Chapman and other helpful documents suggesting what to carry and safety information.  
The cost of the Information Pack is $38.50 plus postage and handling. 
(P&H Australia =$5.00; P&H International =$13.00).

The following series of online maps offer a guide to each days walking. They are not to be used as a substitute to carrying a proper map:

The vertical profile below provides an indication of the altitudinal gradient across the length of the Overland Track:

Spatial datasets
The following files are available for download for use within Ozi, a GPS and/or Google Earth. To download data to a GPS you need OziExplorer on your computer with the associated GPS cables or another software program that can read Ozi files.

Further reading and safety information:
Tasmania's Essential Bushwalking Guide and Trip Planner is a free trip planning guide available from Parks and Wildlife Service centres. It includes checklists of equipment that should be worn or carried by all groups walking in the Tasmanian wilderness. It is also available online.

The Overland Track:one walk, many journeys is a popular 80 page, pocket-sized booklet. It contains notes on the ecology and history of the area, helpful snippets of information for walkers and illustrations of flora and fauna likely to be seen along the track. It is included in the above Information Pack, or can be ordered online separately at http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/publications/general.html

Natural Wonders of Tasmania's World Heritage Area. Small enough to fit into your map case, this is a summary of scientific studies conducted in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. These publications are available from outdoor shops and the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service. Copies can be ordered online, at http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/publications/general.html