The 6th edition of this guide is the same size and layout as the 5th edition. The notes have been updated and also a short description has been included of the Jacksons Creek Track (an unmarked track that links the end of the Mersey Road with Lake Myrtle).192 pages, 140 colour photographs, 4 key maps, and 27 colour topographic maps.

This guide covers all the marked tracks and most of the unmarked tracks and routes in the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks. This is the northern half of the Western Tasmania World Heritage Area (WHA). Track notes for the southern half of the WHA are in South West Tasmania. This guide contains comprehensive track notes, brief background notes on history, weather, botany and geology, place names, comprehensive safety notes and access details. Walks described are one day walks to the Cradle Mountain and Lake St Clair Areas, The Overland Track with all sidetrips, Pine Valley, Arm River and Lees Paddocks access to Pelion Plains, Penguin Cradle Trail, Walls Of Jerusalem including access walks from all directions, linking routes between the two National Parks and an Other Routes section with rougher or poorly marked routes for experienced off-track walkers.

For those walking the Overland Track only, a companion guide, Overland Track, describing only that track and its major sidetrips could be considered. It is essentially a subset of this guide which also includes the Overland Track. Both books are illustrated with mostly different photographs so if you are after a more complete set of images then you might consider obtaining both.