We continue around the base of Cradle Mountain along the edge of a spectacular glacial cirque before dropping into Waterfall Valley. Our private hut awaits, beneath towering Barn Bluff, having completed the steepest part of your journey excluding side trips. Cradle Mountain Huts guests meet at our walkers' base at Entally Lodge for a 6. For our guests staying in Launceston, the shuttle bus pick-up is from The Sebel Launceston.
Please be ready in front of The Sebel at am, for a am departure. For those staying at Quamby Estate your shuttle to Entally Lodge will depart from reception at 6. Information about recommended accommodation options can be found in our FAQs. Although an undulating trek with a few sections of exposed moorland, there are no significant climbs today.
We take our time venturing across vast button grass plains where ancient pencil pines fringe alpine tarns. Rising from the moors, the peaks of Cradle Mountain and Barn Bluff are behind us. Look ahead, and the stately Mt Pelion West comes into view. Those looking for additional challenge today can take a side trip to Lake Will. Hugged by pencil pines and with its narrow quartzite sand rim, Lake Will is striking.
Oakleigh in fine weather. This morning we venture through gorgeous myrtle-beech rainforest as we descend around the base of Mt Pelion West, down to the Forth River before it plunges into Lemonthyme Valley. We leave thick Eucalypt forest behind as the trees part to reveal Pelion Plains.
The Pelion Plains area offers a host of side trips, hugged by mountainous terrain. There are excellent swimming holes, peaceful nooks to rest and abandoned copper mines to explore.
Today begins with a climb of almost m to Pelion Gap through beautiful rainforest. Pelion Gap is a plateau stretching between Mt Pelion East and Mt Ossa, affording fantastic views to the south as well as back to the north.
There are other less challenging climbs, including Mt Doris. From Pelion Gap it's a further two hours of gentle downhill to the hut. Day five is about icy-flowing waterfalls. We depart Kia Ora hut and walk about an hour to Du Cane, where a built hut remains from the long-gone days of animal trapping. Du Cane Hut is a fine spot to rest, surounded by native gardens and overlooked by the spectacular Du Cane Range.
From here, we wander through some of the oldest forest in the National Park, with King Billy pines as much as years old. By continuing to use our site you agree that you are happy for us to use cookies. These cookies will be used in accordance with our privacy policy. It looks like you are using an outdated browser.
The website may not appear as expected. Please upgrade to Edge. With over 1. The wukalina walk is the latest multi-day offering to join the Tasmanian fold. A first of its kind, wukalina is a Tasmanian Aboriginal-owned and operated walk in the Bay of Fires region on the east coast.
The palawa Tasmanian Aboriginal culture is shared through this four-day guided experience in north-east Tasmania, featuring the idyllic Bay of Fires coastline. The 46 km journey of the Three Capes Track begins with a boat trip and features some of the highest sea cliffs in the Southern Hemisphere.
Environmentally-sensitive cabins are home base for each evening, offering comfy sleeping quarters and spacious dining hubs to meet fellow walkers. The Tasmanian Walking Company also offers a guided experience of this well-crafted track. The signature orange lichen-licked boulders, broad blue skies and white sands are something else. It adds to the ever popular foot baths on the back deck that await weary feet.
Coastal walking, Tasmanian fare, lodge spa treatments complete without outdoor bath and the kayak experience are hallmarks that hold this walk as a much-loved fave. Go with the Tasmanian Walking Company and stay in private huts along the multi-day experience. The trek meanders through glacially-carved valleys and alpine meadows with side-walks for the more adventurous.
Go it alone or let the guides lead your way, complete with flora and fauna interpretation and huts exclusive to the company. With Freycinet Experience Walk day one begins weather permitting with a visit to Schouten Island on the southern end.
Today, Maria even features insurance populations of the endangered Tasmanian devil. Ancient forests give way to candlelit dinners come nightfall, prepared by guides who transform from hikers to cooks to story-tellers of the landscape. Your guides will be sure rock formations, fossils and tree leaves of interest do not go unmissed.
Back at the standing camp, their attention to detail is transferred to your three courses. Some locations have huts which are open with limited capacity. COVID safety information. The diversity of walking opportunities in Tasmania can take you through ancient rainforests, across unique alpine plateaus, pristine white sand beaches and along the edge of the highest seas cliffs in Australia.
Overnight walker registration is required for some multi-day walks for COVID safety reasons and at other sites to protect the sensitive environment.
See Overnight walker registration for a complete list of walks and that have registration and maximum walker numbers in place. Cape Pillar is a hero destination. The journey ticks all the boxes. Guarded by the mighty Franklin River, it is one of our most challenging, most spectacular, and most rewarding bushwalks.
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