Cradle Mountain's Autumn Colours
4 days
3 nights |
Tuesday 10th to Friday 13th of February 2009
accommodation in the Waldheim Cabins |
One of the very best walking experiences in Australia is found at Cradle Mountain National Park. We have chosen to visit in autumn when the area is starting to show off its autumnal tonings. And what really adds to the charm of this trip is our place of stay at the Waldheim Cabins located right in the heart of the World Heritage area.
DAY 1
We pick everyone up from their place of stay in Launceston between 8.00am and 8.30am. Then we go straight to Sheffield for morning tea before making our way into the Cradle Mountain National Park. After serving you a tasty picnic lunch we’ll get our walking underway with fantastic walk up the Cradle Valley Board Walk into our place of stay at the Waldheim Cabins. Perhaps a short walk around Wiendorfers Forest to tune you into this Tolkenesque landscape before get you settled into our cabin accommodation at Waldheim. We use one of the main guides cabins to settle you down with a glass of wine and serve you your evening meal.
7 kilometres walking
DAY 2
Our first full day sees us walking up the challenging Hansons Peak and out towards Lake Rodway where the walking becomes a lot more straightforward. This is a side of Cradle Mountain where we can escape the crowds and find ourselves in the midst of an amazing Tolkenesque landscape. Our return journey takes us down into Dove Lake and back to Waldheim for a well-earned respite. 12 kilometres walking.
14 kilometres walking
DAY 3
A superb days walking gets underway with our first port of call being Marions Lookout before we make our way to lunch at the foot of the massif that is Cradle Mountain and Weindorfers Tower. Then it’s onto Crater Peak and back to Waldheim. A brilliant days walking wrapped up with a lovely evening meal, wine and the great camaraderie that is a feature of a Park Trek Walking Holiday.
13 kilometres walking
DAY 4
We have a really easy but fabulous start to our days walking with a wander around the shoreline of Dove Lake, one of Tasmania’s best short walks.Then it’s off to do the Enchanted Walk before we head up to Dove Canyon where we lunch. By early afternoon we are on our way back to Launceston. We expect to be dropping you back around 4.30pm into Launceston. (9 kilometres walking)
9 kilometres walking
PRICE
Cost: $900.00 (inc. GST)
(ex - Launceston)
(OE) denotes Own Expense
