Sentinel Range

The Sentinels walk is a steep climb up a quartzite mountain range in the southwest.

There is a log to cross the river. The track is somewhat overgrown, but easy to fellow.

Starting point: Wedge River Picnic Ground

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630 meters height gain to the summit

Mountain Pepper in the gully

The summit

Rodway Range & Tarn Shelf

The length is around 6 hours (with return). We took the Mt Field West Track first, and then the K Col Track (N), to the Tarn Shelf.

There are some parts where it would be hard to locate the track in fog.

Location: Mt Field National Park
Starting point: Lake Dobson

Lakes Belton (upper) and Belcher

Newdegate Pass

Creeping Pine with small red berries

Lake Newdegate

Deciduous Beech (or Fagus)

Deciduous Beech (Fuscospora gunnii) is a rare beech plant only found in Tasmania. It grows near lakes and tarns, mostly above 800m in high rainfall areas.

The leafs grow 1 cm long, turning yellow, orange, and red, in Autumn. The fruit is 6 mm.

Where to find some:

• Cradle Mountain and the Overland Track
• Lake Fenton
• Tarn Shelf
• Mt Murchison

Near the Woodland Walk at Mt Field

Lake Belcher

This is a wet and muddy day walk located at Mt Field National Park.

Starts here

Past Wombat Moor...

Myrtle

Pandani

Near the Humboldt River...

Reminder to take care with fire

Stacks Bluff

Stacks Bluff (1527 m) is the ninth highest mountain in Tasmania. It's located on the southern end of Ben Lomond National Park, the track starts at a forestry road above the old mining town named Storys Creek.

Take the first left after entering Strory's Creek from the west, from the car park walk up the track, there's a post with Stacks Bluff written on it.

This walk is difficult and should take 6 hours (with return).

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From Storys Creek

In the forest

(In the forest)

Stacks Bluff

Tarn

We turned back at the plateau (1300 m)

Mt Wedge

Mt Wedge is 5 hours return, the track is over-grown. It goes in and out of some wooded rainforest containing a few pandani. There is no views until you enter the rocky area.

There is also Wedge Nature Walk which is 15 minutes return.

Lake Gordon was low.

Gordon River Road

Looks like Sassafras, and Myrtle (bottom-right)

May seem larger in photo

Mt Anne (left)

The Needles

The Needles (little-known) track starts at the highest point of the Gordon River Rd, in the Southwest National Park.

Climbing Heath grows in this moorland as well as many other plants.

Length: 3km

Note that the mountains of Tasmania's Southwest wilderness are exposed.

How to find the track

Find a rock cam on the other side of the road

Then do a U-turn here to the 
walker registration booth

 

More Photos

Mt Field West behind nearby peak

Looking over the Gordon River Rd

Waterfall Bluff

This track starts at the small parking area at waterfall bay in Tasman National Park. The walk is 2 hours return.

Please note that there are no guard rails on this track.

Waterfall Bay

Forest

Small waterfall

Ferns

Lake Sorell

Note: this lake is closed for fishing until further notice.

Lake Sorell is a lake south-east of Great Lake. It is used for fishing.



What it has:

• Lake
• Woodland
• Fishing
• Nearby lake

Location: Interlaken, Tasmania, Australia

 

 

How To Get There

 

There is 4 roads going to this lake. 

 

From Bothwell go up Dennistoun Rd (C529), keep driving to a view of Lake Crescent, soon later turn right at the Interlaken Rd, and then turn left to a small road, which will lead you to a boat ramp.

 

From Tunbridge take the Tundridge Rd.

The lake

Pine Lake

Pine Lake is home to Pencil Pine.














Type: walk

Length: 30 minutes return

Difficulty: easy

Highlights: large amount of Pencil Pine

Location: Great Western Tiers, Tasmania, Australia

How to get there

 

Take the Lake Highway, the walk is between Great Lake and Projection Bluff.

Pine Lake

Platypus Tarn

Platypus Tarn is a tarn next to Lake Seal.














 Type: walk

Length: 30 minutes return

Difficulty: Moderate

Highlights: Tarn and forest

Location: Mt Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia

How to get there

Enter the park on the B61. Once you are in the national park drive on the road going up the mountain. The track to the tarn is pass Lake Dobson and just past Eagle Tarn.

Sub-Alpine Woodland with Tasmanian Yellow Gum

Snow