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