Cradle Mountain, Tasmania

Cradle Mountain

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Tasmania

We started early on Saturday morning, 7 November 2009. We know it going to be a long long journey up to Cradle Mountain. It is about 316 km from our place in Hobart, approximately 4 hours 30 minutes drive. Uhhh a long drive.

We get everything ready, food and drinks which we have prepared for the journey. At 6.00 am we started to move. We have to stop at few places first for coffee and secondly stop at information center at Mole Creek where we gathered an information that there is a faster route to Cradle Mountain.

We finally reach our destination, Cradle Mountain and straight away to Visitor Information Center after 5 hours driving. Had our lunch first before we start to move again by shuttle bus to Dove Lake.

We were so blessed, the weather was so so lovely. The temperature was around 22 - 25C. I was been told that day the weather was the best weather so far they had for months. Usually they will have changeable weather in a day and need to be prepared with proper clothing.

We were fascinated by the beauty of this place. Fresh cool air with picturesque scenery. Wow what a beauty. If I have been given a chance again coming to Tessie, wouldn't mind to come here again but next time might think of staying for a night here. Would be lovely.

There are many forest walk trail, we took the Dove Lake circuit walk which is about 6 km distance and should finish theoretically in 2 hours instead we completed the circuit in 3 hours because we stop at few places taking pictures and mesmerizing the breathtaking view. Wonderful

At the end we had spend more than 5 hours at Cradle Mountain and the Lake then straight away left the place for Hobart. It took us 4 hours to reach Hobart had dinner and rest.

P/S double click any of the above pictures, it will link you to my other pictures at Cradle Mountain.