Trek the Cradle Mountain Overland Track

Trek the Cradle Mountain Overland Track

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Trek the Cradle Mountain Overland Track

6 Days Starting and ending in Launceston, Australia

Visiting: Cradle Mountain National Park, Overland Track, Overland Track, Tasmania, Lake St Clair

Tour operator:

Intrepid Travel

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Group size:

1 - 10

Physical rating:

High

Age range:

16-99

Interests:

Wildlife Tours

Activities:

Sightseeing

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NB: Prices correct on 21-Mar-2025 but subject to change.

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Tour Overview

Embark on an unforgettable adventure with the "Trek the Cradle Mountain Overland Track" tour in Tasmania, Australia. This guided trek takes you through the breathtaking landscapes of Cradle Mountain National Park, offering a chance to explore one of Australia's most iconic trails. With all logistics handled, including permits, camping gear, and expert guidance, you can focus on the stunning scenery and wildlife. Enjoy the flexibility to choose your path, whether it's a leisurely hike along the main track or a challenging summit of Cradle Mountain or Mt Ossa. Camp under the stars in comfortable all-season tents, with basic facilities provided. This immersive experience promises awe-inspiring views, from Marion's Lookout to Lake St Clair, and the opportunity to connect with nature in its purest form.

Highlights

  • Hike along the Overland Track in Cradle Mountain and soak in the gorgeous Australian landscape in leafy Tassie.

  • Summit Cradle Mountain or Mt Ossa for an extra challenge and breathtaking views.

  • Explore the stunning Waterfall Valley and its beautiful cascades.

  • Visit Marion's Lookout for sweeping views of Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake.

  • Discover the historic Kitchen Hut and the unique flora of Tasmanian snow gums.

  • Take a ferry ride across Lake St Clair, the deepest lake in Australia.

  • Spot local wildlife like Tasmanian Devils, echidnas, and wombats along the trek.

Itinerary

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Day 1: Launceston / Cradle Mountain National Park / Overland Track

Location: Cradle Mountain National Park

Accommodation Name: Bush camping (with limited facilities)

Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner

Welcome to Tasmania! Or Lutruwita in the language of the Palawa people who are the Traditional Owners of the land on which Tasmania is now located. Your adventure begins straight away with a pickup at 7 am in Launceston. Make your way west, through picturesque scenery, to start the Overland Track at Ronny Creek in Cradle Valley. Cross a small grass plain, passing Crater Creek and Crater Lake, making your way up to Marion’s Lookout for sweeping views. See the iconic Cradle Mountain and the curved Dove Lake. The track continues past the historic Kitchen Hut, with its unusual double story design, and the shoulder of Cradle Mountain, surrounded by Tasmanian snow gums. Over 700 million years ago, the ground here was shaped by glaciers grinding through the landscape. Continue to the Cradle Cirque, passing the turnoff to Barn Bluff, and descend into Waterfall Valley, where you’ll set up camp for the night.

Included Activities:
-Overland Track - Ronny Creek to Waterfall Valley Trek
-Cradle Mountain National Park - Marion's Lookout

Day 2: Overland Track

Location: Overland Track

Accommodation Name: Bush camping (with limited facilities)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Waterfall Valley is, unsurprisingly, full of beautiful cascades, and you’ll pass them as the track undulates across moorlands scattered with pencil pines, myrtles and snow gums. Look out for Tasmanian Devils, echidnas and wombats – though you may see the latter’s distinctive cube shaped poop more often than the mammals themselves! For lunch, stop by Lake Will where you'll have the opportunity for a swim, before continuing to Lake Windermere in the afternoon. As you crest the moorland, you’ll get a view across Lake Windermere, whose dark colour is caused by nutrients and oils leaking from the surrounding grass into the water. Make your way around the shore of the lake to tonight’s campsite in a scattered forest.

Included Activities:
-Overland Track - Waterfall Valley to Lake Windermere Trek

Day 3: Overland Track

Location: Cradle Mountain National Park

Accommodation Name: Bush camping (with limited facilities)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You’ve worked your way up to the longest hike of the trip. Begin with a walk through lightly timbered forest, across buttongrass moorlands to the lookout at Forth Gorge. In the distance the peaks of mounts Oakleigh, Ossa, Pelion East and West, as well as the Du Cane Range, pepper the horizon. Follow some small ascents and descents into the forest glade of Frog Flats – a wet section of forest crossed by the River Forth, home to some beautifully coloured mosses and fungi. Climb through forest to Pelion Plains, where the Forth Valley Track diverts off to Old Pelion Hut, built by copper miners at the end of the 19th century. For the next 20 years, cattle drovers and trappers plied their trade here, before the area was declared a scenic reserve in 1922. Continue along the shore of Douglas Creek to New Pelion Hut – the largest of the track’s huts, which sits at the junction of the Overland and Arm River tracks. You'll set up camp nearby.

Included Activities:
-Overland Track - Lake Windermere to New Pelion Hut Trek
-Cradle Mountain National Park - Forth Gorge Lookout

Day 4: Overland Track

Location: Overland Track, Tasmania

Accommodation Name: Bush camping (with limited facilities)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Begin today with a gradual climb up to Pelion Gap (1126 m). Here, the track hits a crossroads with Mt Pelion to the east and towering Mt Ossa – Tasmania’s highest peak at 1617 m. If the weather’s right, there will be the option to climb either of the peaks today. Both summits boast amazing views of the national park and beyond. From the Pelion Gap crossroads, the track passes through the glaciated Pinestone Valley and on to Kia Ora Hut, which sits on a creek of the same name below the Ducane Range and Cathedral Mountain. Set up camp nearby the hut.

Included Activities:
-Overland Track - Pelion Plains to Kia Ora Creek Trek

Optional Activities:
-Overland Track - Mt Pelion Summit - Free
-Overland Track - Mt Ossa or Mt Pelion East Summit trek - Free

Day 5: Overland Track

Location: Overland Track

Accommodation Name: Bush camping (with limited facilities)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Leave Kia Ora Creek and make your way through myrtle beech rainforest to Du Cane Hut, built in 1910 out of King Billy Pine by a trapper as a base for his trade. Further down the track, you’ll take a side trip to see the falls of D’Alton, Fergusson and Hartnett, which tumble into the Mersey River. Back on the main track, the path climbs steadily to Du Cane Gap (1070 m), where Mt Geryon and the Acropolis (1471 m) of the Du Cane Range are the peaks that dominate the views. From here the track descends through eucalypt forest to Windy Ridge Hut – the newest hut on the track. After setting up camp nearby, it's your spot to share stories on the final night of the trip.

Included Activities:
-Overland Track - Kia Ora Creek to Windy Ridge Trek

Day 6: Overland Track / Lake St Clair / Launceston

Location: Lake St Clair

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Today is the final day of the Overland Track. Leaving Windy Ridge camp, descend the valley of temperate rainforest and eucalypt forest to the Narcissus River. Pass the path, which splits off to take walkers to the base of the Du Cane Range and Pine Valley Hut – the base for access to the Acropolis and the Labyrinth. Follow the track down to a suspension bridge over the Narcissus River and the end is in sight. Give yourself a huge pat on the back and your legs a rest with a ferry ride across the lake to Cynthia Bay. Jump back in the van for the ride back to Launceston, where your trip comes to an end, arriving around 4:30 pm this afternoon.

Included Activities:
-Overland Track - Windy Ridge to Lake St Clair Trek
-Cradle Mountain National Park - Lake St Clair Ferry Ride

What's Included

  • Overland Track - Ronny Creek to Waterfall Valley Trek

    Experience the trek from Ronny Creek to Waterfall Valley on the Overland Track.

  • Cradle Mountain National Park - Marion's Lookout

    Visit Marion's Lookout in Cradle Mountain National Park.

  • Overland Track - Waterfall Valley to Lake Windermere Trek

    Trek from Waterfall Valley to Lake Windermere on the Overland Track.

  • Overland Track - Lake Windermere to New Pelion Hut Trek

    Hike from Lake Windermere to New Pelion Hut on the Overland Track.

  • Cradle Mountain National Park - Forth Gorge Lookout

    Enjoy the views from Forth Gorge Lookout in Cradle Mountain National Park.

  • Overland Track - Pelion Plains to Kia Ora Creek Trek

    Trek from Pelion Plains to Kia Ora Creek on the Overland Track.

  • Overland Track - Kia Ora Creek to Windy Ridge Trek

    Hike from Kia Ora Creek to Windy Ridge on the Overland Track.

  • Overland Track - Windy Ridge to Lake St Clair Trek

    Complete the trek from Windy Ridge to Lake St Clair on the Overland Track.

  • Cradle Mountain National Park - Lake St Clair Ferry Ride

    Enjoy a ferry ride across Lake St Clair in Cradle Mountain National Park.

  • Expert Mountain Guides

    Benefit from the local knowledge of two expert mountain guides throughout the trek.

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What's Not Included

  • Gear Hire

    Backpack, rainwear, and sleeping bag are essential and can be hired locally at an additional cost if not brought by the traveler.

  • Personal Expenses

    Any personal expenses incurred during the trip are not included.

Mode of Transport

The tour includes walking, private vehicle, and ferry transportation. Participants will trek along the Overland Track, with private vehicle transfers to and from Launceston, and a ferry ride across Lake St Clair.

Accommodation

This trip is a camping trip. You will be carrying your own tent (which we will provide) and will set up camp each night. Solo travellers will have a single tent throughout the trip, while couples will share a tent. Facilities are very basic. Camping spots have composting toilets, however there are no showers.

Important Information

  • PRE-DEPARTURE MEETING
  • A pre-departure meeting will take place at 3pm the day BEFORE departure at the Aspire Adventure Equipment store in the centre of Launceston – 136 York St. It is important that you bring your gear to this meeting as our team will check the suitability of your gear for the trek. Please note that if your leader deems your gear not suitable you will need to purchase missing items at this meeting. We will not be able to permit any hikers on the track with unsuitable gear. The welcome meeting and gear check will take around 90 minutes.
  • PACKING & GEAR HIRE
  • It is essential that you read the Packing List in our Essential Trip Information, and that you bring all necessary items. Backpack, rainwear and sleeping bag – all these items are essential for this trip and can be hired locally (additional cost applies) if you do not wish to bring your own. Speak to your travel consultant if you need to hire any gear as items must be requested prior to travel. The tent and sleeping mats are provided for you.
  • START & END TIME
  • Pick-up in the morning of day 1 will be at 7:30am from at the Aspire Adventure Equipment store, 136 York St, Launceston. The trip will end with an arrival back into Launceston at around 4.30pm on the last day. Make sure you take this into consideration when booking onward travel.
  • CAMPING & CARRYING OF GEAR
  • This trip is a camping trip. You will be carrying your own tent (which we will provide) and will set up camp each night. Facilities are very basic. You will also need to carry your own gear on this trek. Expect the weight of your pack to be up to 15 kg. This includes a portion of the food for the trip, and a share of a tent which will be around 1.4 kg.
  • SINGLE TRAVELLERS
  • Solo travellers will have a single tent throughout the trip, while couples will share a tent. Please note that depending on the group make-up and the size of the camping platforms tents may be placed closely side by side.

Check out our Q&As

  • What kind of wildlife might I see during the trek?

    During the trek, you might see Tasmanian Devils, echidnas, and wombats. However, you may more often encounter the distinctive cube-shaped droppings of wombats rather than the animals themselves.

  • What are the camping conditions like on this trek?

    This is a camping trip where you will carry your own tent and set up camp each night. Facilities are very basic, with composting toilets available but no showers. Solo travelers will have a single tent, while couples will share a tent.

  • What is the longest hike day on the trek?

    The longest hike of the trip is on Day 3, where you will walk through lightly timbered forest and across buttongrass moorlands to the lookout at Forth Gorge, and then continue to New Pelion Hut.

  • Is there an opportunity to climb any peaks during the trek?

    Yes, on Day 4, there is an option to climb either Mt Pelion or Mt Ossa, Tasmania's highest peak, if the weather permits. Both summits offer amazing views of the national park and beyond.

  • What should I expect on the final day of the trek?

    On the final day, you will descend through temperate rainforest and eucalypt forest to the Narcissus River, then take a ferry ride across Lake St Clair to Cynthia Bay. The trip concludes with a return to Launceston, arriving around 4:30 pm.

  • What policies are in place for Covid-19?

    Please contact us for latest COVID-19 policies

  • How long has the tour company been trading?

    Intrepid Travel has been taking travellers around the world for over 30 years

  • Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?

    Yes

  • What Ethical Travel credentials does the tour company have?

    Since 2002, The Intrepid Foundation has supported over 130 organisations across the world. We’re creating positive impact through the joy of travel, community and connection.

  • Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?

    Over 50% of traveller travel solo with Intrepid. You can choose to share a room with another solo travelle of the same sex for no additional charge, or choose to pay a single supplement if you’d like your own room. Please request this when booking, and we will secure you a single supplement wherever possible. Please note, if you are booking a last-minute trip, it may be harder for us to secure a single room

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