Tasmania – Cradle Mountain National Park

Doug basking in glory at the Cradle Mountain Summit

Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park is, one might say, the jewel in the Tasmanian National Parks crown. People come to Tasmania just to come to this park.

What’s the difference between Cradle Mountain and Lake St. Clair? It’s the same difference as Cincinnati and Cleveland. Cincinnati and Cleveland are both in the state of Ohio, just on opposite sides of the state. Cradle Mountain comprises the northern entrance of the national park, Lake St. Clair the south.

The Cradle Mountain area features its own range of challenging hikes, and I did ‘em all, from the Dove Lake Loop Walk to the Cradle Mountain Summit to the Crater Lake Circuit. Nights got chilly and one night, it rained. I realized that the waterproof tent I purchased on eBay Australia for AUD 20 was only waterproof up to the first two hours.

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