A walk around Cradle Mountain Dove Lake will be rewarded with spectacular views.

Cradle Mountain

In 1827 Joseph Fossey, a surveyor with the Van Diemen's Land Company, saw a dramatic mountain peak at the northern end of what is now the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, in the World Heritage Area. He immediately named the peak Cradle Mountain, and as soon as you see it you will know why he chose the name.

The mountain is one of the favourite features in the park and is surrounded by stands of native deciduous beech (wonderfully colourful in autumn), rainforest, alpine heathlands and buttongrass. Icy streams cascade down the mountainsides, and ancient pines are reflected in the still glacial lakes and a wealth of wildlife ensure there is always something to captivate you. The track to the top of the mountain (1,545 metres/5,068 feet above sea level) is an eight-hour return walk, but there are many other shorter, easier walks lower down, such as the walk around Dove Lake.

Cradle Mountain

Dove Lake Cicuit Walk

A fairly easy grade makes this 6km walk suitable for all ages and fitness levels, focusing on Cradle Mountain, temperate rainforests and sub alpine plant communities. See Cradle Mountain in all its glory and learn about the action of past glaciers on the landscape.

We will take a gentle stroll around Dove Lake, the most popular walk at Cradle Mountain, with the craggy peaks of this spectacular Tasmanian landscape all around you. An easy, well-graded all-weather boardwalk track takes you through the beautiful Ballroom Forest and past cascading streams running through majestic myrtles, leatherwoods, pandanis and sassafras trees. Views of Cradle Mountain reflected in the calm lake waters will be a highlight of our walk.

Dove Lake Circuit Walk

Have a look at our holiday to Tasmania where a casual stroll around Dove Lake in Cradle Mountain where views of Cradle Mountain reflected in the calm lake waters will be a highlight of our walk.

Dove Lake With Cradle Mountain in the background