Cradle Mountain Huts Walk is a six-day, five-night walk by Tasmanian Walking Company. The itinerary maximises opportunities for optional side trips including Mt Ossa – Tasmania’s highest peak (weather permitting), Lake Will and a number of lookouts and waterfalls. This walk experiences offers the only private accommodation on the trail.

Each day, you’ll walk between 7-12km (excluding side trips) over varied terrain including button grass plains, temperate rainforests, alpine meadows and open moorland. Wildlife encountered along the way may include wombats, paddymelons, echidnas and an array of birdlife. The Tasmanian Devil also makes this area its home.

At the end of the six-day adventure, walkers take the truly spectacular 17km boat trip across Lake St Clair before returning to Launceston by private transfer.

Exclusive Accommodation

At the end of each day, wind down in the warmth and comfort of the only private hut accommodation on the Overland Track.  The lodges are discreetly located off the main trail and offer hot showers, a drying room and twin-share accommodation. Conscious of the effect of tourism on the environment, the operators of these huts pride themselves on providing luxury accommodation, sustainably. Your guides will prepare an inspired three-course dinner each night while you sit back and relax with a glass of Tasmanian wine.

Walking in the seasons

This walk operates seasonally from October to early May each year. In the winter months, the Tasmanian Walking Company offers a select number of winter walk itineraries. Group size is 12 maximum. Snowshoes and/or crampons are provided if conditions require.

Committed to the Environment

Each hut is architecturally designed to maximise cross-flow ventilation and operate with maximum efficiency with renewable energy. Their remote location demands that they are autonomous in terms of servicing; rainwater is channelled off the roof into tanks and self-composting, water-free batching toilets are used. Phosphorous-free soap is provided for guests and all waste water is separated through grease traps and sand filters and the residue is physically removed from site regularly, along with all other rubbish. Gas and solar are the only sources of power used for lighting, heating and cooking.

The provisioning of these huts is a unique procedure, once again due to their remote location. Twice each season, supplies of food, wine and gas cylinders are flown in by helicopter over a two-day period, while all garbage and waste matter is flown out. Nothing is left within the National Park.