Cradle
Mountain - Tasmanias
most recognisable landmark is the craggy profile of Cradle
Mountain, at the northern gateway to the Overland Track
linking Cradle Valley to Lake St Clair, four to six days
walk south. On the park boundary is the visitor centre
with its interpretive display, ranger station, park information,
walker registration and up-to-date weather reports.
Mount Wellington - The 21-kilometre (13-mile) drive
to the summit takes you from temperate rainforest to
sub-alpine flora and glacial rock formations, ending
in panoramic views of Hobart, Bruny Island, South Arm
and the Tasman Peninsula.
Port Arthur - The Port Arthur Historic
Site has more than 30 buildings, ruins and restored
period homes, dating from the prison’s establishment
in 1830 until its closure in 1877. During this time
about 12,500 convicts served sentences and for many
it was a living hell.
Salamanca Place - Each Saturday there’s the
Salamanca Market, where you can buy anything from a
handmade wooden toy or a hand-spun, hand-knitted sweater
to fresh fruit and vegetables or a 50-year-old china
plate. Across the road there are green lawns and park
benches shaded by plane trees that twinkle with lights
in the evenings.
King Island - King Island lies in
the path of the Roaring Forties, the ever-present westerlies
that circle the world's southern latitudes. It's an
island of long, empty beaches and clean, fresh air,
offshore reefs, rocky coasts, lighthouses and more
than 70 shipwreck sites.
Gordon River - Two wild rivers - the Collingwood and
the Franklin - hurtle through mountainous rainforest
wilderness and merge as the Gordon River, which flows
into the vast Macquarie Harbour on the west coast.
Flinders Island - Flinders and its surrounding 51
islands are all that remain of the land bridge that
once connected Tasmania to mainland Australia. Flinders
is the largest of the Furneaux Group, which lies off
Tasmania's north-east tip. |
