Our Hiking Blog

Tasmanian Wilderness photographer, Dennis Harding, presents some images of the Fagus at the Cradle Mountain area in Tasmania. We met Dennis at Kitchen Hut and he has shared some fantastic (professional , not like ours!) shots he took while exploring the area with a group of mates. His ability to capture the stunning colours and wild environment make us feel like we are there again!

We planned this trip to Tasmania view the Fagus – Nothofagus gunnii – Australia’s only winter-deciduous tree, several months ago. It was with some trepidation, hoping our timing was right, and we would get to see the autumn spectacular in it’s full glory.
We were rewarded by some inspiring scenery and magnificant vistas. In this post we share just a snapshot of a terrific weekend around the Cradle Mountain area. It was great fun and fantastic to be back in the bush after a long break.

Late this afternoon we are off to Tasmania for a very quick trip to the Cradle Mountain area in Tasmania. Why? Because it is Autumn and the Deciduous beech, or Fagus – Nothofagus gunnii is changing colour and putting on a fantastic show. We have never had the chance to see it in full “bloom” so now is the time! In this post we share a mini “how to “do” Cradle Mountain in a weekend.

We were invited to join a project being run by Tripbase.com to share our 3 best kept travel secrets, and being  hiking types, we have chosen three special place that  you, and the readers at Tripbase may enjoy.  They are all in Australia and cover a wide variety of environments across three different States.

A little background:

“The aim of this game is to unite travel bloggers in a joint endeavor – to create an amazing list of top travel recommendations across the globe to share with the entire online travel community.”
“We’ve collected so many incredible secrets that we’ve decided to compile all the posts in a Free Travel Secrets E-book to be

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Tasmania’s Overland track is a fantastic hiking experience. Are the numbers bushwalking too high? Will I be walking alone? Is it still wilderness bushwalking?