![]() Wander among greatness – some of the tallest flowering plants on Earth – on this forest circuit (30min, 1km). The track is wheelchair accessible, and recesses on the approach to the falls at night are lit with glow-worms. Tasmania’s favourite waterfall is an easy walk (25min return, 1.4km) through cool-temperate rainforest. It’s the tallest tree species in Australia, growing up to 100m in height, and the second tallest flowering plant in the world. ![]() King of the rainforest at Mount Field is the swamp gum (Eucalyptus regnans, aka the mountain ash). Mountain lakes are rarely so organised as this perfect string of small tarns along a bench of alpine land on the Rodway Range. Spotting the blazing colours of Nothofagus gunnii on the Tarn Shelf is an annual autumn pilgrimage for many locals. In autumn the alpine areas glow with the changing colours of the fagus (deciduous beech), one of only a handful of native deciduous trees in Australia.Ī trio of waterfalls line the lower slopes of Mount Field, including three-tiered Russell Falls, Tasmania’s most photographed waterfall. In winter it transforms into one of Tasmania’s two ski fields. ![]() ![]() The park is, with Freycinet, the state's oldest national park and is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. An easy drive from Hobart, Mount Field National Park offers a diverse journey through the high mountains.Īcross its base, waterfalls pour through cool-temperate rainforest, while high above are dramatic peaks dotted with glacial lakes and classically Tasmanian alpine plants such as pandani, scoparia, pineapple grass and cushion plants. ![]()
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