Dove Lake Circuit
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Dove Lake Circuit

It’s the tail end of June school holidays in Tassie and I have had the past couple of weeks off work.  The break has been dominated by all manner of family activities with barely a day to spare. With so much to do in the two weeks, I knew opportunities to head bush would be limited.  Therefore, with not…
Hydro Hut
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Hydro Hut

Last year, a friend told me about an out of the way hut on the eastern Windermere Plains known simply as The Hydro Hut. His instructions sounded inviting: “A couple of hours walk from the Overland Track, over a ridge and down beside a tarn.”
Basil Steers February Plains Hut No. 1
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February Plains

February Plains average about 1100 metres above sea level and can be a very inhospitable place during the winter months. They lie along the flat-topped ridge that runs north south between the Mersey and Forth River valleys. In the north, they rise above Borradaile and Emu Plains, south of Mount Claude. In the south, February Plains come to an abrupt end at the cliffs of Mount Oakleigh.