Day 1- Cradle Mountain Huts Walk: Waldheim to Barn Bluff Hut

Your journey begins this morning at Waldheim in Cradle Valley, a picturesque dale where ancient temperate rainforest extends from Cradle Mountain down to the glacier-carved crater lake below.

Traversing along a designated walking track admire the ever-changing landscape as you ascend the steepest section of the overland track this morning fuelled by a hearty lunch. A steep one-hour ascent will see you reach Marion’s Lookout and be rewarded with panoramic views of Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake. Continue today circumnavigating the base of Cradle Mountain before dropping into Waterfall valley were your private hut-based accommodation awaits.

Traversing along a designated walking track admire the ever-changing landscape as you ascend the steepest section of the overland track this morning fuelled by a hearty lunch. A steep one-hour ascent will see you reach Marion’s Lookout and be rewarded with panoramic views of Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake. Continue today circumnavigating the base of Cradle Mountain before dropping into Waterfall valley were your private hut-based accommodation awaits.