Hiking in Tasmania: Overland Track, Freycinet and Wilderness World Heritage

Tasmania has a global reputation as one of the world's outstanding hiking destinations, with the Overland Track being one of the most celebrated multi-day walks in Australia. The Overland Track runs 65 kilometres from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair through the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and takes 6-8 days to walk; bookings and a parks pass are required for the primary season (October to May). For day walkers, the Dove Lake circuit at Cradle Mountain (6 km) is Tasmania's most photographed walk and accessible to most fitness levels. Freycinet National Park's Wineglass Bay Lookout Track (3 km return) is one of the most spectacular short walks in Australia, with the Hazards Range circuit extending this to a full day. The Three Capes Track on the Tasman Peninsula (46 km, 4 days) is a world-class guided or independent coastal walk. Mount Wellington (Kunanyi) above Hobart has walking tracks from the city's suburbs to the 1,271-metre dolerite summit, including the Organ Pipes Track. South Coast Track in the southwest is for advanced, self-sufficient wilderness walkers only.