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Enchanted Walk
This short interpretive walk allows you to experience the wonders of Cradle Mountain. As you walk beneath the canopy of gnarled myrtle-beech trees and towering pencil pines, you will see lichen, moss, and fungi covering the forest floor.
The Enchanted walk continues over a bridge along the banks of the Pencil Pine Creek and ends at the lovely Pencil Pine Cascades.
The Enchanted walk is one of the 60 Great Short Walks
of Tasmania
The Walk - 1.1 kilometres Circuit - 20 minutes - Grade 2
The walk begins near the bridge that crosses Pencil Pine Creek and takes you along a boardwalk through the button grass moorland before merging into the mystical Myrtle forest.
As you walk along the boardwalk, you will see a diverse variety of mosses and lichens living on the forest's branches and undergrowth.
If you walk quietly and look carefully, you may even see a wombat, wallaby, or pademelon along the tracks.
There are three interpretive tunnels along the track for children to explore. The tunnels feature informative displays that explain the plants and animals of the area and encourage them to look out for them along the walk.
Walk over the bridge that spans Pencil Pine Creek, and you will see a lovely little waterfall; then, continue along the boardwalk along the creek's banks.
Keep an eye out for colourful fungi on the forest floor, especially during the colder months. The walk then finishes at the bridge overlooking the beautiful Pencil Pine Cascades.
Directions to Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is located in the middle of the island of Tasmania and is easily accessible from the island's two main towns, Hobart and Launceston.
From Launceston, drive along the Bass Highway via Deloraine, turn off at Elizabeth Town to Sheffield, and then turn off to Cradle Mountain.
From Hobart, take the Midlands Highway through Campbell Town, turn left at Perth, then take the Bass Highway, turn left at Elizabeth Town to Sheffield, and then turn off to Cradle Mountain.
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