Day 2: Magical evening at Dixon’s Kingdom
Part of the Tasmanian World Heritage Area, the Walls of Jerusalem National Park is one of finest wilderness areas of the island. The mountains of the Walls of Jerusalem are so spectacular it once took biblical names to describe them: Solomon's Throne, King David's Peak, Mt. Jerusalem, or the Temple.
With the neighbouring Cradle Mountain area the park shares many of its characteristics – a series of craggy dolerite peaks that enclose a central basin with alpine tarns, pencil pine forests and open moorland. What sets the Walls of Jerusalem apart from Cradle Mountain is the lack of visitors - the only way in is on foot, with walking tracks approaching the Walls from several directions.
A rather small and secluded national park, the Walls of Jerusalem is a destination still off the beaten path, suitable for a shorter trip with a few overnight stays. The footpaths in the park are well maintained, though more advanced routing options (e.g. Zion Gate and Zion Vale) would require gaiters since some of the less frequented tracks are overgrown by dense scrub.
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Having returned from South Coast Track to Hobart couple of days ago, we drove to northern Tasmania during a period of changeable weather, and seeing a promising sunny weather window being forecast over Christmas break we took our chances and set out on a 4-days long hiking trip across the national park, an area I've been aware since my Overland track crossing couple of years ago.
We took the trip easy; our daily portions were just around 10 kilometres per day. The less we hiked with backpacks on our shoulders, the more we enjoyed the landscape given the sunny weather that was of a constant bliss throughout the trip.
Day 2: Magical evening at Dixon’s Kingdom
Part of the Tasmanian World Heritage Area, the Walls of Jerusalem National Park is one of finest wilderness areas of the island. The mountains of the Walls of Jerusalem are so spectacular it once took biblical names to describe them: Solomon's Throne, King David's Peak, Mt. Jerusalem, or the Temple.
With the neighbouring Cradle Mountain area the park shares many of its characteristics – a series of craggy dolerite peaks that enclose a central basin with alpine tarns, pencil pine forests and open moorland. What sets the Walls of Jerusalem apart from Cradle Mountain is the lack of visitors - the only way in is on foot, with walking tracks approaching the Walls from several directions.
A rather small and secluded national park, the Walls of Jerusalem is a destination still off the beaten path, suitable for a shorter trip with a few overnight stays. The footpaths in the park are well maintained, though more advanced routing options (e.g. Zion Gate and Zion Vale) would require gaiters since some of the less frequented tracks are overgrown by dense scrub.
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Having returned from South Coast Track to Hobart couple of days ago, we drove to northern Tasmania during a period of changeable weather, and seeing a promising sunny weather window being forecast over Christmas break we took our chances and set out on a 4-days long hiking trip across the national park, an area I've been aware since my Overland track crossing couple of years ago.
We took the trip easy; our daily portions were just around 10 kilometres per day. The less we hiked with backpacks on our shoulders, the more we enjoyed the landscape given the sunny weather that was of a constant bliss throughout the trip.