Xastorm wrote:I just spent 9 days hiking through there are didn’t take my micro spikes off once, plus used poles. Very icey conditions around Cradle!
north-north-west wrote:Cradle can be done in winter, but it depends on the conditions on the day. There are a lot of big boulders on the ascent track and some big gaps between those boulders, so it's not a place to be taking chances. Still worth going up onto the plateau even if you don't summit.
Dove Lake circuit is usually fine year round, ditto the forest tracks at both Waldheim and Pencil Pine. Cradle Valley boardwalk may have snow over sections. Lilla and Wombat Pool tracks will have a fair bit of ice. Crater Falls won't be too bad but there will probably be ice near the lake. Hansons and Twisted Lakes will have ice and possibly snow. Face Track will almost definitely have snow. Wilks track will have some ice.
Microspikes are worth their weight in diamonds this time of year.
Petew wrote:Cradle mountain and mt Ossa were a no go when we went past
Petew wrote:Nice plants whose name escapes me but look like they belong somewhere tropical.
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