GUIDED DAY WALKS
Hartz Peak
Track Grade
T1 – Well defined and wide tracks.
T3 - You will experience marked but often-indistinct tracks.
Location
Hartz Mountain National Park, 1.5hrs south of Hobart, Tasmania
Track Length & Type
7.6km
Out and back
Price
From $249 per person
Overview
A delightful walk in an easily accessible park in Tasmania’s World Heritage Wilderness.
Track grade: T1 – Well defined and wide tracks & T3 - You will experience marked but often-indistinct tracks.
Track length & type: 7.6km, out and back.
Times: 7.30am Hobart departure, returning approximately 5.00pm
What’s included
Return transfer to Hartz Peak Track from Hobart CBD address (your accommodation)
Lunch & snacks
On-Trail Experienced Walking Guide
Walking jacket / outer layer if required
Water to refill your drink bottle
First Aid kit
See our full list and guide on what to bring and how to prepare for your walk here.
About the walk
Hartz Mountain National Park is about 1.5 hours south of Hobart and is a small, glaciated alpine park featuring an easily accessible dolerite peak – Hartz Peak (1255m) – with stunning 360 panoramic views north to Mt Wellington, west to Federation Peak, east to Bruny Island on the coast, and south to Pindars Peak and Barn Bluff. We reach it after a pleasant drive south through the picturesque townships of Huonville, Franklin, Port Huon and Geeveston, then through state forest to the park’s entrance.
The park’s vegetation is a mix of sub-alpine mixed eucalypt forest and alpine flora including diminutive pencil pines, distinctive pandanis, endemic heaths and scoparia, with a good temperate rainforest remnant near Hartz Lake. The park’s topography comprises typical dolerite peaks, with shattered boulders and scree slopes below, and several exquisite, glacially gouged and dammed lakes and tarns all set in avery exposed wilderness landscape.
Before you book
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Our tour grading is based on Tasmania’s track classification system:
T1 – Easy to Moderate
Well defined and wide tracks on easy to moderate terrain, in slightly modified natural environments. You will require a modest level of fitness. Recommended for beginners.
T2 – Moderate
Narrower but distinct tracks which can be muddy in some places, in pristine natural environments. Facilities are minimal and you will encounter few other walkers. These moderate tours require reasonable level of fitness.
T3 – Challenging
You will experience marked but often-indistinct tracks, in very remote and wild areas. These challenging walks need a high level of fitness and some hiking experience.
T4 – Difficult
Tracks are often faint or unmarked in remote and craggy natural areas not included in our schedule, however we will guide selected parties on these tours on request.
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Arrival & Departure Locations & Times
Guided Day Walks leave from your nominated pick-up address in Hobart CBD.
Departure times are strictly between 7:30 - 8:00am.
Prices, Deposits & Surcharges
Prices are as advertised. A 25% deposit is required at the time of booking. Full fare must be paid at least seven days in advance of the scheduled pickup date.
With ever-increasing fuel and staffing prices, regrettably, our fares are subject to change without notice, so please check with us for the current fare before making your travel arrangements.
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Please refer to our cancellation policy here.