TRIP OVERVIEW:
Day 1: 3 Hours Walking
Day 2: 6 Hours Walking
Day 3: 3 Hours Walks
This is Wild Wombat Walks’ *premium* tour. It is how you can actually touch Tasmanian history!
The journey begins with an hour’s drive to the “ghost town” of Dundas, between Rosebery and Zeehan, where we will meet Michael and Eleanor. They are the only permanent residents of the “town” and the owners of a mining lease. After a visit to their museum and collection of minerals, we will venture underground! I won’t spoil the surprise – instead, I will let Michael show you….
After lunch we begin our walk. A two to three hour walk, beginning with a 30 minute uphill, takes us through Carbine Saddle to meet the old tramway which serviced the mines. The rails and sleepers are still very much in evidence along the flat track to the hut, being constructed from the local timbers – King Billy and Celery-top pine – which were abundant in the 1870s!
The hut itself is truly magical. Built from local timbers, it has been loved by the senior Queenstown Scouts for decades and is warm, comfortable and very well appointed! This will be our base for the next two nights.
Day Two we will spend exploring the area, wandering along the old tram tracks and visiting the legacy mines. Waterfalls are in abundance in the hills of Mount Dundas and there will be many opportunities for you to stop and simply “be”…..
Day Three we will pack up, walk back to the car and head back to Waratah via a visit to the Zeehan Mining and Minerals Museum and Princess Theatre.
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