The Walls of Jerusalem
National Park east of the Cradle
Mountain Lake St Clair is a
beautiful national park known for its alpine vegetation and wildflower
displays.
Beware though that it is one of the remotest national parks
in Tasmania,
far less accessible than
its neighbouring Cradle Mountain so you have to be experienced and well
prepared. Here is some information about the park, and in the end of
the page is a map of the area.
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Geology, Alpine Vegetation and Alpine Animals
The park is known for its dolerite-peaked
mountains and
signs of its glacial past, like moraines, tarns and glacier lakes. The alpine
vegetation includes snow
gums and wildflowers; and there are many species of alpine
animals. Many of the animals
you can see here like platypus
and echidna,
wombats
and possums
also live in warmer
climate, while Tasmanian
Devil is only found in
Tasmania.
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Accessibility to Walls of Jerusalem National
Park
The park is not accessible by road, so you
have to walk even just to get to the park. There are no facilities for
day visitors and to do the long and remote bushwalks you have to be a
very experienced bushwalker. You can get to the park by driving the
main road west from Launceston.
There is a turnoff to
Lake Rowallan after Mole Creek. You have to walk to the park from the
car park on the Mersey Forest Road near Lake Rowallan. It’s a marked
walking track and takes you about ½ hour. Herods Gate, where the
plateau starts, is another 2hrs away.
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Remoteness of Walls of Jerusalem
From Herod’s gate, there are walks to Dixons Kingdom and Mt Jerusalem
(1459 m). It’s a beautiful wild country that doesn’t feel like anywhere
near the modern world. But you really need a compass and navigation
skills to find your way here, as the wild weather can reduce the
visibility to zero and the help is not near if you get lost.
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Facilities in Walls of Jerusalem
There are no facilities in the park so you have to be fully self
sufficient and carry all your gear, food and water. There is a camping
ground with toilet near Herod’s Gate. There are a few old huts in the
park, but you cannot rely on them so bring your tent. You should also
bring warm clothes, a good map and a compass, and register yourself
before you start the walk. Tasmanian weather is always changeable and
unpredictable, and it can rain at any time of the year.
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Here's a map of Walls of Jerusalem National Park
where I have tagged the places that I mentioned on this web page. You
can click on the tags to see what places they are, and double-click
anywhere on the map to zoom it in and see the places closer. Drag the
map to move around, and if you want to see the satellite image with
Google Earth, click on "Sat" in the top right hand corner.
Note:
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correct in the language used in Australia.
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