Waterfall Valley Hut | |
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Waterfall Valley Hut | |
Coordinates | 41°42′53″S145°56′49″E / 41.71472°S 145.94694°E Coordinates: 41°42′53″S145°56′49″E / 41.71472°S 145.94694°E |
Country | Australia |
State/territory | Tasmania |
National park | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park |
Construction | |
Built by | Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service |
Built for | Hiking on Overland Track |
Administration | |
Maintained by | Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service |
Facilities | |
Beds/Bunks | 32 |
Camping | Grassed area and tent platforms |
Water | Tank |
Accessibility | |
Accessed by | Foot |
Waterfall Valley Hut is located in the Cradle Mountain National Park, Tasmania, Australia. [1] It is the most northerly of six overnight huts located along the Overland Track. The new version of the hut was opened in 2020. It sleeps up to 34 people (up to eight per platform) in a single room, which also houses tables and bench seats for cooking and eating. It is heated by a small gas heater. [2]
Waterfall Valley Hut has similar facilities to most of the other huts on the Overland Track, including bunks (without mattresses), a table & bench seats, composting toilet, rainwater tank, tent platforms, group campsite, a helipad (for emergency and maintenance use only), a gas heater, and clothes drying rack.[ citation needed ]
As with other huts on the track, Waterfall Valley Hut has an adjoining camping ground, located approximately 50 metres due east of the hut. Independent walkers are allocated an area of grassland, whilst guided groups are allocated elevated wooden platforms 100 metres north-west of the hut. During periods of warm dry weather, some walkers opt to pitch a tent on the grassland area to view the surrounding valley and Barn Bluff.[ citation needed ]
There are a number of mountains that can be accessed from Waterfall Valley Hut. These include Cradle Mountain and Barn Bluff.
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