Self Guided Activities
Self Guided Activities
Highland Cow Feeding
Tarraleah Estate is home to three photogenic resident Scottish Highland Cows,sometimes joined by deer. Cow feed can be purchased at the cafe if you wish to feed them. Inquire with your Lodge host for details and advice on spotting these stunning, enthusiastic creatures. Remember to keep a safe distance and bring your camera.
Highland Cow Feeding
Tarraleah Estate is home to three photogenic resident Scottish Highland Cows,sometimes joined by deer. Cow feed can be purchased at the cafe if you wish to feed them. Inquire with your Lodge host for details and advice on spotting these stunning, enthusiastic creatures. Remember to keep a safe distance and bring your camera.
Tarraleah Falls Track
Very close is the Tarraleah waterfall and its stunning! All you have to do is cross the pipes next to the lodge and take a 25-minute walk through beautiful man fern glades, down a few stairs to a cantilever platform overlooking the waterfall.
Tarraleah Falls Track
Very close is the Tarraleah waterfall and its stunning! All you have to do is cross the pipes next to the lodge and take a 25-minute walk through beautiful man fern glades, down a few stairs to a cantilever platform overlooking the waterfall.
Eagle Track
It’s not called the Eagle track for anything. A nearby eagle’s nest means there’s a good chance you’ll witness a Wedge Tailed Eagles exceptional aerobatics or witness a new family learning to fly. This 1-hour return walk takes you along the escarpment to enjoy some stunning views and also links with the Quoll track, giving you the opportunity for a 2-hour walk. Suitable for those with average fitness as there are some ups and downs. Not suitable for bikes or prams.
To find it walk through the village and past cottage 18. Keep walking for about 70 metres and you will see the sign on your right pointing downhill, featuring a track bordered by stones. Follow the signs from here.
Eagle Track
It’s not called the Eagle track for anything. A nearby eagle’s nest means there’s a good chance you’ll witness a Wedge Tailed Eagles exceptional aerobatics or witness a new family learning to fly. This 1-hour return walk takes you along the escarpment to enjoy some stunning views and also links with the Quoll track, giving you the opportunity for a 2-hour walk. Suitable for those with average fitness as there are some ups and downs. Not suitable for bikes or prams.
To find it walk through the village and past cottage 18. Keep walking for about 70 metres and you will see the sign on your right pointing downhill, featuring a track bordered by stones. Follow the signs from here.
Quoll Track
This great 45-minute walk takes you around the lake, through the cow paddock into a beautiful tree-fern forest. You will meander through thick tree ferns and open glades and past huge trees. The forest abounds with wildlife and an evening walk will assure you plenty wildlife viewing, maybe even a site of the elusive quoll.
Quoll Track
This great 45-minute walk takes you around the lake, through the cow paddock into a beautiful tree-fern forest. You will meander through thick tree ferns and open glades and past huge trees. The forest abounds with wildlife and an evening walk will assure you plenty wildlife viewing, maybe even a site of the elusive quoll.
Big Tree Walk
Take a ramble through the woods. This pretty area is also used by the highland cows, so be prepared to share the path with the hairy folk. There are several huge trees on this walk which we believe to have been missed by the early settlers’ saws and estimated to be around 350 years old. Directions. Walk up the main road towards the golf course. Take the right hand road signposted to the golf course and walk until you come to the first gate on the left (it’s opposite the cattle pens). Climb over the gate and follow the track and the sign posts.
Big Tree Walk
Take a ramble through the woods. This pretty area is also used by the highland cows, so be prepared to share the path with the hairy folk. There are several huge trees on this walk which we believe to have been missed by the early settlers’ saws and estimated to be around 350 years old. Directions. Walk up the main road towards the golf course. Take the right hand road signposted to the golf course and walk until you come to the first gate on the left (it’s opposite the cattle pens). Climb over the gate and follow the track and the sign posts.
Lake St Clair
Lake St Clair is 45-minute drives north from Tarraleah at the southern end of the world-famous Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park which is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Located at the end point of the famous Overland Track it features a number of short walks from the Interpretation Centre around the shores of the Lake at Cynthia Bay. Some of the most spectacular walks take four to six hours taking you to Shadow, Forgotten Lakes or Mount Rufus.
A ferry ride of Lake St Clair, the deepest lake in Australia is also available, however, bookings are recommended so please check the website for more information.
When visiting Lake St Clair, you can eat at the café or take your own packed lunch which can be organised with reception.
Lake St Clair
Lake St Clair is 45-minute drives north from Tarraleah at the southern end of the world-famous Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park which is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Located at the end point of the famous Overland Track it features a number of short walks from the Interpretation Centre around the shores of the Lake at Cynthia Bay. Some of the most spectacular walks take four to six hours taking you to Shadow, Forgotten Lakes or Mount Rufus.
A ferry ride of Lake St Clair, the deepest lake in Australia is also available, however, bookings are recommended so please check the website for more information.
When visiting Lake St Clair, you can eat at the café or take your own packed lunch which can be organised with reception.
Mt Field National park
Mt Field National Park is 1 hour and 20 minutes’ drive south of Tarraleah by taking the Lyell Highway (C608) before reaching Hamilton. Few other national parks in Australia offer such a diversity in vegetation, ranging from tall swamp gum forests and tree fern forests to alpine vegetation at the higher elevations. The park has a range of short walks including the famous Russell Falls, the Lake Dobson walk featuring Pandani Groves or some longer walks such as the Tarn Shelf, Seagers Lookout and Mount Field West.
You can eat at the visitor centre’s Waterfalls Café and Gallery or speak to reception to arrange your own packed lunch.
Mt Field National park
Mt Field National Park is 1 hour and 20 minutes’ drive south of Tarraleah by taking the Lyell Highway (C608) before reaching Hamilton. Few other national parks in Australia offer such a diversity in vegetation, ranging from tall swamp gum forests and tree fern forests to alpine vegetation at the higher elevations. The park has a range of short walks including the famous Russell Falls, the Lake Dobson walk featuring Pandani Groves or some longer walks such as the Tarn Shelf, Seagers Lookout and Mount Field West.
You can eat at the visitor centre’s Waterfalls Café and Gallery or speak to reception to arrange your own packed lunch.
The Wall in the Wilderness
This unique and not to be missed local attraction features the works of Greg Ducan, a local timber sculptor who is carving the history of Tasmanian Highlands in the form of a wall. So far, Greg has carved scenes depicting the workers of the Hydro-Electric Scheme and of the forestry industry, and scenes concerning the environmental plight of the wedge-tail eagle and the extinction of the Thylacine (the Tasmanian Tiger).
The Wall in the Wilderness is located 40 minutes’ drive north of Tarraleah at Derwent Bridge, on route to Lake St Clair. Please contact the wall directly for opening hours.
The Wall in the Wilderness
This unique and not to be missed local attraction features the works of Greg Ducan, a local timber sculptor who is carving the history of Tasmanian Highlands in the form of a wall. So far, Greg has carved scenes depicting the workers of the Hydro-Electric Scheme and of the forestry industry, and scenes concerning the environmental plight of the wedge-tail eagle and the extinction of the Thylacine (the Tasmanian Tiger).
The Wall in the Wilderness is located 40 minutes’ drive north of Tarraleah at Derwent Bridge, on route to Lake St Clair. Please contact the wall directly for opening hours.
Tarraleah Golf Club
If you’re a lover of golf don’t forget to bring your clubs, as next to Tarraleah Estate there is a 9-hole golf course!
Run by our neighbours, Tarraleah Golf Course is the highest in Tasmania and is surely one of the most beautiful in the state. The course was constructed in the 1950s by Hydro Tasmania to provide entertainment for the original residents in the town. It was planted with European and native trees, many of which are now mature and add majesty to the course.
The course is a Par 65 with yardage of 5900. Additional tee-offs provide an 18 hole course for those with extra time. To play a game of golf or for group enquiries, please contact the golf course directly on 0405 115 567.
Tarraleah Golf Club
If you’re a lover of golf don’t forget to bring your clubs, as next to Tarraleah Estate there is a 9-hole golf course!
Run by our neighbours, Tarraleah Golf Course is the highest in Tasmania and is surely one of the most beautiful in the state. The course was constructed in the 1950s by Hydro Tasmania to provide entertainment for the original residents in the town. It was planted with European and native trees, many of which are now mature and add majesty to the course.
The course is a Par 65 with yardage of 5900. Additional tee-offs provide an 18 hole course for those with extra time. To play a game of golf or for group enquiries, please contact the golf course directly on 0405 115 567.