Mt. Tyndall – Sat. 18th November 2017
Less well known to people in northern Tasmania, the
Tyndall Range, north of Queenstown, is one of the well-kept secrets of
the Tasmanian wilderness. Relatively easy to access (even as a rather
long day trip from Launceston), the top of the range can be reached
after not much more than an hour of climbing, after which, the open
alpine areas, combined with rugged backgrounds, are a delight to behold,
and in many ways, equal the beauty of the Cradle Mountain area.
Because of the long drive from Launceston, your leader proposes that the
group drive in and climb Mt. Tyndall on Saturday 18th, and instead of
driving back, camp overnight at Tullah (or book into accommodation of
you prefer a bit of luxury and your budget permits!).
The walk to Mt. Tyndall is not particularly long - a little under 4 km
from where cars are parked off the Anthony Road to the top of the
mountain, but quite steep, rising from 500 metres altitude to 1100
metres over about 2 km, with a somewhat gentler few hundred metres
rising a further 79 metres to reach the summit. If the weather is kind
and the party energetic, there may be time to explore the area around
Lake Tyndall, a kilometre to the south, before heading back off the
range.
This walk is rated "medium" and is suitable for walkers, including
energetic and reslient older children, who have had some experience with tracks of varying quality -
muddy at the start and then a very steep and rocky path, and able to keep going for
sustained distances. Because of the exposed alpine conditions, walkers
must be fully prepared for poor weather. Please see the warnings below.
Meeting Times and Places:
If you are interested in going on this walk, please phone your walk
leader, please phone or text Kent
Lillico on 0428 451 528 to book in. The departure time is 7:00 am
on Sat. 18th from the Door of Hope
Church car park, Launceston. Suggested meeting places if coming from
elsewhere could be Sheffield at Claude Rd. turnoff at 7:50 am or Moina
at 8:20 am.
If you would like to arrange to meet the group at these places or
elsewhere, please arrange with the leader, and please be at any
meeting place 5 minutes ahead of the listed time.
The leader must be notified of any other people
you intend to bring along.
To access this area from northern Tasmania: The area can be accessed from several
directions, but from Launceston, proceed as if heading for Cradle Mt,
the most common route being Bass Hwy past Deloraine to Elizabeth Town,
then left into Railton Road, following through to Kimberley. Cross the
Mersey R. bridge and turn left into Bridal Track Rd, continuing through
to Sheffield. From Sheffield, go south along Claude Rd through Gowrie Park
and westward down into the Forth Valley (now Cethana Rd.), continuing up
the other side to Moina. Turn south into Cradle Mt. Rd. After approx. 20
km, you will reach the Cradle Mt. turnoff. Do not turn
left, but continue a further 27 km or so to reach the Murchison Highway.
Continue south about 20 km to reach Tullah. The Anthony Road turns left
about 3 km south of Tullah. The starting point for the walk is about 30
km further, but you will need to navigate using a GPS waypoint (see map
and track information below), or follow the leader, to find the exact
turnoff, as there are several turns to the left providing service access
to a power line, including the destination turn.
Warnings:
The following codes [from our 2017 walks calendar] apply:
D Drive distance requires early departure
M
Marshy or muddy sections – be prepared to walk with wet feet.
S Steep incline for at least part of the
way
E Exposed alpine conditions ; can be
dangerous in poor weather if not adequately equipped;
Click this link for a more detailed discussion of
Preparation, Food and Safety
guidelines for Boots N' All walks, and especially preparation for
exposed alpine conditions.
Map details:
Mt. Tyndall: 1:100000 map is Sophia (8024) and
1:25000 map is Tyndall (3835).
Map reference: 831565
Zone Easting
Northing Latitude Longitude
55G 3 83 200
53 56 650 -41.93347 145.59115
Mt. Tyndall is worth 2 peakbagger points. For listing of peakbagger points, see the Hobart
Walking Club Peakbagger's Guide (2000 revision) which can be found and
downloaded (as an Excel spreadsheet) from
http://tastracks.webs.com/peakbaggers.htm The same web page
contains several other listings of Tasmanian peaks.
GPX version of the track:
Click here
to download. Google Earth version of the track:
Click here
to download.
Right-click on the file and save target as to a location of your choice.
(Suggest you click the Last modified at top to sort by date to get the
most recent at top to find the file for the next walk).
When you have downloaded the track file, double-clicking on
the Google Earth (kml) track should open Google Earth and zoom in to the
location if you have Google Earth installed on your computer. The .gpx
version of the track should import into mapping software or devices that
support gpx tracks and waypoints.