​Cradle Mountain hut upgrades complete

Two major projects to increase the capacity and amenity of walker huts in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park and upgrades to the recreational amenity at the Walls of Jerusalem National Park are now officially complete.

The Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park Overland Track upgrades to the Windermere and Kia Ora Huts include 34 bunk spaces for each hut, new common areas and new toilet facilities, enabling walkers to enjoy a higher standard of accommodation.

These works come after the Waterfall Valley Hut upgrades which were completed back in 2020. The former huts will be repurposed as staff accommodation for Overland Track Rangers and other Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service staff who work on the track.

The completed works at the Walls of Jerusalem National Park include walking track upgrades, new toilet facilities and campground upgrades.

A new campsite has been developed at Dixons Kingdom, with 12 double tent platforms and a group cooking platform. A new dedicated group camping area with four double tent platforms and group cooking platform was also developed at Wild Dog Creek.

New full capture, fly-out toilet facilities have been built at the major campsites of Dixons Kingdom and the northern end of Lake Adelaide. No toilets had previously been provided at Lake Adelaide.

Various new tracks have been developed and track upgrades undertaken within Jaffa Vale, between Dixons Kingdom and Lake Ball, in low lying areas around Lake Adelaide, and connecting the new campsites and toilets at Dixons Kingdom, Wild Dog Creek and Lake Adelaide with the existing walking track network.