Cradle Mountain 23/3/22 3

The face track eventually led us to a hiker's shelter which was a lovely blue hut surrounded by what looked almost like a fairy garden. It was also sheltered from the wind and we took a moment to enjoy the brief sunlight here before continuing our trail. While it was initially quite gentle the track soon became quite steep with more chains punched straight into stone to hold on to the only purchase you could use. There were also areas where you were quite exposed which meant often needing to crouch down so that the wind wouldn't blow us off the hills! At this point I think we were on the Lake Rodway track which you can access from Dove Lake. I definitely would not want to climb up the Lake Rodway track given how steep it is. We eventually made it down to Dove Lake with a measure of relief - I couldn't help but wonder whether we would make it to the shuttle on time. It was a lovley day, we made it to the shuttle on time and we completed a walking track on Cradle Mountain we had never done before. It was incredibly satisfying!Read more