Mount Field National Park

We loved this National Park, especially the fact that there were so many walks on offer, from easy half hour to easy 2 hour plus, moderate and more! The easiest walk was the wheelchair and stroller friendly path to Russell Falls. From here, there are about 200 steps up to Horseshoe Falls. The path then connects to the Three Falls Track across to Lady Barron Falls via the Tall Trees Track. The paths had clear signs and were well used. We spotted pademelons, wag tails, yellow crested cockatoos and green parrots along the 2 hour loop walk. The Three Falls Track is considered challenging in the brochure because of some steep sections. TIP: If climbing UP stairs is your preference, then start at Russell Falls, climb UP to Horseshoe Falls and later UP stairs after Lady Barron Falls. If going DOWN stairs suits you best, start by heading to Lady Barron Falls and ending at Russell Falls! The Waterfalls Cafe at the Visitor Centre had great coffee, and the lemon and poppy seed muffin and carrot cake were delicious, and reasonably priced.

Enjoyed our 2.5 hr hike of the three falls circuit. Russell Falls and Lady Baron Falls are definitely the best. We recommend doing the hike in an anticlockwise direction. This does mean there are two sections that have stairs to climb (around 400 steps total) but the majority of the hike is sloping downwards. It also means that 20min in you see Russell Falls and shortly after Horseshoe Falls. If you go the clockwise direction, you are walking mostly on an incline and then going down both sets of stairs. Going in an anticlockwise direction…We found the first part of the hike the best as it is really lush rainforest and mostly all undercover. But the end of it is slightly more dry, bush land and more exposed to the sun. If you struggle physically with long hikes, just go to Russell Falls and turn back to return to the Visitor Centre. That is the best part of this hiking trail. The toilets in the Visitor Centre are clean. And there’s heaps of car parks. Definitely worth the 1 hr drive north from Hobart.

2 nights on power at the camp ground, self register after choosing site, machine is touch screen intuitive, issue receipt. Process was easy. Old but clean showers/toilets. Showers require tokens which are issued upon payment from a machine in the laundry. Card charges apply, washing machine and dryers also are screen/app activated, $5 wash $5 for about 45 minutes dryer, it took two cycles to dry one load. Information centre is excellent as is the adjoining cafe. park is central for walks and drives. We drove to the Strathgordon dam, Lake Peddar and Lake Dobson and walked to the waterfalls

Scenic walk through wild tress and creeks and get to waterfalls. Very pleasing & Great place for hiking. Have various short and long trails with in NP.

Two parks in one! The beautiful tall trees and waterfalls of the valley & a second, more wild alpine park half an hour drive up a winding dirt road. They are both incredible parks. There is a trail for everyone and a cafe to boot!

Mount field is a great place to see Tassie wilderness with 20 to 30 min walks to see the amazing tall trees. Ferns around lake Dobson Pandani lake circuit which are unique to the Tasmanian wilderness. Also worth visiting is Russell falls.

An accessible & brilliant National Park to visit an easy hour & a half drive from Hobart. The Russell Falls were stunning to see and there was plenty of water cascading down the multiple levels the week before Christmas. The Visitor Centre is excellent & clean, staff friendly, and the wheelchair sealed pathway to Russell Falls blends amazingly into the overhanging tree ferns. The photography is so rewarding on this walk, but continue up the pathway & stairs to Horseshoe Falls then onto the Tall Trees Loop for just a small section before returning down to the visitor centre will give you the best two hours max of natural wonders that you could wish for in this Tassie National Park. My two years $50 NP Seniors Car Pass was not much more than two Day Passes. A must see when visiting southern Tasmania.

Plenty of options of what to do and see. We went on the talk trees walk and then to Horseshoe Falls and the top of Russell Falls. Beautiful area to visit and a great walk.