Cradle Mountain - Kokopelli Lodge

Cradle Mountain

Cradle Mountain, the start of the 65-kilometre Overland Track, is the northern end of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. The sheer magnificence of Cradle Mountain inspired Austrian-born Gustav Weindorfer to build a chalet of King Billy pine here in 1912 and work tirelessly for a decade to have the area declared a national park "for the people for all time".

His dream was realised in 1922, and today a quarter of all visitors to the state travel here to share his vision. Now you to can take one of the many short walks through the ever-changing vegetation of the shores and mountainside to gain a full appreciation of the magic of this area.

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Things To Do...

Eating Out

Hawley House
Hawley Beach, Port Sorell
Dinner Bookings
Phone: 03 6428 6221

The Salt Lounge
Shop 7, Fairway Crs, Shearwater.
Lunch & Dinner
Phone: 03 6428 6134

Shear Temptations
Shearwater Bakery
Club Drive, Shearwater
Light Lunches (open 7 days a week)
Phone: 03 6428 6799

Rubicon Cafe
Club Drive, Shearwater
Light Lunches (open 7 days a week)
Phone: 03 6428 6697

Cafe on Quinlan
Shop 2, 4 Quinlan Crs, Shearwater
Phone: 03 6428 7117

Purple Pepper Pizza Cafe
Shop 1, 2 Quinlan Crs, Shearwater
Phone: 03 6428 6979

Winery & Distillery Tours

Ghost Rock Vineyard & Cellar Door
Tastings and Cellar Door
1055 Port Sorell Road (B74)
Phone: 03 6428 4005

Hellyers Road Distillery
Take a personally-guided Whisky Walk to learn the history of Hellyers Road Distillery and discover the art of whisky-making.
Phone:03 6433 0439

Cruises & Charters

Riverlinks Tasmania
Discover the Leven Cruises provide river cruises, bushwalks and wildlife viewing in north west Tasmania.
Phone: 0400 130 258

Adventure Tours

Gunns Plains Cave
The cave consists of a series of of caverns and short passages through which visitors are escorted along well lit concrete pathways.
Phone: 03 6429 1388

Cradle Coast Tours
Includes such highlights as Cradle Mountain, Stanley, Table Cape, Boat Harbour, Leven Canyon, Tamar Valley and the beautiful Gunns Plains Caves.
Phone: 0407 335 925

Great Western Tiers Forest Walks
Guided day walks through Tasmania’s magnificent old growth forests and alpine wilderness.
Phone: 03 6369 5150

Scenic Flights

Cradle Mountain Helicopters
Helicopter Scenic Flight Cradle Mountain/Lake St Clair World Heritage Area Tour.
Phone: 03 6492 1132

Strahan Seaplanes & Helicopters
Seaplane Scenic Flight - Gordon River Tour.
Phone: 03 6471 7718

Heli-Adventures Tasmania
Cradle Mountain and Walls of Jerusalem National Park Tour.
Phone: 03 6334 0444