Hobart Showgrounds, Glenorchy, TAS

Day 318 – 31st December 2011
Hobart Showgrounds, Glenorchy, TAS

We got up at the crack of dawn and were walking by 6.30am. We walked from Lake Dobson via Rodway Range to K Col from where we climbed Mt Field West (1434m ASL), returning via Newdegate Pass and the Tarn Shelf Track (21.5km loop – 7h50). Another great scenic walk to finish 2011! Back at the van we drove straight to Hobart where we set up camp at the showgrounds and got ready to celebrate New Year’s Eve. We took the bus into town and walked around Constitution Dock admiring all the yachts that participated in the Sydney to Hobart Race. Next we found ourselves a table at Cargos Pizza Lounge along Salamanca Place and enjoyed delicious woodfire oven pizzas with a nice drop of wine. Just before midnight we walked to the waterfront to watch the fireworks. Afterwards we didn’t linger to long and took a spot in the queue at the taxi rank. We were only 10th in line but it still took over 1h before we got a cab home! 


Drive to Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track walk
Mt Field NP

Lake Dobson - Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP

Lake Seal - Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP

Lake Seal - Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP

Tarn Shelf Lakes in the far distance
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Lots of rock scrambling in this section
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track- Mt Field NP

Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP

Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP

Lake Newdegate in the distance
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Mt Field west summit in sight (small peak above Andrew)
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP

Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP

Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP


Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP

Plateau - Mt Field West Summit in sight
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Last small climb to Mt Field West summit
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Summit
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf TrackMt Field NP

Summit
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf TrackMt Field NP

Summit
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf TrackMt Field NP

Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP

Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP


K Col Hut
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Turn off to Tarn Shelf circuit walk
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Mt Field West Summit (left)
Now we head towards 'The Watcher' & over Newdegate Pass (right)
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP


Walking up towards 'The Watcher' & Newdegate Pass
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Walking over Newdegate Pass
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track- Mt Field NP

Walking over Newdegate Pass
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track- Mt Field NP

Walking over Newdegate Pass
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track- Mt Field NP

Walking over Newdegate Pass
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track- Mt Field NP

Lake Newdegate in view
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Lake Newdegate
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Lunch at Lake Newdegate
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track
Mt Field NP

Tarn Shelf Lakes
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Tarn Shelf Lakes
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Tarn Shelf Lakes
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Tarn Shelf Lakes (left) & Seal Lake (right)
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Almost back to the car
Mt Field West / Tarn Shelf Track - Mt Field NP

Drive towards Hobart

Derwent River
Drive towards Hobart

Derwent River
Drive towards Hobart

Yachts from the 'Sydney to Hobart' race
Hobart

Yachts from the 'Sydney to Hobart' race
Hobart

Aperitif - New Years Eve
Hobart

Yummy wood fired pizzas - New Years Eve
Hobart

Yummy wood fired pizzas - New Years Eve
Hobart

Salamanca Place - New Years Eve
Hobart

Happy New Year
Hobart Wharf



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