Waterfall Valley Hut is located in the Cradle Mountain National Park, Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

, Australia

Australia

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It is the most northerly of six overnight huts located along the Overland Track

Overland Track

The Overland Track is one of Australia's most famous bush walks, situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania. More than 8000 walkers each year complete the track. Officially, the track runs for 65 km from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair. However, many choose to add...

. It sleeps up to 32 people (up to eight per platform) in a single room, which also houses tables and bench seats for cooking and eating. It is heated by a small gas heater.

Facilities

Waterfall Valley Hut has similar facilities to most of the other huts on the Overland Track

Overland Track

The Overland Track is one of Australia's most famous bush walks, situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania. More than 8000 walkers each year complete the track. Officially, the track runs for 65 km from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair. However, many choose to add...

. These include:

• Bunks (No Mattresses)
• Table & Bench seats.
• Composting toilet
  Composting toilet
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• Rainwater tank
  Rainwater tank
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• Tent Platforms
• Group Campsite (Tent platforms)
• Helipad
  Helipad
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   (Emergency and maintenance use only)
• Gas Heater & clothes drying rack

Camping

As with all the main track huts, Waterfall Valley Hut also offers an adjoining camping ground, located approximately 50 metres due east of the hut. Independent walkers are allocated an area of grassland, whilst guided groups are allocated elevated wooden platforms 100 metres north-west of the hut. During periods of warm dry weather, many walkers opt to pitch a tent on the grassland area to enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding valley and Barn Bluff.

Surrounding Mountains

There are a number of mountains that can be accessed from Waterfall Valley Hut. These include:

• Cradle Mountain
  Cradle Mountain
  Cradle Mountain is a mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia. Rising to 1,545 metres above sea level it is one of the principal tourist sites in Tasmania, owing to its natural beauty...
  
  
• Barn Bluff
  Barn Bluff
  Barn Bluff is a mountain located in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in the Central Highlands of Tasmania at the junction of the eastern most points of the Murchison River and Mackintosh River river catchments...
  
  

External links

• http://www.cradlehuts.com/index.html
• http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/recreation/tracknotes/overland.html#huts