A number of weeks back, the meteorologists and regional media were all frothing at the mouth as snow was anticipated to reach water level! The last time that occurred remained in 2015 and prior to that 1986, so a quite uncommon reward. The water level forecast didn’t eventuate however the hills around us in Dulcot got a great scattering.

Mount Wellington, at 1,271 m is even more vulnerable to a little the white things come Winter season time and sure enough has actually been well covered because that very first huge snow of the season.

We had not been on a bushwalk in months, never ever mind one in the snow and were so fired up to be going out with Hannah, the old hiking gang back together at last! Our enthusiastic objective for the day was Devil’s Throne, a rocky outcrop found down the back of the mountain. Things didn’t begin well as we prepared yourself to trigger from the Huge Bend carpark, I ‘d forgotten my gaiters! My hiking boots are low tops, that is the simple smell of wetness on the ground and my feet are getting damp. Gaiters assistance reduce this rather well so not having them wasn’t perfect.

We triggered anyhow, crossing the roadway and getting in the wilds along the Mount Montagu track. Within about … ooooh….10 seconds we understood this wasn’t going to be taking place. The track is mostly unmarked and has a variety of damp areas … which remains in excellent clear weather condition. When treking you constantly need to be reasonable so we chose not to risk it and rather chose to check out along the fire path leading off from Huge Bend. Scout Hut is an enjoyable side journey from the Huge Bend path, so we chose to go check that out.

An enjoyable scramble in nearly knee deep snow later on and we reached Scout Hut, albeit we had actually walked around the back instead of approaching it from above, which is the normal path. Rock cairns are fantastic for navigation however they’re very little usage when beneath snow

The last time we had actually gone to Scout Hut, we had the ability to have a look inside however alas it is now closed pending some much required restorations. It was built in 1969 by a group of teens from a regional scout group in Hobart. The building of the stone footings alone needed them to move over 1.5 tonnes of stone by hand. And they state teens slouch!

We hung out by the hut for a bit and Gemma and Hannah constructed a snowman … of sorts prior to rushing up the rocks and back towards Big Bend Path. With lots of time to eliminate, we chose to continue down the path instead of going back to the carpark. The going was quite simple with a couple of streams to be hopped over along the method. The scrub lining the track has the most lovely soft colours and the contrast offered by the snow just served to highlight their sensational tones a lot more.

When we returned to the vehicle, we STILL had lots of time to eliminate, so we chose to stack into our vehicle and head on as much as the top for a goosey. Sure enough, the views were impressive as you’ll see listed below

We’re extremely fortunate in Tasmania with the existing circumstance. There’s a great deal of individuals worldwide losing out on this sort of liberty and activity so I’m extremely grateful to be able to go out for strolls and see the lovely sights of Tasmania. It’s been actually rather enjoyable having the location to ourselves in fact.