TASMANIA

North West Tasmania Outdoor Activities & Adventures

The northwest region of Tasmania boasts a diverse range of natural and outdoor spaces. Explore the stunning Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, which offers hiking trails, glacial lakes, and rugged mountains.

The region is also home to the Tarkine Wilderness, a vast area of pristine rainforest that is home to some of the most unique old-growth forests in the world.

Get out and explore Tassie’s North West!

ADVENTURES
The Beauty Of The Tarkine Drive
Trowutta Arch – A Hidden Archway Amongst a Lush Tassie Rainforest
A Family Friendly Road Trip Around Tasmania 2023

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FEATURED ARTICLES
8 Things You’ve Got To Know Before Travelling Tasmania’s North West 2023
Your Guide to Tasmania’s Newest MTB Trails
8 Things You Can Do To Save The Tarkine
Fresh Snow, Fagus and Fungi at Cradle Mountain
MORE ADVENTURES
Pine Valley Hut – Is This the Overland Track’s Best Side Trip?
It’s Time to Add Corinna to Your Tassie Itinerary
Trowutta Arch – A Hidden Archway Amongst a Lush Tassie Rainforest
How To See Cradle Mountain in 24 Hours or Less
Nature & Parks
Cradle Mountain is a Land Lost in Time
Nature & Parks
Deep Lake Forest Cleansing at Lake St Clair
Hiking
Tassie’s Leven Canyon is a Remarkable Ravine
OUR FAVOURITE HIKES
Will We See the Peak? A Four Day Hike To Conquer Frenchmans Cap (TAS)
Mt Roland – A Spectacular Cradle Mountain Side Trip
Hiking To The Scott-Kilvert Hut
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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge that this land on which we tread, whilst beautiful and revered by us, has even deeper layers of significance for its Traditional Owners; we pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

We Are Explorers is aware that the land is never truly being explored anew, given the ancient cultures that came before us who still call this land their home.

LATEST North West ADVENTURES
8 Great Places to Explore in Tasmania's North West and Central North Area
A Wild Night in a Tiny House Half an Hour From Cradle Mountain
The Overland Track: A Guide to Hiking Hut-to-Hut on Tasmania’s Most Famous Hike
10 Tassie Adventures That Are Out of the Ordinary
Pine Valley Hut – Is This the Overland Track's Best Side Trip?
The Overland Track is Free in Winter – But There's a Good Reason Why
8 Things You’ve Got To Know Before Travelling Tasmania’s North West 2023
Trowutta Arch – A Hidden Archway Amongst a Lush Tassie Rainforest
Your Guide to Tasmania’s Newest MTB Trails
Fresh Snow, Fagus and Fungi at Cradle Mountain
How To See Cradle Mountain in 24 Hours or Less
Tassie’s Leven Canyon is a Remarkable Ravine
The Tyndall Range in the Wild West of Tasmania
Will We See the Peak? A Four Day Hike To Conquer Frenchmans Cap (TAS)
Walls Of Jerusalem National Park is a Hiker’s Playground (TAS)
8 Things You Can Do To Save The Tarkine