Arm River Track series - Pelion Hut Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia
By geoskid on 24-Nov-08. Waypoint GA1285

The Arm River track is the shortest route into Pelion Hut, which is located about halfway along the Overland Track.

A whole range of circuit and through walks can be configured using the Arm River, Lees Paddocks, Walls of Jerusalem and Overland Tracks, stopping at Pelion Hut along the way.

Pelion Hut is a large modern hut that sleeps 60 inside, has a wide verandah right around which is great to sleep on, tent platforms, toilet and rain water tanks.

Mt Oakleigh, Pelion East, Pelion West , and Mt. Ossa are all able to be climbed as day walks from Pelion Hut.

Old Pelion Hut , which was built in 1895 in conjunction with copper mining activities in the area, is now the oldest hut in the Park. The hut is designated as Emergency Shelter only now, but is well worth a visit as is the surrounding mine diggings.

Map Reference: TASMAP 1:25,000 Rowallan and Cathedral cover the whole of the Arm River Track.

Refer to Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks by Chapman, Chapman and Siseman, for detailed track notes for the Arm River track and other access routes, planning and safety.

Walking time from carpark on Arm Road to Pelion Hut is approx. 4-5hrs.

To log this cache, (compulsory), enter the very large cache container (which is about the size of a hut that sleeps 60) and log your visit in the logbook ( which has kindly been provided by PWS) using your CACHER NAME, photograph your entry and add the photo to the gallery of this cache. Easy - once you get there! Also, (Optional, but would be very nice of you), while you have your camera out, a photo or 2 or 3 of your visit to the hut. It can be a photo of the view from the verandah of Oakleigh, Barn Bluff or Cradle. It can be a photo of the wildlife, human or otherwise. In fact , it can be a photo of anything to do with your visit to the Hut that you want to show me, and I'm sure other cachers will be equally interested.  

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