Narcissus Hut
The place
Narcissus Hut in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Derwent Bridge/Miena area (Central Highlands, Tasmania, Australia), at 742 m elevation, on the northern shore of Lake St Clair (Australia's deepest natural lake, 200 m). Continuous Tasmania cluster (batches 282-305). The final hut on the Overland Track (65 km, 6-7 days, one of the most prestigious Great Walks in the world), in a zone of alpine eucalypts/Nothofagus gunnii, Australia's only deciduous tree, UNESCO Tasmanian Wilderness 1982.
The setting
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair Derwent Bridge/Miena Central Highlands Tasmania AU 742 m Lake St Clair 200 m deepest in AU, continuous cluster batches 282-305, Overland Track 65 km 6-7 days prestigious Great Walk, Nothofagus gunnii Australia's only deciduous tree, UNESCO 1982.