Lake St Clair Day Walk Map

An essential walking and visitor map for exploring Lake St Clair, its surrounding forests and the rugged mountain country of Tasmania’s central highlands.

The Lake St Clair Day Walk Map combines highlighted walking tracks, practical tourist information and general topographic detail in one easy-to-use guide. Produced in 2025, it is designed for bushwalkers, day visitors and outdoor professionals exploring the southern region of Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park.

At 1:50,000 scale, 1 centimetre on the map represents 500 metres on the ground—an excellent balance between broad area coverage and practical topographic detail.

🗺️ Map Coverage

Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park encompasses rugged mountain scenery, glacial tarns, forests and alpine moorlands. At 167 metres deep, Lake St Clair is the deepest lake in Australia and forms the dramatic centrepiece of the park’s southern walking area.

The map highlights:

• Walking tracks around Lake St Clair

• Routes into the surrounding mountain country

• Lake St Clair and nearby lakes, tarns and waterways

• Mountain peaks, ridges, valleys and glacial terrain

• Forest, moorland and alpine vegetation

• Roads and access routes

• Visitor facilities and infrastructure where mapped

• Named geographic and natural features

• National-park and reserve coverage

• Tourist information and general topographic detail

The combination of highlighted tracks and topographic mapping helps visitors understand how walks relate to the lake, surrounding forests, mountains and access points before setting out.

🥾 Day Walks Around Lake St Clair

The Lake St Clair area offers walks through forest, along the lakeshore and towards nearby mountain landscapes.

The map is useful for:

• Identifying walking tracks and route connections

• Understanding how tracks relate to the lake and surrounding mountains

• Interpreting slopes, ridges, valleys and elevation changes

• Locating waterways and other geographic reference points

• Comparing walking options within the area

• Planning turnaround times and alternative responses to changing conditions

• Maintaining a dependable printed overview independent of batteries or mobile reception

At 1:50,000 scale, the map provides enough coverage to understand the wider national-park setting while retaining the terrain detail required for effective walk planning.

🏔️ A Glacially Shaped Landscape

Lake St Clair and the surrounding mountain terrain were shaped by powerful glacial processes. The resulting landscape contains deep water, steep-sided valleys, highland tarns, forests and exposed alpine country.

These environments support distinctive vegetation and wildlife adapted to Tasmania’s cool and frequently wet highlands.

The map provides valuable geographic context for understanding how tracks, waterways, forest and mountain landforms connect across the region.

⛰️ Map Content and Features

The map combines visitor information with standard topographic content, including:

• Contours for interpreting elevation, slope and terrain

• Peaks, ridges, valleys and other major landforms

• Lake St Clair, tarns, rivers, creeks and drainage systems

• Walking tracks and route connections

• Roads and access routes

• Buildings, visitor facilities and infrastructure where mapped

• Vegetation and land-cover information

• Named geographic and natural features

• National-park and reserve boundaries

• Tourist information for planning a visit

This makes the map valuable for trip planning, general navigation, environmental fieldwork and developing a clearer understanding of the landscape.

🌦️ Prepare for Highland Conditions

Weather around Lake St Clair and the nearby mountains can change rapidly at any time of year. Strong wind, rain, low cloud, cold temperatures, sleet, snow and intense sunshine are all possible.

Poor visibility may obscure tracks, peaks and other landmarks, while wet, icy or snow-covered surfaces can make walking slower and more demanding.

Before departure:

• Check current park alerts, track conditions and weather forecasts

• Choose a walk suited to your experience, fitness and available daylight

• Carry warm, waterproof clothing and equipment for changing conditions

• Take sufficient food, water and emergency supplies

• Carry suitable navigation and communications equipment

• Tell a responsible person where you are going and when you expect to return

A map is an important part of safe preparation but should be supported by current information, appropriate equipment and the skills to use it effectively.

📖 Detailed Notes on the Reverse

The reverse side contains practical information designed to support visitors walking around Lake St Clair and into the nearby mountains.

Topics include:

• Information about walking tracks around the lake

• Details of walks into nearby mountain areas

• General bushwalking advice

• Safety essentials for visitors and walkers

These notes make the map particularly useful for first-time visitors, families, outdoor educators and anyone preparing to explore the wider Lake St Clair walking area.

🧭 Who Uses This Map?

The Lake St Clair Day Walk Map is suitable for:

• Bushwalkers and hikers planning walks around Lake St Clair

• Visitors exploring nearby mountain routes

• First-time visitors and holidaymakers exploring the national park

• Families and touring groups selecting suitable walking options

• Outdoor guides and tourism operators

• Search and rescue teams and emergency services

• Park managers, conservation workers and environmental researchers

• Outdoor educators, schools and geography students

• Photographers, naturalists and wildlife enthusiasts

💧 Field-Ready Options for Rugged Use

Choose the format that best suits your intended use—from lightweight trip planning to demanding all-weather walking conditions.

✅ Standard Paper

• Printed on 100 gsm FSC® coated paper

• Produces crisp, clear text and finely defined map symbols

• Lightweight and convenient for general reference or protected field use

• An economical choice for trip planning, research and office applications

✅ Waterproof and Tearproof Tyvek®

• Made from genuine DuPont™ Tyvek®, an advanced synthetic material composed of pure polyethylene fibres

• Waterproof, tear-resistant, foldable and extremely lightweight

• Printed using HP pigment-based inks for a permanent waterproof finish

• Suitable for backpacks, map cases and wet highland conditions

• Ideal for bushwalkers, guides, emergency personnel and outdoor professionals

• Provides exceptional durability without the weight and bulk of lamination

✅ Laminated

• Fully encapsulated between two 80-micron gloss laminate sheets

• Highly resistant to water, stains, smudges and tearing

• Draw on the surface with whiteboard markers for route planning or instruction

• Use Mark-It-Dots to identify tracks, meeting points, access locations or hazards without marking the map permanently

• Wipeable and reusable

• Ideal for visitor centres, accommodation venues, classrooms and repeated reference

📐 Map Details

• Title: Lake St Clair Day Walk Map

• Production year: 2025

• Scale: 1:50,000

• Ground distance: 1 cm represents 500 metres

• Datum: Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 — GDA2020

• Coverage: Lake St Clair, surrounding walking tracks and nearby mountain country

• Map content: Highlighted walking tracks, tourist information and general topographic detail

• Reverse-side content: Walking-track information, nearby mountain walks, bushwalking advice and safety essentials

• Available formats: Paper, waterproof Tyvek® or laminated

Important Datum Information

This map uses GDA2020. When transferring coordinates between the map and a GPS receiver, navigation application or other spatial data source, ensure the equipment and coordinates are set to the same datum.

🔍 Preview the Area in LISTmap

Use the LISTmap coverage preview to confirm that your chosen walk or area of interest falls within the map coverage before ordering.

🛒 Choose the Right Format

• Paper: Best for trip planning, general reference and protected field use

• Tyvek®: Best for day walking and wet, cold or demanding highland conditions

• Laminated: Best for repeated use, route marking, visitor information and education

🎯 Summary

Whether you are planning a walk beside Australia’s deepest lake, exploring the surrounding forests or venturing towards the nearby mountains, the Lake St Clair Day Walk Map provides the track, terrain and visitor information needed to understand this exceptional glacial landscape.

Choose your walk. Read the terrain. Explore Lake St Clair with confidence.