4 days in Launceston, Tasmania

March 05, 2023

4 days in Launceston, Tasmania

#throwback to 4D3N Easter Weekend Getaway in 2021. So here's to the minimal things I can still recall from the trip based on my IG highlights and notes stored away during the planning phase.

1 Apr - Arrival

Arrived late in the evening at Launceston, so nothing to share here. Except for the warm welcome we received from Ee Leen And Wilson! ❤

2 Apr - Cradle Mountain

We went on a day trip to Cradle Mountain - left around 7am from Launceston and arrive around 9.30am.

Started our hike at Dove Lake Car Park after getting some details from the information office to understand some of the possible hike we can do. Apparently, it was too late for the summit trail which would have taken 8 hours return.

Ended up completing the Wombat Pool Track. Followed by the Overland Track to reach Marions Lookout.

Then back down again via Overland Track, dipped our toes in Crater lake before passing by Crater Falls, and arriving back at Ronny Creek Car Park.

And if not mistaken, caught a shuttle bus back from Ronny Creek to Dove Lake. Super blessed with extremely great weather!

We made it back to Launceston at about 5.30pm and had a feast at Geronimo. The cape grim porterhouse steak was bloody amazing. Also ordered their buttermilk fried chicken with apple and slaw salad; wagyu fat rosemary potatoes and wagyu beef tartare.

3 Apr - on a bike (but maybe more on feet)

Well, who knew renting a car in Tassy during the holiday season would be so god damn difficult. No car was available if we tried to book for the entire trip. So we had to split our booking into 2 and have this 1 odd day in between, without a car.

We dropped off the car back to rental company at around 9am and to make the most out of this car-less day, we decided to rent a bike!

We picked up our bike around York Park and then visited the Harvest Market which only occurs on Saturdays between 8.30am - 12.30pm. Got ourself some Bruny Island Oysters.

Next up, Cataract Gorge. We ended up spending close to 4 hours there when it was supposed to be a quick pitstop. Completed all the colours in the map below... ... ...

Started from the Duck Reach Suspension Bridge and completed the Duck Reach Trail.

Snapped a few photos (still feeling jolly because I didn't know what was coming!) at the Sentinel Lookout.

and just kept going.

Jen ended up spending an hour geeking out at Duck Reach Power Station while I take a power nap. Then taking the snake gully back (no snake spotted).

Did our day end there? Nope. We got back to our bike and continued cyclin and ended up at Tailrace Park. Summoned my inner child and climb this scary ass thing. Was terrified but a random stranger with his daughter provided me with some comfort "don't worry, if a 8 years old can do it, you can too. And if you fall, there's plenty of rope that will catch you" erm okay.

Even cycled a bit on the West Tamar fitness track, hitting a record of 23k steps before heading off for dinner at Gatsu Gatsu. Not the best ramen but comforting after such a long day.

4 Apr - Mount Amos

Picked up our rental car at 9am and did a day trip Freycinet / Mount Amos.

Had lunch at Freycinet Marine Farm. The oysters were good but the rest was just so-so.

Only made it to Mount Amos at around 1.30pm. Online reviews said it'll take 2.5 to 4 hours which actually wasn't too bad but! I was concern about us being able to get back down before the sunsets. Seeing that a lot of people were heading down while we were heading up, wasn't helping my anxiety. (spoiler - we still made it back down before the sunset!)

The beginning of the track wasn't too bad!

But things got a lot steeper at one point, like the both of us were afraid to stand upright. Not a hike that you should attempt if it was raining. I suspect it'll be damn slippery/dangerous.