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PWS Commercial Visitor Services - Walking Track List - PWS class Wl to T4 Track Name FieldCentre PWS class AS2156 Length - Kms and Days PWS Management Region: Southern PWS Track Class: VV1 Overview: Wheelchair Standard Nature Trail Hastings Platypus Track Huonville W1 Class 1 0.290 less than 2 hrs Hastings Pool access track Huonville W1 Class 1 0.077 less than 2 hrs Mount Nelson Signal Station Tracks Derwent W1 Class 1 0.059 less than 2 hrs Russell Falls Nature Walk Mount Field W1 Class 1 0.649 less than 2 hrs PWS Management Region: Southern PWS Track Class: W2 Overview: Standard Nature Trail Arve Falls Huonville W2 Class 2 0.614 less than 2 hrs Blowhole circuit Tasman W2 Class 2 0.248 less than 2 hrs Cape Bruny lighthouse Bruny Island W2 Class 2 0.252 less than 2 hrs Cape Deslacs Seven Mile Beach W2 Class 2 0.154 less than 2 hrs Cape Deslacs Beach Seven Mile Beach W2 Class 2 0.345 less than 2 hrs Coal Point Bruny Island W2 Class 2 0.124 less than 2 hrs Creepy Crawly NT Mount Field W2 Class 2 0.175 less than 2 hrs Crowther Point Track Huonville W2 Class 2 0.248 less than 2 hrs Garden Point to Carnarvon Bay Tasman W2 Class 2 3.138 less than 2 hrs Gordons Hill fitness track Seven Mile Beach W2 Class 2 1.331 less than 2 hrs Hot Springs NT Huonville W2 Class 2 0.839 less than 2 hrs Kingston Heights Derwent W2 Class 2 0.344 less than 2 hrs Lake Osbome Huonville W2 Class 2 1.042 less than 2 hrs Maingon Bay lookout Tasman W2 Class 2 0.044 less than 2 hrs Needwonnee Walk Huonville W2 Class 2 1.324 less than 2 hrs Newdegate Cave - Main access track Huonville W2 Class 2 0.197 less than 2 hrs Penguin Viewing Platform & The Neck Lookout Bruny Island W2 Class 2 0.185 less than 2 hrs Raspins Beach Foreshore track Seven Mile Beach W2 Class 2 0.058 less than 2 hrs Russell Falls Creek (east bank) Mount Field W2 Class 2 0.536 less than 2 hrs Tail Trees Walk Mount Field W2 Class 2 0.867 less than 2 hrs Tasman Arch circuit Tasman W2 Class 2 0.593 less than 2 hrs Tessellated Pavement Tasman W2 Class 2 0.302 less than 2 hrs The Dogline Tasman W2 Class 2 0.377 less than 2 hrs Waratah BBQ & toilet access track Huonville W2 Class 2 0.087 less than 2 hrs Waratah Lookout Huonville W2 Class 2 0.100 less than 2 hrs Whale Walk Huonville W2 Class 2 0.168 less than 2 hrs PWS Management Region: Southern PWS Track Class: T1 Overview: Bushwalking track, may be extensively hardened Arthurs Peak hang-glider launch ramp Tasman T1 Class 3 0.138 less than 2 hrs Banksia to Mill Creek Tasman T1 Class 3 0.207 less than 2 hrs Cape Hauy Tasman T1 Class 3 4.445 half -1 day Cockle Creek beach access tracks Huonville T1 Class 3 0.031 less than 2 hrs Devils Kitchen to Waterfall Bay Tasman T1 Class 3 1.741 2 hrs - half day Dogline carpark beach access Tasman T1 Class 3 0.092 less than 2 hrs Wednesday, 5 November 2014 Concessions Track List - PWS Class Page 1 of 16 PWS Commercial Visitor Services - Walking Track List - PWS class Wl to T4 Track Name FieldCentre PWS class AS2156 Length - Kms and Days Doo Town beach access track Tasman T1 Class 3 0.100 less than 2 hrs Esplanade link track Derwent T1 Class 3 0.192 less than 2 hrs Fishers Point Huonville T1 Class 3 2.179 less than 2 hrs Forest Lag campsite access Huonville T1 Class 3 0.053 half -1 day Fossil Cove Derwent T1 Class 3 0.509 less than 2 hrs Goat Bluff to Hope Beach Seven Mile Beach T1 Class 3 0.321 less than 2 hrs Grass Point Bruny Island T1 Class 3 1.990 less than 2 hrs Hope Beach access track (middle) Seven Mile Beach T1 Class 3 0.106 less than 2 hrs Hope Beach access track (west) Seven Mile Beach T1 Class 3 0.275 less than 2 hrs Horseshoe Falls Mount Field T1 Class 3 0.045 less than 2 hrs Junee Cave Mount Field T1 Class 3 0.323 less than 2 hrs Lady Barren Falls circuit (Dobson Road to Mount Field T1 Class 3 3.773 2 hrs - half day campground) Long Spit Seven Mile Beach T1 Class 3 0.196 less than 2 hrs Melaleuca area tracks Huonville T1 Class 3 0.649 less than 2 hrs Melaleuca Creek Pontoon Huonville T1 Class 3 0.207 less than 2 hrs Mickeys Beach (eastern access) Track Huonville T1 Class 3 0.062 less than 2 hrs Mickeys Beach (western access) track Huonville T1 Class 3 0.063 less than 2 hrs Mooriand Mosaic Walk Mount Field T1 Class 3 0.303 less than 2 hrs Moth Creek Huonville T1 Class 3 0.074 less than 2 hrs Myrtle Falls Derwent T1 Class 3 0.285 less than 2 hrs Oast House Maria Island T1 Class 3 1.242 less than 2 hrs Painted Cliffs Maria Island T1 Class 3 0.052 less than 2 hrs Pandani Grove Nature Walk and Lake Circuit Mount Field T1 Class 3 1.470 less than 2 hrs Peter Murrell Nature Trail Derwent T1 Class 3 3.491 less than 2 hrs Premaydena Point Tasman T1 Class 3 0.070 less than 2 hrs Randalls Bay headland track Huonville T1 Class 3 0.568 less than 2 hrs Remarkable Cave Tasman T1 Class 3 0.107 less than 2 hrs Reservoir track Maria Island T1 Class 3 1.020 less than 2 hrs Roaring Beach Access Track Huonville T1 Class 3 0.482 less than 2 hrs Russell Falls to Tall Trees Walk Mount Field T1 Class 3 0.950 2 hrs - half day Seven Mile Beach Access Tracks Seven Mile Beach T1 Class 3 0.675 less than 2 hrs Snowgum Track and Lake Seal Lookout Mount Field T1 Class 3 0.658 2 hrs - half day Snug Falls Huonville T1 Class 3 1.276 less than 2 hrs Snug Point Cliff Top track Huonville T1 Class 3 2.056 less than 2 hrs Stapleton Beach access track Seven Mile Beach T1 Class 3 0.135 less than 2 hrs Stewarts Bay Access Track Tasman T1 Class 3 0.293 less than 2 hrs Truganini Derwent T1 Class 3 2.070 less than 2 hrs Urquhart Track Mount Field T1 Class 3 1.209 less than 2 hrs Windennere Derwent T1 Class 3 0.546 less than 2 hrs Woodland Walk Mount Field T1 Class 3 0.070 less than 2 hrs PWS Management Region: Southern PWS Track Class: T2 Overview: Rough bushwalking track, limited surfacing Adamsons Falls Huonville T2 Class 4 2.859 half-1 day Blowhole to Tasman Arch Tasman T2 Class 4 0.780 less than 2 hrs Calverts Beach access tracks Seven Mile Beach T2 Class 3 0.197 less than 2 hrs Cape Pillar Tasman T2 Class 4 14.536 1 - 4 days Wednesday, 5 November 2014 Concessions Track List - PWS Class Page 2 of 16 PWS Commercial Visitor Services - Walking Track List - PWS class Wl to T4 Track Name FieldCentre PWS class AS2156 Length - Kms and Days Cape Queen Elizabeth - Road to Mars Bluff Bruny Island T2 Class 3 2.564 2 hrs-half day section Cape Raoul Tasman T2 Class 4 6.908 half-1 day Collins Bonnet Derwent T2 Class 4 2.502 half-1 day East Cloudy Head Bruny Island T2 Class 4 3.572 2 hrs-half day Fluted Cape Bruny Island T2 Class 4 3.435 2 hrs-half day Fortescue Beach access tracks Tasman T2 Class 4 0.111 less than 2 hre Fossil Cliffs circuit Maria Island T2 Class 3 3.677 less than 2 hre Hartz Peak (Car park to Ladies Tarn) Huonville T2 Class 3 2.794 half-1 day Hartz Peak (Ladies Tarn to summit) Huonville T2 Class 4 1.109 half-1 day HWC Hut access track Mount Field T2 Class 4 0.195 less than 2 hrs Jetty Beach access Bruny Island T2 Class 3 0.079 less than 2 hrs Keoghs Pimple Huonville T2 Class 4 0.272 less than 2 hrs Labillardiere Peninsula Circuit Bruny Island T2 Class 4 14.110 half-1 day Lake Judd Mount Field T2 Class 4 7.244 1 - 4 days Lake Newdegateto K-Col, via Newdegate Pass Mount Field T2 Class 4 3.671 half-1 day Lake Nicholls Mount Field T2 Class 4 2.160 2 hrs-half day Lake Webster to Lake Newdegate Mount Field T2 Class 4 3.338 half-1 day Lake Webster Track Mount Field T2 Class 4 3.630 half-1 day Lighthouse Bay access Bruny Island T2 Class 4 0.321 2 hrs-half day Luggaboine Circuit Bruny Island T2 Class 4 4.011 less than 2 hrs Mill Creek weir Tasman T2 Class 4 0.162 less than 2 hrs Mount Anne Mount Field T2 Class 4 7.464 1 - 4 days Mount Direction Seven Mile Beach T2 Class 4 1.841 2 hrs-half day Myrtle Forest Derwent T2 Class 3 0.547 2 hrs-half day Old Pack Track Mount Field T2 Class 3 1.100 less than 2 hrs Pelverata Falls Huonville T2 Class 3 3.069 less than 2 hre Platypus Tam Mount Field T2 Class 4 0.651 less than 2 hrs Roaring Beach Tasman T2 Class 4 0.291 less than 2 hrs Rodway Range - Mount Field West Mount Field T2 Class 4 6.299 half-1 day South Coast (Melaleuca to South Cape Bay) Huonville T2 Class 4 79.950 more than 4 days Southport Bluff Beach and Lagoon Huonville T2 Class 4 4.798 half-1 day Spring Beach to Quarry Point Seven Mile Beach T2 Class 3 less than 2 hrs Tam Shelf Mount Field T2 Class 4 3.824 half-1 day Tasman Island access track Tasman T2 Class 4 0.752 less than 2 hrs Twilight Tarn Hut access track Mount Field T2 Class 4 0.121 1-4 days Waterfall Bay to Fortescue Bay Tasman T2 Class 4 14.267 1 - 4 days Waterfall Bluff Tasman T2 Class 4 0.504 less than 2 hrs Western Arthurs traverse - Moraine A to Lake Mount Field T2 Class 4 5.172 1-4 days Cygnus Whalebone Point Bruny Island T2 Class 4 0.899 less than 2 hre PWS Management Region: Southern PWS Track Class: T3 Overview: Rough bushwalking track, mostly unimproved Adamsons Peak Huonville T3 Class 4 10.895 half -1 day Alpine Ski Club hut access track Mount Field T3 Class 4 0.069 less than 2 hrs Arthur Plains Mount Field T3 Class 4 19.787 1 - 4 days Bedlam Walls Seven Mile Beach T3 Class 4 0.898 less than 2 hrs Bishop and Clerk Maria Island T3 Class 4 3.955 half-1 day Wednesday, 5 November 2014 Concessions Track List - PWS Class Page 3 of 16 PWS Commercial Visitor Services - Walking Track List - PWS class Wl to T4 Track Name FieldCentre PWS class AS2156 Length - Kms and Days Brown Mountain and Crescent Bay Tasman T3 Class 4 3.906 half-1 day Cape Surville Tasman T3 Class 4 4.042 2 hrs - half day Cathedral Rock Derwent T3 Class 4 3.774 2 hrs - half day Cathedral Rock to Mount Montagu fire trail via Derwent T3 Class 4 1.754 half-1 day The Thumbs Claytons lookout hill ("TV Hill") Huonville T3 Class 4 0.341 less than 2 hrs Collins Cap Derwent T3 Class 4 1.430 2 hrs - half day Eastern Arthurs - Hanging Lake Huonville T3 Class 4 0.457 1 - 4 days Eastern Arthurs Traverse (Cracroft Crossing to Huonville T3 Class 4 36.122 more than 4 days Farmhouse Creek) Fortescue Lagoon Tasman T3 Class 4 0.224 less than 2 hrs Gordons Hill summit Seven Mile Beach T3 Class 4 0.966 less than 2 hrs Haunted Bay access Maria Island T3 Class 4 0.983 1 - 4 days Huon Huonville T3 Class 4 25.309 1 - 4 days Kermandie (a.k.a.
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  • THR 10805, Halls Hut, Halls Island

    THR 10805, Halls Hut, Halls Island

    Tasmanian Heritage Register Datasheet 134 Macquarie Street (GPO Box 618) Hobart Tasmania 7001 Phone: 1300 850 332 (local call cost) Email: [email protected] Web: www.heritage.tas.gov.au Name: Halls Hut THR ID Number: 10805 Status: Provisionally Registered Municipality: Central Highlands Council Tier: State State State Location Addresses Title References Property Id Halls Island, Walls of Jerusalem National Park 7304 TAS Halls Hut, the green Halls Hut, the silver Gable window, Halls Herb garden site, Halls side side Hut Hut ©DPIPWE 2021 ©DPIPWE 2021 ©DPIPWE 2021 ©DPIPWE 2021 Hall's kayak shelter, Stable door, Halls Hut Bush pole framing, Hut setting in light Halls Hut bunks and shelves, eucalypt forest, Halls ©DPIPWE 2021 ©DPIPWE 2021 Halls Hut Hut ©DPIPWE 2021 ©DPIPWE 2021 Skillion roof providing Dinghy landing site, shelter at hut Halls Island entrance, H ©DPIPWE 2021 ©DPIPWE 2021 Setting: Halls Hut at Lake Malbena is in a remote location in the Western Lakes district of the Walls of Jerusalem National Park, Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA). The rocky landscape here has been Friday, June 18, 2021 Page 1 of 8 shaped by glaciation, the rasping of ice across the bedrock leaving countless hollows in which lakes and tarns have formed. Glacial erratics are common, and the soil is poor and peaty. At 1040 metres above sea level, the area is subject to extreme cold in winter, being swept by rain- and snow-bearing south-westerly winds. Much of the Central Plateau near Lake Malbena was burned by bushfire in 1961 (Binks 2006, p. 117), and Halls Island, on which the hut stands, has a complex fire history (Hackett 2021b).