Tasmania by 4WD Part 2 | Lake Cumberland Track | Mt McCall | Mt Huxley | Henty Dunes [2018]

Tasmania - A inspirational 4wd travel documentary about the West Coast of Australia's Apple island. Once more we discover the uniquely beautiful and often hard to reach places Tasmania has to offer. With our 4wd we are exploring the more challenging offroad tracks and locations not readily available to most people. Completely self-sufficient we were overlanding and camping at some magic spots.
In part two of our off road adventure we tackle the legendary Lake Cumberland Track and spend the afternoon admiring the stunning Lake Cumberland before heading back down into the remote but beautiful Trial Harbour. We camped the night at a little known River Camp Spot. This was a good choice as it kept us nicely sheltered as the weather closed in that evening.
The next morning we were greeted by a gorgeous sunrise and we proceeded north back up the beach, made our way back through Zeehan visiting the Miners Museum

From there we headed toward Strahan. On route we stopped off at the Henty Dunes which was well worth a look. We then spend a couple of days in Strahan to experience a Franklin River Cruise, tour of historic Sarah Island and to be a part of the longest-running stage show in Australia, The Ship That Never Was.

Leaving the luxuries of town behind once more, we gain approval from National parks and travel via Queenstown and Lake Burbury to get up to the majestic Mt McCall.

The next day saw us visit Mt Huxley Track before running North East cross country via Table Mountain.


Tracks:
Tasmania - Lake Cumberland Track – This track, running from Climes Track or Trial Harbour rd, is approximately 5km in length. This is a Hard grade track suitable for experienced drivers in modified vehicles with front, rear and underbody protection. Traction aids such as traction control, lockers or limited slip diffs are recommended and an electric or hand winch would be a good back up especially once reaching the top where the mud can catch out even the most prepared travellers.

Tasmania - Henty Dunes 4wd – Access to the Henty Dunes is 14km’s nth of Strahan. The access track from the car park is narrow, steep and soft and will require the lowering of tyre pressures before attempting the climb. It is recommended that only experienced sand drivers, or at least having an experienced driver in the group, attempt the run through the dunes as all access tracks and dunes that range up to 30 or 40 mtr’s will be soft at times and require a considered approach. Given there is no single defined access track once reaching the dunes it is easy to become misplaced and following a bread crumb trail on your GPS is advisable

Tasmania - Mt Mc Call Track – This Easy/ Medium grade track is approximately 22kms in length and suitable for dual range 4wds with some steep climbs, small ruts and steps. The track runs through the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Due to this fact, permission to gain entry must be obtained via National Parks and your vehicles must be clean and free from thick mud and debris underneath. This is to prevent the spread of noxious weeds into the area

Tasmania – Mt Huxley Track – This 12km long track is rated Hard due to steep rocky climbs but shouldn’t present too many problems for any dual range 4wds with all terrain tyres and drivers with reasonable experience