Overland Track Anniversary Walks 2012

December 2012 marks the 100th Anniversay of "Waldheim" meaning forest home, a lodge that was built in Cradle Valley by Gustav Weindorfer to house his guests.

The site of Waldheim sits above Ronny Creek which is at the start of the Overland Track in Tasmania.

Gustav was a Botonist and a Guide. He had numerous guests to Waldheim between 1912 - 1932 and he thrived on guiding his guests around Cradle Mountain and interpreting the landscape for them.

Gustav was instumental in the pursuit of making Cradle Mountain and the area around it a National Park and subsequently in 1922 the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair Wildlife and Scenic Reserve was proclaimed. This year marks its 90th Anniverary.

Gustav's life was cut short by a heart condition in 1932 and he his buried at Waldheim, which looks over his much loved Cradle Mountain.

Adventure Seekers is running 2 Anniverary tours of the Overland Track on 17th & 24th December 2012 to commemorate Gustav Weindorfers contributon to preserving the environment that we are walking through.

To make these aniversary tours much more special, Adventure Seekers has partnered up with Tasmanian Air Adventures to give you a "grand entrance" to your Overland Track Guided Walk.

You can choose to fly in a seaplane from Hobart, soaring over Lake St Clair, the Overland Track and Cradle Mountain and landing on a "secret" mountain lake or alternatively you will be transfered by shuttle bus to the start.

For information on these tours please contact info@adventureseekers.com.au or phone
Stan on 0400 882 742

Overland Track Shuttle Services

Getting to the start as well as back from your Overland Track walk can be quite challenging.


Organising transport should be done in advance before booking your Overland Track walk or flights to Tasmania. Some transfer services are limited by their frequency and timing.


If you are driving to Tasmania to do the walk we suggest that you drive to Lake St Clair which is at the end of the walk, leave your car there and then get shuttled by us around to the start of the track at Cradle Mountain.


Although our shuttle services do not have scheduled pick up / departure times we suggest that you stay the night at Lake St Clair then get an early (08:30am) shuttle to Cradle Mountain and start your walk the same day.


If you are in Launceston we would recommend to leave between 08:00am - 09:00am to Cradle Mountain.


At the end of your walk generally most walkers would catch the 1:00pm ferry from Narcissus with a 2:00pm shuttle departure to either Launceston or Hobart.


Generally if you are a group of at least 2 we can get you to the trailhead and back at a time and day that is convenient for you. A group of 3 or more will attract a reduced rate.

The next time you need bushwalker transport in Tasmania, consider Adventure Seekers.