Australia
Walls of Jerusalem
A steep climb opens onto glacial tarns and pencil-pine groves in Tasmania's high country.
Glacial tarns reflect pencil pines beneath dolerite peaks named for the Holy City. Reaching the high plateau requires self-sufficient walking, and its slow-growing alpine vegetation makes every formed track and campsite boundary matter.
Walls of Jerusalem National Park is remote Tasmanian high country shaped by glaciers, with dolerite peaks, tarns and slow-growing pencil-pine groves. There is no road inside the park, and the main track begins with a steep climb before reaching designated campsites. Walkers must carry a detailed map, equipment, fuel stove and supplies for snow or blizzards even in summer; historic huts are emergency shelter only, not accommodation.
Solo
Attempt the route alone only with proven alpine experience, registration, navigation equipment and a conservative weather threshold.
Friends
Share tents, navigation and emergency planning while using formal campsites to protect the alpine vegetation.
- Glacial tarns, pencil-pine groves and dolerite peaks shape the remote alpine plateau.
- A steep foot approach and formal campsites make the journey demanding while limiting damage.
- Fast-changing weather requires map navigation, full equipment and self-sufficiency even in summer.
- Historic huts are for emergency shelter only, keeping the visit grounded in responsible camping.
Walk-in only and fuel-stove only: every supper in the Walls is carried over the pass.
Just east of the park, the Central Plateau's world-class wild trout waters carry a fishery seeded in 1864.
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