Mount Owen parking
Nearest Road: | Lyall Highway |
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Nearest Town: | Queenstown |
Locality: | West |
Latitude: | S 42° 4′ 33″ |
Longitude: | E 145° 35′ 35″ |
Elevation: | 420 m |
Fee: | No charge |
Road Surface: | Unsealed |
Car Park: | Good unsealed |
Water: | Dry |
Toilets: | None |
Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
Shelter: | None |
Picnic Table: | No table |
Comment: | From Queenstown, drive up Mt Lyell Highway to Karlsons Gap, 500m before Gormanston. Turn right into Telstra road and park before locked gate. |
1 walk from Mount Owen parking
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Mount Owen Walk from Karlsons Gap
Goal: | Mount Owen summit |
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Grade: | Some steep |
Type: | Retrace route |
One-way distance: | 4,000 m |
Return distance: | 8,000 m |
Comment: | Follow Telstra road to end, then pick route through boulders southwards till summit is visible to the SW. Make way there directly. Return same way. |
References
Mark Dickenson, Chris Howard, Greg Rubock, Day Walks in Tasmania, Envirobook, Page 35, Number 12, Mount Owen
5 hours retrace route
“… the easiest peak to climb in the West Coast range.â€