Walls of Jerusalem National Park

Welcome to the Walls of Jerusalem National Park, a remote and breathtaking alpine wilderness located in the high plateau of Tasmania’s central highlands. This park is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and is…

Our first major waypoint on the hike into the park is the Trappers Hut, located about an hour’s walk from the car park. This simple timber structure is a 'silent witness' to the early 20th-century history of the region, when…

We have reached Wild Dog Creek, the primary camping area for those entering the Walls of Jerusalem. This site is equipped with wooden camping platforms designed to 'preserve the sort of mossy ground underneath us.' Because the…

Passing through Herods Gate, we enter the inner sanctum of the park, a flat valley floor surrounded by the towering dolerite peaks of the 'Walls.' This is the heart of the Jerusalem experience. The track leads us toward Damascus…

Climbing up from Damascus Gate, we tackle the short but steep ascent to Solomon’s Throne. This peak is one of the most recognizable features of the park, its flat-topped summit providing a natural 'throne' that overlooks the…

Across from Solomon’s Throne lies the highest peak in the national park, Mount Jerusalem. Standing at 1,459 meters, the hike to its summit is a long, gradual climb across an alpine plateau dotted with 'little tarns and water…

As we begin our journey out of the inner walls, we follow the track toward Lake Adelaide, one of the larger and most beautiful lakes in the park. This section of the 'clockwise circuit' takes you through 'forest and scrub,' where…

As we descend back through the 'nice jungle' toward the car park, leaving the 'adventure weather' of the plateau behind, I hope you carry with you the profound silence and scale of the Walls of Jerusalem. We have climbed from the…