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Walls of Jerusalem Walk into Wild Dog Creek Camp |
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Day 2 - Wild Dog Creek Camp to
Dixon's Kingdom Camp: Side Trip to Mt Jerusalem |
Day Walks to Solomons Throne and The Temple |
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Going In - Car park
to Wild Dog Creek campsite
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| Getting ready | Start of Walls of
Jerusalem walk. Registration hut. |
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| Heading out, flat for a short few minutes. |
Constant climb for
about 400-500 metres climb. |
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| Trappers Hut about 320m
climb from car park. |
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| The beautiful Tasmanian
landscape takes off after the hut. |
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| Junction with the Lake
Adelaide track. |
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| Getting close to the
top and some flat walking. |
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| Lunch break ended,
walking again. |
Not far from camp on
the plateau. |
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| The first glimpses of the famous Walls of Jerusalem tarns | ||
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| The iconic endemic
Pencil Pines. |
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| Water levels less than
last time we walked it, circa 2007. |
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| Panorama View - Click to expand | ||
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| King David’s peak in
the background. |
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| Easy walking on top. |
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| The first official
campsite, Wild Dog Creek campsite is at the end of this boardwalk
section. |
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| The stunning
moss, common in Tasmania, albeit very sensitive. |
Commercial campsite
being built close to hiker’s campsite. |
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| Our site. Most are big enough for two tents |
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