SOUTHWEST NATIONAL PARK, within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, boasts some of the most spectacular—and tough—bushwalks in Australia. And bordering the southeastern corner of Lake Pedder lies arguably one of its best—if not the best—multi-day walks: the Mt Anne Circuit. Put plainly, my wife and I reckon it’s possibly our favourite walk to date. Ever.
Centred around its namesake—the Southwest’s tallest peak, Mt Anne (1,423m)—the walk offers an incredibly varied bushwalking experience. Buttongrass plains, jagged ridgelines, dolerite boulder fields, luscious rainforests, exposed alpine moorlands, glacially carved bluffs, lakes, picturesque tarns. There’s the full gamut of track types and walking styles, too: From constructed boardwalks and compacted gravel steps to Tassie’s notorious muddy bogholes and melaleuca scrub, from duckboard walking to boulder hopping, scrambling and mild rock climbing. You’ll struggle…
