Alpine flora, Mount Field East
Alpine flora, Mount Field East (photograph: Dan Broun)

Mount Field East via Lake Nicholls

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Closed area: Edgar Dam boat ramp and campground - Southwest National Park
Applies from 28/1/2025

​​Hydro Tasmania is commencing works on Edgar Dam starting 28 January 2025 until mid-2026. 

During this time, the Edgar Dam boat ramp and campground will be closed. 

Access to Strathgordon and Scott's Peak boat ramps remains open.

Camping at the Huon and Ted's Beach campground remain open. 

During this period, there will also be short delays due to increased traffic along Scott's Peak Road. 

For more information, please visit the Hydro Tasmania w​ebsite ​or contact the Mount Field Visitor Centre on (03) 6288 1149.​​

Last reviewed 2/5/2025 09:50 AM


4 - 5 hrs circuit, 10km
Grade 4: Bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may be long, rough and very steep. Directional signage may be limited.
Please register your walk to Mount Field East at either the Lake Nicholls carpark or the Lake Fenton carpark and don't forget to sign back in on your return. Supervise children, tracks subject to severe weather conditions, weather may change quickly, tracks are difficult to navigate when covered in snow and may be impassable. Mobile phone coverage is unreliable along this track.
A valid parks pass is required for entry to Tasmania's national parks.
Access this walk from Lake Dobson Road in Mount Field National Park. This section of road is unsealed and can be closed due to snow.

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A gradual uphill climb from the Mount Field East carpark on Lake Dobson Road takes you through wonderful sub-alpine forest, past Lake Nicholls and onto open moorland. 

Lake Nicholls is a good choice in wild weather as it tends to be a bit more protected. Supervise children on the final steep section where you will clamber over big boulders to the summit of Mount Field East. On a fine day this mountain top offers superb views across the Derwent Valley to the east and Rodway Range to the west. 

You can opt to return by the same route, or take the circuit past Lake Fenton. You will cross Windy Moor, pass through snow gum forests and descend the boulder fields down to Lake Fenton. A short side trip from near Lake Fenton takes you up to Seagers Lookout with views to the south east. 

If you take the full circuit - take care as you will need to walk back down the road to your car.