Mt Field West - Naturalist Peak
Near Mt Field West - Naturalist Peak (photograph: Hayley Rayner)

Mount Field West

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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


8-9 hours return, 17 kilometres
Grade 5: Very experienced bushwalkers with specialised skills, including navigation and emergency first aid. Tracks are likely to be very rough, very steep and unmarked.
Only experienced walkers should attempt this track. Navigation skills and a detailed map are required. Mobile phone reception is not reliable. This alpine walk is very exposed, requires a full day to complete, and is not suitable for day trips on short winter days.
A valid parks pass is required for entry to Tasmania's national parks.
This walk leaves from the Lake Dobson car park, 16 kilometres past the Visitor Centre at the end of Lake Dobson Road. This section of road is unsealed and can be closed due to snow. The track steadily climbs the Rodway Range and heads west past K Col and Clemes Tarn. Return the same way.

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​​​​​​​​​​Mount Field West at ​​1434 metres is the highest point in Mount Field National Park. The walk commences among Snow Gums and towering Pandani surrounding Lake Dobson


Please register your walk to Mount Field West at the Mount Field Visitor Centre or Lake Dobson registration booth, and don't forget to sign back in on your return.

A full day is required to complete the walk to Mount Field West. The walk should only be attempted by experienced walkers with good navigation and map reading skills. Mobile phone reception is unreliable.

Start early in the day as it is easy to underestimate the time taken for this walk, particularly the kilometres of boulder hopping when crossing the Rodway Range.

Please note this walk is not suitable as a day trip during short winter days and is subject to severe weather changes at any time of year. There is an emergency hut for shelter located on the track at K Col.

From the Mount Mawson ski-fields head towards the Rodway Range. The track passes through the huge the dolerite boulders in the Lions Den and then descends over the boulder fields to K Col.

Crossing the high plateau up to Mount Field West provides a remote experience – walkers will feel they are on the edge of the wilderness. In fine weather there will be spectacular views across the Florentine Valley and the south-west of Tasmania.