Lake St Clair (leeawulenna) is a natural freshwater lake located in the Central Highlands of Tasmania. It forms the southern end of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, which is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. With a maximum depth of 160 metres, it is Australia’s deepest lake and marks the start of the River Derwent which eventually finds its way to the ocean at Hobart.
We stayed at Pumphouse Point which provides upmarket accommodation in old Hydro Electric Commission buildings that have been tasefully refurbished.
Next morning we took a walk around the point. The snowgums were especially magnificent.
In the afternoon we walked along the Frankland Beaches to the National Park visitors’ centre, then back again.
On our last morning it was very still, so we took advantage of staying in the Pumphouse and enjoyed taking photographs with 360 degree views of the lake.
