Great Lake
Great Lake
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PeterLangston
Tamworth, Australia1,058 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
Drove up from Deloraine for the day. The weather was foul for a lot of the top of the mountain but it added to the experience. Under grey skies and low cloud, the lake looked menacing. The views of the mountains from Pine Lake back down the way we had come were awesome, with rugged rock faces immersed in cloud one minute and stark against blue sky the next. Despite the presence of many shacks, it’s still a wild place
Written 30 March 2023
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Simon B
City of Greater Geelong, Australia4,120 contributions
Dec 2020 • Family
After sunrise arrival at Devonport I looked at map for alternate drive south to Hobart.
Glad I went via the Great Lake (& others). A beautiful, big and scenic route.
Fascinated by the shacks around Miena town region.
Next visit to Tassie I’ll plan a stay in this area.
Glad I went via the Great Lake (& others). A beautiful, big and scenic route.
Fascinated by the shacks around Miena town region.
Next visit to Tassie I’ll plan a stay in this area.
Written 30 June 2021
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Karin M
Albury, Australia72 contributions
Dec 2016 • Family
Great scenery with plenty of stops available for a picnic. Some great camping sites available around the lake. Easy drive from either Launceston or Hobart. It is a slow drive which makes the drive that more enjoyable. Highly recommended.
Written 9 January 2017
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Margaret W
Launceston, Australia515 contributions
Dec 2019
Great Lake is world renown for its trout fishing but it is also well worth the extra kilometers as an alternative route when driving north - south..... the views are spectacular
Written 9 December 2019
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LouTassie
Devonport, Australia717 contributions
Oct 2019
A most enjoyable couple of days at and around the Lake. We took all our camping gear and food, had a camp fire yet wood was a little scarce but we found enough and left the extra for the next campers to use. Our car navigated to the water's edge easily thou many modern cars would not do the same without experiencing damage. There was a fuel and food shop in the region but did not appear open thus could not be relied on. We did go early in the week and not the weekend. Wombats were the only animals we say camping, wallabies when driving around the lakes. Please drive carefully with the wallabies. Fishing is permitted with an Inland Fishing permit.
Written 14 November 2019
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Saie Lapazi
Sydney, Australia929 contributions
Dec 2017 • Solo
I've been to Great Lake a couple of times now and I'm told Miena at the bottom of the lake is the coldest town in Tasmania. That doesn't surprise me. I experienced sleet and snow trying to fly-fish for trout.
The drive down from the top of the lake to Miena is very picturesque is a harsh kind of way.
The drive down from the top of the lake to Miena is very picturesque is a harsh kind of way.
Written 12 December 2017
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Rakaia
Sydney64 contributions
Nov 2016 • Couples
The lake followed the inland route thru the centre of Tasmania. The scenery is all alpine in nature - low trees and scrub as it would be snow covered during winter. The road has dirt sections but it is smooth enough to do the 80K speed limit without problems. I will say we visited during late spring. Winter may be different. Great scenery of this vast body of water for many, many kilometres which made the drive a pleasure.
Written 9 December 2016
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wombatdavid
Hobart, Australia2,683 contributions
June 2021
We love driving down through the lakes when heading South in Tasmania, rather than taking the boring Midland highway. This time we drive through snow and saw a wombat running across the road.
Written 7 June 2021
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Michael-4551
Caloundra, Australia5,533 contributions
Nov 2018 • Friends
Visited on Thursday 15th November. We drove from Hobart to Devonport inland and covered the western side of the Great Lake from Miena to Breona. Stunning scenery and plenlty of places to stop and have a closer look.
Written 31 July 2019
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ChrisK2003
Melbourne, Australia6 contributions
Apr 2018 • Family
Driving through the desolate landscape, ones eyes are first drawn to the creepy field of dead trees... a quick detour up the lookout/waste management road confirms that Tasmania also has a less than stunning side.... unless you love trout fishing, keep going... although to rub salt in your holiday wound, you’ll soon hit dirt road..
Written 31 March 2018
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Does anyone local rent fly-fishing gear and guide/teach you?
Written 14 September 2018
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