Great Lake
Great Lake
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PeterLangston
Tamworth, Australia1,005 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, Australia2,673 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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wombatdavid
Hobart, Australia2,490 contributions
Jun. 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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greenmeme
Perth, UK29 contributions
Mar. 2021
We don't fish but all the scenery and pull out points made it a great road trip! Well signposteded jetties and pull out points along the way.
Written 12 March 2021
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Margaret W
Launceston, Australia498 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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Llewellyn53
Melbourne, Australia4,182 contributions
Nov. 2019
Ok we had gale force winds so Great Lake was a bit wind swept so we tried fishing there but there are better options with less water between fish.
Written 27 November 2019
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LouTassie
Guangzhou, China676 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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Michael-4551
Caloundra, Australia5,458 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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Trevor G
Perth, Australia1,758 contributions
Apr. 2019 • Friends
Did the lake clockwise moving up the mountains - first stop little town of Poatina (interesting in a weird way). Called into all of the suggested vantage points and viewing platforms as we circled the Great Lake. It’s high Alpine country so nothing out of the ordinary. Had lunch at the Great Lake Hotel in Miena (log fire the highlight - food was fine) and proceeded back to camp via the A5 towards Liffey. It’s really fishing country and worth the drive if you have a day to spare in Tasmania.
Written 10 April 2019
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Emily E
Brisbane, Australia57 contributions
Jan. 2019
Super spot! The stacks on the way are very interesting! It’s amazing to see such a huge man made lake. The history behind it is good too
Written 17 January 2019
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- Hotels near Great Lake:
- (1.90 km) Central Highlands Lodge
- (1.38 km) Lakeside Luxe
- (1.68 km) Haddens Haven in Meena, Tasmania
- (2.50 km) Great Lake Hotel
- (15.67 km) Blue Lake Lodge