Cradle Mountain is but one of the many breathtaking features in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, marking the northernmost tip of the park ranges. Its dolerite peak is often streaked with the pristine white of pelting ice and snow, a given seeing that it sits in Australia’s most glaciated region. For first time visitors to the park, this might come as a surprise, seeing as how the surrounding land is a patchwork of dense needle thickets of = alpine moors, surging rapids =, as well as the rolling tufts of button grass plains. The weather across the region is just as varied, with heavy downpours and biting cold winds becoming more prevalent as you near the peaks of Cradle Mountain. The mountain ranges themselves sport over 20 trails ranging from lazy strolls to muscle burning up-slopes which involve trekking through switchbacks and sharp ridges. The 13km long Cradle Mountain Road is itself an attraction. Stop by the Wilderness Gallery to appreciate the astounding work of landscape art and photography encased within its halls. You could also visit the furry brown and black mammals that the state was named after at the Tasmanian Devil Sanctuary. Within the park, the Dove Canyon Ranges showcase gorges that were plied open by the Dove River over time and are now excellent canyoneering spots. The countless options simple mean that you never know what awaits you past that rocky bend at Cradle Mountain.