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Maydena Mountain Cabins, Alpaca Breakfas
OUR ALPACAS

See our five gorgeous alpaca girls, Bambi, Holly, Jaffa, Marlee and Annie, who live in the fields next to your cabin. You'll love observing their gentle, curious and sometimes cheeky nature. 

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GIANT TREES

Tasmania is home to Australia's tallest trees towering up to 99 m tall. Reserves of these giant trees can be seen close to Maydena in The Styx Valley, The Florentine and Mount Field National Park. 

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THE SUMMIT

A unique and exciting wilderness dining and adventure destination, perched 1,100 metres above the South West Wilderness, at the Summit of Maydena Bike Park, with breathtaking 360 degree views across the Styx Valley and Mount Field National Park. 

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KAYAKING 

Local adventure tours, suitable for everyone, from beginner paddling with platypus to breathtaking wilderness kayaking on Lake Pedder. 

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SOUTHWEST NATIONAL PARK
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The magnificent Southwest National Park encompasses over six hundred thousand hectares of wild, inspiring country and forms part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area. 

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MT MAWSON SNOW

Mount Mawson, within the Mount Field National Park, is a picturesque alpine environment featuring gnarly snow gums and unique pandani plants, with snow often falling during the winter months.  

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GORDON DAM

The Gordon Dam is higher than the Sydney Harbour Bridge (134m), and holds back thirty times the amount of water in the Sydney Harbour itself.

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SALMON PONDS

The oldest trout hatchery in the southern hemisphere; opened in the 1860's to supply the base stock of streams and lakes in Australia and New Zealand. There is a lot of history here with a small fish museum and you can view fish breeding in all its stages from fingerlings to full grown trout and Atlantic salmon. Beautiful gardens, picnic and BBQ areas.

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LOCAL WILDLIFE

We are surrounded by lush forest teaming with wildlife and at night you can glimpse wallabies, pademelons and possums throughout our gardens. 

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GIANT TREES EXPEDITIONS

Bespoke guided tours to discover some of the world's tallest trees and ancient forest, learn the science with a local forest ecologist.  Limited on demand tours with advance bookings essential. 

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MARRIOTT FALLS

Marriott’s Falls is a hidden gem to rival the beauty and spectacle of the nearby Russell Falls, without the droves of tourists that accompany it. This track offers a moderate family walk that's "off the beaten track".

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RAIL TRACK RIDERS

Travel at your own pace on unique pedal-powered railtrack riders winding through the beautiful southern Tasmanian rainforest on an historic rail line. 

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CREEPY CRAWLY WALK

The Creepy Crawly Nature Trail is a fun and adventurous fully board-walked trail only takes 30 minutes to complete, winding its way through dense mossy temperate rainforest.

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WILDERNESS SCENIC DRIVES

Take a scenic drive into the pristine Tasmanian World Heritage Wilderness with spectacular forest lakes, moorlands and mountain vistas. Wilderness at its best.

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TURNING OF THE FAGUS

The fagus is a rare native deciduous tree, found only in mountainous areas of western Tasmania, which turns a spectacular range of autumn colours in late April and May, attracting visitors for what's called the "Turning of The Fagus".       Image by Kelly Slater

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BERRY PICKING

The Westerway Raspberry Farm grows the sweetest raspberries, blackcurrant, blackberries, silvanberries, golden raspberries and red currants, which they sell from the farm shop November to March. If you prefer you can also venture into the fields and pick your own. 

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MT FIELD NATIONAL PARK

Mt Field is Tasmania's oldest national park, with stunning vistas, alpine plateaus, glacier-carved lakes, lush rainforest, gorgeous waterfalls, some of the world's tallest trees and abundant wildlife.  Waterfalls Cafe & Gallery open daily at the Visitor Centre. 

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MAYDENA BIKE PARK

Australia's biggest gravity-based mountain bike and adventure park, operating a commercial uplift service, with unique trails for all abilities and stunning wilderness surrounds for mountain bikers and sightseers. 

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JUNEE CAVES TRACK

A short nature trail through rainforest and open woodland leads to the entrance of the cave where Junee River rises to the surface. The 18,500 hectare Junee-Florentine karst system has the deepest two caves in Australia. 

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GLOW WORM GROTTO

Glow worms can be seen at night along the rainforest path to Russell Falls at Mt Field National Park. Grab a torch and see what other nocturnal wildlife you can find on the short walk from the Park's Visitor Centre. 

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MT WEDGE WALK

Mt Wedge is a striking mountain, deep in Tasmania’s southwest showing magnificent views of Lake Pedder, Lake Gordon and the surrounding southwest wilderness.  

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LAKE PEDDER & STRATHGORDON

Lakes Pedder and its companion Lake Gordon, comprise the largest inland freshwater storage in Australia, covering over 500 square kilometres and holding more than 37 times the volume of water than Sydney Harbour.

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FISHING

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