CATHERDRAL ROCK, Tasmania

Cathedral Rock juts from the southern foothills of Mount Wellington/kunanyi. You travel a short distance from the Tasmania’s capital, Hobart, yet it could be millions of years.

The trail’s looming tree ferns recall the Jurassic era when volcanoes spawned this peak’s dolerite shards. For the price of a cruel climb, you earn unexpected rewards.

NOTES:

tastrails.com/cathedral-rock

discovertasmania.com.au/about/national-parks-and-wilderness/mt-wellington-park

wellingtonpark.org.au