Tasmania West Coast - Part 2

Day 5 - Cradle Mountain

Distance: 78.5 kms
Elevation: 2,112 m
Accommodation: Side of the road in massive open fields in Belvoir
Shops: No shops. Cafe at Cradle Mountain. Small shop at a caravan park near Cradle
Water: No water at Cradle Mountain. Water at Belvoir (but didn't look too clean) 
Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/457690542
Highlights:

• Riding to Cradle mountain
• Camping out in the wilderness

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Warning: It's cold in the mountains and at night. 4 degrees. Bring thermals.

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Day 6 - Belvoir - Zeehan

Route: Belvoir, Tullah, Roseberry
Distance: 83.6 km
Elevation: 1,280 m
Lunch: Pub/Cafe in Tullah with sandwiches and burgers
Food: IGA at Roseberry, IGA at Zeehan, Pub (not recommended)

Accommodation: Treasure Island Caravan park at Zeehan
Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/457771928

Highlights:

• Emo pony
• Pub/Cafe in Tullah with the locals
• The descent into Roseberry is fast and furious

Warning: Zeehan looks rough but the caravan park people are very friendly

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Day 7 - Zeehan - Queenstown - Lake Burbury

Distance: 66.9 kms
Elevation: 1,157m
Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/459154774
Shops: In Queenstown plenty of pubs, cafes, bakeries, IGAs, second store
Accommodation: Lake Buubury Camping

Highlights:

• Queenstown locals (funny bunch of shop keepers, check out the second hand store)
• 99 bends out of Queenstown - learning about the silver mining
• Guy with the gnomes 
• Riding into Lake Burbury (man made lake but stunning)

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Day 8 - Lake Burbury - Derwent Birdge - Lake St Clair

Distance: 69.8 kms
Elevation: 1,663m 
Shops: Grocery Shop at Derwent bridge closes at 6pm (yep we missed it). Massive pub with grub (pircey)
Accommodation: Free camping (with National Park entry) inside the park along the walking trail, no shower facilities, water at the cafe, toilet is a dunny
Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/459145891

Highlights:

• Swimming in River Franklin
• Waterfalls walk
• Coffee in the morning by the Lake of St Clair 

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Day 9 - St Clair - Hamiliton

It's all downhill from now (kinda). Riding in 40 degree heats on the last day of 2015. 
I felt deserved a tub of ice-cream. 
Distance: 92.6 kms
Elevation: 1,247 m
Shops: IGA at Ouse, no facilities at 
Accommodation: Camping in Hamilton (coin operated showers) great facilities
Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/460412783 
Warning: No shops in Hamilton. IGA in Ouse for supplies (groceries and a pub)

Highlights:

• Seeing all the logging in the forests
• Guilt free tub of ice cream
• Rocking it out of 2015 with one of the coolest people I know 

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Day 10 - Hamilton - Hobart

Distance: 70.4 kms
Elevation: 614 m
Shops: New Norfolk shopping centre
Accommodation: Springvale hostel, New Town  (boarding house converted to hostel during holidays)
Warning: Winds!
Strava link
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Highlights:

• Potato cakes at New Folk take away.
• Cycling along river past several vineyards (no energy to stop and sample)
• Cycleways to Hobart

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