Overview

Hartz Mountains National Park is the closest World Heritage park to an Australian capital city with rugged highlands, alpine heathland, wild rivers, tarns and pretty lakes formed by ancient glaciers. Snow-covered for most of the year, Mt Hartz dominates the landscape with jagged dolorite ranges dissecting the sky across the park. Snow lovers and admirers of native flora can experience heavy snowfalls in winter and see bright red waratah blooms dotting the landscape in the spring. The park is also popular with bush walkers with good walking tracks to Mt Picton and Federation Peak.