Lady Lake Hut
Photo courtesy of Margaret Howe, Caveside member, Mountain Huts Preservation Society.
Known as Lady Lake New Hut or Lady Lake Hut
Located at Lady Lake, Central Highlands in the Western tiers, accessed by the Higgs Track. Head to Deloraine then take the Mole Creek Road and continue for 8km before turning left onto Dairy Plains Road. After 13km, turn right onto Western Creek Road and then left onto Westrope Road. 4km later turn right onto Dale Brook Road. The Higgs Track begins from the signposted carpark at the end of this gravel road. The walk up, is about 4 hours.
Continue On for Whiteleys and Ironstone huts.
Brief History
This is the second hut on the site. The original hut was built in 1911 by Sydney Higgs on behalf of the Deloraine and District Improvement Association to promote fly fishing in the Chudleigh area. It was built on the Western Tiers escarpment. The first hut was destroyed by a bush fire in 1961.
Following representations by the MHPS, Lady Lake hut was built in the summer of 2002 - 2003, to replace one burnt in 1961. Construction was undertaken by members of the Mountain Huts Preservation Society, lead by Dr. Simon Cubit.
Construction - iron over timber frame.
Caretakers - Tasmanian Mountain Huts Preservation Society.
GPS from backcountryhuts.net S 41.676633 E 146.445825