Walls of Jerusalem

Australian Alpine Paradise

By World Wild Places

May 15^th, 2017

Walls of Jerusalem is one of the most easily accessible areas in Tasmanian Wilderness.

It is a 26 km return walk to Mount Jerusalem from Lake Rowallan, and short side trips to the Solomons Throne and The Temple are very rewarding. There are Wind Dock Creek and Dixon Kingdom camping areas for a base camp. It is 6 km to the first one, and 11 to the second.

Pencil Pine Forest at Dixon Kingdom is amazing. There is an old hut there, where you probably wouldn't want to spend the night unless you wanted to meet its local resident. Everyone who has camped there has their own story about the night visit of Mr. Possum. In my case, as soon as it got dark, he was trying to get into my tent. After slightly hitting him through the tent wall a few times, he laughed for a while in the vestibule, curled up in a ball, and layed in it. Maybe he wanted to cuddle and be warm on this cold night, but I do not like sleeping with animals in my bed.