A maintained trail to the top of a mountain with the opportunity to walk a loop is about as good as it gets in Tasmania, especially if it is a clear sunny day. And, if it matters to you, Mount Rufus is also an Abel.
There is not too much exciting or different to be said about following a well marked track. However, I’ll try and pad the photos out with some words. The start of the track is also the end of the Overland Track although I don’t imagine many people walk the lake shore when the ferry is running. In any event, a short flat section along the lake shore on wide and well graded track leads quickly to the Mount Rufus track which climbs steadily but never steeply to reach an alpine plateau in a couple of hours.
This is the best part of the walk as you are out in the open with views all around including southwest to Frenchmans Cap. Of course, it was windy on top of Mount Rufus so we found a sheltered spot for lunch while playing the usual “identify those peaks” game.
The track then heads northwest down a broad ridge to the saddle with Mount Hugel before turning east and following a valley down to Shadow Lake where Little Hugel is framed across the lake. Down another ridge so broad and forested it is hard to tell you are on a ridge and then the track joins the Overland Track at Watersmeet, and a couple of kilometres walk to the ranger station.
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