History of Cradle Mountain
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Gustav Weindorfer first visited Cradle Valley in 1910 and fell in love with the place. He purchased some land and by 1912 had built a chalet for guests. Gustav campaigned for a National Park and in 1922 two separate reserves were created at Cradle Mountain and Lake St Clair. In 1935 the Overland Track was created and rangers guided tours along it. The track was improved and in 1937 the track was opened to unguided parties opening the way for today's traditional Overland Track walk. The two parks were combined together into one large park in 1947. In
1982, the park was included into the Western Tasmania
World Heritage nomination. This was successful and in 1989,
the World Heritage Area was extended. This resulted in a change
to the park borders adding a large area of wilderness on the western
side and transferring some of the high plateau on the eastern side
into the Walls of Jerusalem National Park. The park area remained
about the same.
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Map image courtesy of P&O Australian Resorts