Cradle Mountain, Dove Lake

National park · Tasmania — Central Highlands

Autumn foliage at Cradle Mountain, Dove Lake
Photo: Mwarnes / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Australia's only winter-deciduous tree, the shrub-like fagus (Nothofagus gunnii), turns red and gold across Cradle Mountain's slopes in late April and early May, a brief event called the 'turning of the fagus,' walked from Dove Lake.

Best for: Australia's only true fall color

Don’t miss

  • Dove Lake circuit
  • Cradle Mountain summit views
  • Fagus-spotting on the Overland Track

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Australia's only true fall color.
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