Derwent Bridge (population 40) is a small local community in the Central Highlands of Tasmania.
We chose to park at a self contained free camp at the local pub - Derwent Bridge Wilderness Hotel which is right by the Lyell highway.
Derwent Bridge is the home of "The Wall" - a 100m sculpture piece by artist Greg Duncan. No cameras are allowed inside. This is simply brilliant. Entry fee is $20.
The gallery consists of a double sided 50m wall of wood carvings of exquisite detail and is a must do if you are ever in the central highlands of Tassie. (https://thewalltasmania.com.au/)
Derwent Bridge is a convenient home base to explore Lake St Clair about 6km away from town (I use the term 'town' loosely. After The Wall, we enjoyed a very nice burger for lunch at the 'Hungry Wombat' headed out after leaving The Wall to Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park. We spent a couple of hours at the lake taking our time to do one of the shorter walks along the western coast of the lake.
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| Pink Mountain Berry |
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| The junction of the Cuvier and Hugel Rivers |
Next morning before we left the area, we took another drive out to the lake at sunrise. The weather came in heavily overcast along with a misty drizzle.
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| Lake St Clair |
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| Lake St Clair |
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| A little fresh sunlight finally broke through. This is Pumphouse Point which is an accommodation venue. |
We departed Derwent Bridge to head west along the Lyell Highway. Next stop - Queenstown.
