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The track to this lovely area is once again open for walkers to visit. Beatties Tarn is such a tranquil and beautiful spot sitting 200m below the tree covered slopes of the high ridge between Seagers Lookout and Mount Field East.

The park management plan suggests a re-route the Beatties Tarn side track and rehabilitate the old track, (page 37) and Martin Hawes in his 2008 report on tracks commented that he was “not convinced it’s practical or desirable to prevent access to the tarn

The track had been closed for several years because the original track traversed a very wet area where some of the water flowed over a small flat area and became degraded. This area also had a considerable sphagnum content.

The Friends of Mount Field carried out the work in 2015. It is an easy walk although there are some rocky spots to cross but these only pose a very minor problem. It is about 20 minutes from the Lake Dobson Road along the track to Lake Nicholls where there is a signed junction. It is mere 10 minutes from there to Beatties Tran. The walk can be extended slightly by continuing on to Lake Nicholls, another 20 minutes. Or continue on to do the circuit via Field East.

This site gives details of the Beatties Tarn track, referred to in PWS and Placenames Tas documents as Beatties Tarn Side Track.

Details on the work of the Friends of Mount Field can be found on the web