GUNUNG · Australia

Mount Roland

Mount Roland dari / from Sheffield — Scott Davis, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons). Photo: source

Information

Elevation: 1.233 m
Country: Australia (AU)
Location / Range: Fossey Mountains, Tasmania
Mountain type: Gunung non-vulkanik dengan batuan konglomerat / Non-volcanic mountain with conglomerate rock
Volcanic?: No (non-volcanic)
Coordinates: -41.4600, 146.2600
Difficulty: Mount Roland Track: Grade 3, 16 km PP / return, 4–6 jam / hours; Face Track lebih curam / steeper
Best Season: Pilih prakiraan cuaca baik; salju, hujan dan angin mungkin sepanjang tahun / Choose a favourable forecast; snow, rain and wind are possible year-round
Permits & Rules: Api unggun, anjing dan sepeda dilarang; tetap di jalur / No campfires, dogs or bikes; stay on formed tracks
Hazards: Batuan lepas, scrambling puncak, perubahan cuaca dan hipotermia / Loose rocks, summit scrambling, rapid weather changes and hypothermia

Description

Mount Roland rises near Sheffield in Tasmania and is the highest summit in Mount Roland Regional Reserve. Parks and Wildlife Service lists its elevation as 1,233 metres; some trip reports use 1,234 metres. Conglomerate rock is encountered along the range. The main track starts on O’Neills Road at Gowrie Park and climbs through forest to an open plateau. The much steeper Face Track starts on Kings Road near Claude Road. A short scramble reaches the summit.

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Routes

Face Track — Kings Road, Claude Road

Curam, berbatu; pendaki berpengalaman / Steep and rocky; experienced walkers

Access is from Kings Road near Claude Road, not the Gowrie Park trailhead. A steep rocky gully leads to the plateau and onward to the summit. Justin reported just under three hours ascending; this is an individual time, not a return estimate.

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Mount Roland Track — O’Neills Road, Gowrie Park

Grade 3 (Parks and Wildlife Service)

16.00 km 4–6 jam PP / hours return

From Gowrie Park, follow unsealed O’Neills Road to the trailhead. The track crosses forest and plateau before a short final scramble. Return the same way; there are no trailhead facilities.

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Climbing Experiences

Written accounts distinguish the long O’Neills Road approach from the steep Face Track at Kings Road. Luke Manhood recorded 6½ hours including breaks; Justin shortened his summit traverse after encountering wind and low cloud. These accounts show why timings and objectives depend on conditions. Three hiking videos complement the written accounts.

References

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