by north-north-west » Mon 13 Aug, 2018 11:47 am
If they can cope with the climb, consider Shadow Lake from Cynthia Bay. It makes a good base camp and there are other tracks that link up with it. No facilities there, though.
Another option from Cynthia Bay would be to take the ferry to Narcissus (the 16km Lakeside Track might be too much for the kids) and walk into Pine Valley. Huts, dunnies, watertanks, nice forest on the way in, and two great side tracks from there. Both of those involve a fair bit of up, but they have plenty of spots to stop along the way.
There are also a lot of options on the Central Plateau, from either Lake MacKenzie (such as the Blue Peaks Track) or various spots at the base of the Tiers (Higgs Track up to Lady Lake Hut and its continuation to Westons Lake and beyond, for instance).
Or the Walls. Again, it's a bit of a slog up to Trappers, but beyond that the walking gets easier (a bit flatter) and the tent platforms at Wild Dog make a good base.
You could go in via Arm River to New Pelion for a night or two, do Oakleigh, and then a daywalk up Pillinger from the carpark. New Pelion is always a bit busy over summer, but there are tent platforms as well as the hut, and it's a fairly easy walk in. Or go in via Lees Paddocks Track, either just to the Paddocks and back or into Lake Ayr and Pelion, (although the Reedy Lake Track can be a bit tricky to follow sometimes).
East Coast has plenty of options at Freycinet (if you don't mind crowds) and Maria Island, as well as the Tasman Peninsula. If you have tents and all the gear, either the Coast Track between Waterfall Bay and Fortescue Bay (out and back or organise a car shuffle) or part of the (Two Out of) Three Capes (using the old Cape Pillar Track to go in, and camping means it's free except for the Parks Pass).
"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."