Son of a Beach wrote:It's a great hut for this sort of thing. 1-2 hour walk in. It's quite steep the entire way though.
What time of year would you be going? Be prepared to be VERY cold, even if you run the heater. The heater does not warm up the hut. You can stand around it and warm up your hands, but I found it to be not very effective. If you are going in winter, you need to be very well prepared, as it's moderately high altitude.
The stove there is very good if it is in working order. It is quite old, and usually one of the burners/knobs doesn't work. I would never count on it 100% and always bring my own. But I'll use the stove there most times, as it is just so good.
There is one spot on the track where people sometimes lose their way. The track does a hair-pin turn to the left, but a lot of people go straight ahead out onto the scree. It's worth going out onto the scree for a rest stop anyhow... nice view from there. But keep an eye out for this spot where the track turns sharp left but there looks like a bit of a foot pad going straight ahead.
I love the Lady Lake hut. My kids love it too. They have walked up there a couple of times now.
GemTux wrote:Hi Son of a Beach,
Thanks for the message! Hmmm excellent to know re: the stove I was counting on it being a source of warmth for us.... Was hoping to go end of July or August, it might still be a little cold for a year old??
teak wrote:I would suggest the Sandy Lake hut at Lake Mackenzie as it is a short walk from the boat ramp at Lake Mackenzie. The hut has a wood heater for warmth but I don't know if is suitable for cooking. The walk to the hut is level but rough with some rock hopping around the northern side of Lake Mackenzie, if the lake level is low it is possible to walk across a spit of land straight to the hut.
Son of a Beach wrote:GemTux wrote:Hi Son of a Beach,
Thanks for the message! Hmmm excellent to know re: the stove I was counting on it being a source of warmth for us.... Was hoping to go end of July or August, it might still be a little cold for a year old??
I took my kids on a few walks as ~1yo. I would not take them to Lady Lake in Winter though. Sure it could be done, but I don't think it would be any fun for them, and you may spend most of the time freezing yourself, and worrying that your little one may not be able to keep warm enough. I think save that for a warmer time of year and/or when they are a bit older.
I highly recommend the "BP Lodge" scout hut at Cradle Mtn for a great winter walk with kids. It can still get quite cold in that hut, but the gas heater is fairly good. Plus you have a fully equipped kitchen, flushing toilet, etc. You have to pay to hire the hut, but it's not expensive and is VERY worthwhile. We carried two kids (2 years old and 4 months old) up there the first time we did it. Portable cot for the two year old to sleep in, and a down jacket as a sleeping bag for the baby. The worst part of it was carrying out 3 days worth of dirty nappies for two kids. We have been up there a few times since then, and the kids just love it (they also love Lady Lake!).
Sophiedoph wrote:Thanks North-north-west. Might save this one to explore solo first- want something reliable and not quite so remote and not convinced from your info. Great info- ta!
Hot073 wrote:I’ve just had a couple of nights at Lady Lake Hut in deep snow,it’s a brilliant hut!
The lake is semi frozen right now and the area has a good cover of snow.
The track has had a recent addition of a boardwalk and track realignment towards the top of track!
Agree that the heater doesn’t heat the hut but does take the edge off,make sure you take bottles of metho for the heater/stove.
Was roughly -2 outside and the heater doesn’t heat the hut inside much past 8 degrees.
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