Mount Barren

Mount Barren: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mount Barren

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mount Barren — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.47828, 147.13624. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Barren

• Cape Bruny Lighthouse · beach · Kingborough · ~2 km · Must-see
• South Bruny National Park · sanctuary · Tasmania · ~11 km · Must-see
• Southport · beach · Tasmania · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bruny Island · river spot · Tasmania · ~29 km · Must-see
• Adamsons Peak · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~36 km · Must-see
• Port Cygnet Conservation Area · sanctuary · Huon Valley · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hartz Mountains National Park · sanctuary · Huon Valley · ~53 km · Must-see
• Precipitous Bluff · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~54 km · Must-see
• South Coast Track · trek · Tasmania · ~59 km · Must-see
• Huonville Cenotaph · fort · Huon Valley · ~63 km · Must-see
• Margate Christian Church · church · Kingborough · ~65 km · Must-see
• Iron Pot · river spot · City of Clarence · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Picton · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Misery · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~71 km · Must-see
• Kingston Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lightwood Park · park · Kingborough · ~72 km · Must-see
• Federation Peak · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~73 km · Must-see
• Courts Island · river spot · Kingborough · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Barren

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Barren

• Adamsons Peak · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~36 km · Must-see
• Precipitous Bluff · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Picton · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Misery · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~71 km · Must-see
• Federation Peak · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mount Nelson · viewpoint · City of Hobart · ~80 km · Must-see
• kunanyi / Mount Wellington · viewpoint · City of Hobart · ~82 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Hill · viewpoint · City of Clarence · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mount Direction · viewpoint · City of Clarence · ~96 km · Must-see
• The Lanterns · viewpoint · Tasman · ~100 km · Must-see

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