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Central Plateau: Lake Augusta and Nineteen Lagoons, Central Highlands (Liawenee)

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Central HighlandsCentral Highlands (Liawenee)

Central Plateau: Lake Augusta and Nineteen Lagoons

High-country tracks across the Central Plateau from Liawenee past Lake Augusta to the Nineteen Lagoons, over rocky ground and lake-bed sections that high-clearance 4WDs can pass in summer when lake levels are low. The boom gate beyond Thousand Lakes Lodge is closed from mid-May to October.

From Narangba1,860 km
TripA week or more
DifficultyModerate
Longest fuel gapFuel along the way
When to go
  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec
Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.
  • alpine
  • rock
  • water crossings
  • gravel

Before you go Book the Spirit of Tasmania from Geelong, and ask Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania whether the tracks need a permit or key. The Pillans Lake track is closed until 1 Nov 2026.

1,860 km by road from the workshop Narangba

What the trip asks of your 4WD

In the order a fitter would raise them, each with the reason. Up to three parts that fit for each, the first already chosen; swap any of them, or mark one you don't need.

Build it for your 4WD

Your rego or your model, and every part below is one that fits it. Until then you see the gear that fits any 4WD; the parts made for one vehicle wait for yours.

Rego · fastest

We look up the make, model, series and engine from the plate. We keep the plate and the vehicle details, never the owner’s, for 90 days, so you aren’t asked twice.

Make & model

  1. 1 · Suspension & GVM

    Rangers say high clearance is needed beyond Lake Augusta, where tracks cross rocky ground and old lake beds.

    Build the suspension for your 4WDLift, load and the engineer's rules for your state, specced for the vehicle and what it carries.

  2. 2 · Recovery

    Soft lake-bed mud after rain can trap a vehicle far from help.

    • View part
    • View part
    • View part

    • 3 · Rock sliders

      Dolerite rock on the plateau tracks is hard on sills and underbody.

    • 4 · Air intake

      Tracks cross lake beds and creeks that fill when water levels rise.

    • 5 · Lighting & 12V

      Cold nights and a campfire ban make a dual battery for the fridge and lights worth having.

    Each of these is made for one vehicle, so the parts show once we know yours.

The trip asks for these; the rest of the rig is yours to choose. Build the whole rig for this trip.

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