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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Travel

Epic wilderness adventures: Lincoln Quilliam’s guide to Tasmania’s wild side

Close up shot of man climbing mountain in Tasmania.
Lincoln Quilliam. Photograph: Majell Backhausen. Photograph: Tourism Tasmania

From the summit of kunanyi / Mount Wellington, 1,271 metres above Hobart, visitors will find a view that seems to stretch halfway across the island. With its peppermint gums, alpine fields, ferny gullies and patchwork of exposed dolerite, it’s easy to see why this is a nature-loving runner’s paradise. It’s known simply as “the mountain” to locals. Lincoln Quilliam, the founder of kunanyi Mountain Run, set out to invite others to share in everything it has to offer.

Man wearing running on a track through bushland
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