Lake wombat is an easy interesting forest walk that will take you around 1 hr & 30 mins.

Some people would call it a tarn not a lake that sits below Alex Knob, 1300 mt. This lake was formed 9,000 years ago by the Franz Josef Glacier.

Kim from the Franz Josef DOC had this to say about the walk “I’m really pleased that you have included the Lake Wombat track in your listings, that is one of my favourite walks in the area and it is often overlooked! The bird life and flora are incredible on that track. I’m quite excited, the Easter Orchids will be starting to bloom soon and there is some fantastic spots on the Lake Wombat track where there are heaps of them, so it is a real feast for the senses (they smell like vanilla!). see an abundance of bird life on the Lake Wombat walk. The song of the Bellbird & Tui, filled the bush and the grey Warbler and the friendly Fantail fluttered around my head looking for insects.