Blazes Continue to Cause Closure of Popular Hike Track

Blazes Continue to Cause Closure of Popular Hike Track
Views of lakes along Cradle Mountain's 6 kilometre hike from Ronny Creek To Wombat Peak and back down to Dove Lake, Tasmania, June 2, 2018. (AAP Image/Gemma Najem).
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Challenging bushfire conditions are delaying the reopening of a popular hiking track, as emergency crews focus on containing out-of-control blazes.

Tasmanian authorities have extended the closure of the Overland Track until Feb. 23 after it was shut on Feb. 5 due to a fire at Canning Peak near Cradle Mountain in the state’s central highlands.