Mount Arthur

 Tuesday 19 August 2025

 Although Mount Arthur is not a long walk this route took 4½ hours for almost 4k.   On this occasion the start was along a climbers pad to the eastern end of the Lost World cliffs.   From there we went to the western end of the mount visiting Sama and Scout huts on the way.

Both the break whilst looking down on the Lost World and our lunch stop were enjoyed in calm, sunny pleasantly warm weather.  Perfect mountain weather.

Cliffs at eastern track 

Lost World

Collins Bonnet and Cap

Sama hut

Below is an entry from Mountain Huts Australia

Sama was built in 1968 and 1969 by Jeff Tyson, with assistance from his brother and a friend. It’s unusual A Frame style was well suited to the snow and rain high on Mt Wellington.
Tyson carried all the main timbers for the floor and the iron for the roof, from the track head in Glenorchy to the site, quite an undertaking at the time.
Initially the hut was locked. It was "discovered" by 8th Hobart Venture Scouts in 1969, much to the chagrin of Tyson.
It was later well used by rock climbers in the Lost World, who are reputed to have re-named as Sama in about 1984. The origin of the word is not known.