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60
60 Great
Short Walks
Tasmania
day walks.
Montezuma Falls
Front cover:
Cradle MountainLake St Clair
National Park
Happy walking!
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seascapes
history
islands
wildlife
and much more.
Cradle Mountain,
Cradle Mountain-Lake
St Clair National Park
Lake Dove, Cradle MountainLake St Clair National Park
Wineglass Bay,
Freycinet National Park
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46
33
47
34
35
38
Devonport
48
39
50 49
41 Launceston
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40
36
29 30
28
32 31
27
Strahan
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37
44
42
43
52
21 20
24
23
57
19 18
53
54 55
56
22
25
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60 59
15 14
17 16
Hobart
1
2
13
3
4
12 11
7
10
8
9
Walk
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
Walk
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
Goblin Forest Walk, Blue Tier
from Scottsdale or St Helens
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49
50
51
Apsley River Waterhole and Gorge
Freycinet National Park
52
53
54
55
56
Loon.tite.ter.mair.re.le.hoin.er. Swansea
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Guide to symbols
Time
and
Times are given for completing each walk at an unhurried but
distance:
steady pace. Times given are for walking only and do not allow for
rests, picnics and photos etc. Approximate distances have been given
per walk. All distances are one way unless the walk is a circuit.
Access: This describes how to reach the start of the walk. Road directions
are given using the alpha-numerical system used on Tasmanian road
signs and road maps, for example the Lyell Highway (A10). Other
symbols used to denote access to walks include ferry, plane
and train.
Fees: If there is a fee involved in undertaking a walk it will be mentioned
in the walk information. Walks within national parks will require
purchase of a Parks Pass.
Facilities: Facilities associated with the walk are described. If there are no
facilities, then the closest ones are generally noted.
Grade: The walks have been classified as:
You need: Clothing and other necessities have been arranged into three
groups A, B & C (see table opposite). Each particular walk has the
recommended group of items required.Visitors should always carry
sufficient water on every walk.
Hazards: This entry notes any hazards to be aware of on a particular walk,
and how to minimise risks to safety. Conditions in the Tasmanian
mountains change quickly and often. In any month, sunshine can
quickly be replaced by heavy rain and cold wind. If walking for
more than a 15 minute return trip in mountain areas, take clothing
for cold and wet weather. Special care should be taken to protect
children from cold, wind, rain, snow and sun.
Prohibited: This notes items prohibited on a walk. Firearms are always
prohibited. Pets are prohibited in national parks, but dogs on a
leash may be taken into some other areas. Fires are not allowed
unless specified. Fires are not allowed within World Heritage Areas.
Bicycles are generally not permitted on walking tracks.
Information: A few walks have an extra section for additional information.
Please note:
Visitors to Tasmanias natural
environment should be aware that
natural hazards occur and that
land management agencies will
not accept liability for any injury
or damage resulting from such
hazards.
Maps provided are only indicative
and are intended
to show how to get to the walk,
rather than the route of the track.
Forestry Tasmania
Group B items
Pinnacle Rd
l Min
The Chalet
Ironstone Point
Or
ga
nP
ipe
eR
Mount
Wellington
C616
Ironstone
Bay
to Hobart
500 m
on
The Springs
C341
FERN TREE
Walk 1
Hu
Pinnacle Rd
NORTH
Rd
B64
200 m
NORTH
Plunkett Point
to Saltwater River
Walk 2
Waterfall Bay
Bivouac
Name
Bay
Grade 2
Group A items
to Eaglehawk Neck
C338
Fossil Island
Tas
m
Tasman
Blowhole
C338
an
Ar
ch
Rd
Tasman Arch
Devils Kitchen
Bivouac
Bay
Patersons Arch
Canoe Bay
C344
Waterfall Bay
r
Fo
NORTH
tes
cu
Fortescue
Bay
eR
500 m
Fortescue Bay
camp ground
500 m
Walk 3
NORTH
Walk 4
Cape Hauy
Cape Name
Raoul
B37 from Port Arthur. Drive 8km west of Port Arthur, then
turn left at the sign to Highcroft and Stormlea, located at
Parsons Bay Creek. Drive along Stormlea Road for 9km (dirt
road) to the carpark. If travelling from Nubeena, turn right
into this road 3km south of Nubeena
Grade 4
Group B items
Fortescue
Bay
Cape Hauy
The
Candlestick
and
Totem Pole
Fortescue Bay
camp ground
C344
Fortescu
Stormlea Rd
The
Monument
e Rd
TASMAN
NATIONAL PARK
Tunnel
Bay
Ship Stern
Bluff
500 m
Maingon Bay
NORTH
Munro Bight
TASMAN
NATIONAL
PARK
500 m
NORTH
Cape Raoul
Walk 5
Walk 6
Labillardiere PeninsulaName
Walk
to Lunawanna
Hopwood
Point
C629
Cloudy
Bay
Penguin Island
C630
Grass
Point
Adventure
Bay
Gulch
Great Taylors
Bay
re
se
ou
th
gh
Old
tu
yR
Ba
d
SOUTH BRUNY
NATIONAL PARK
C629
NORTH
Courts Island
Walk 7
Li
n
ve
Jetty
Ad
East
Cove
1 km
500 m
Rd
Standaway
Bay
Fluted
Cape
Rd
Cloudy
Bay
Adventure
Bay
Cape Bruny
NORTH
Walk 8
DuckholeName
Lake
10
Grade 3
Group C items
to Lune River
C636
Recherche
Bay
COCKLE CREEK
ee
Cr
Dar
cy L
kto
Rd
nR
ekto
n Rd
A6
erm
ans
Rd
Co
al
Hi
ll R
Huon
South Cape
Bay
500 m
Old H
astings
t
hes
Rd
Hastings Caves
Hwy
Cre
DUCKHOLE
LAKE
to Dover
ink
NORTH
A6
C635
1 km
NORTH
Ha
ves Rd
stings Ca
to Cockle Creek
Walk 9
Hastings
C635
to Southport
Walk 10
11
Lake Esperance
HartzName
Peak
From Geeveston take the C632 road for 13km to the Hartz
Mountains turn off. Continue on the gravel road for 8km
to the park boundary. Then a further 5km to the road end
and car park. The gravel road can be covered in snow. Do
not drive in snow unless your vehicle is fitted with chains
as, should you become stuck, death from hypothermia could
result. No rangers are based in this park
Group B items
to Geeveston
to Geeveston
C632
Lake Perry
Hartz Rd
Lake Perry
C632
Hartz Rd
Lake Osborne
HARTZ MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK
Lake Osborne
12
HARTZ MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK
Lake Esperance
Lake Esperance
Ladies Tarn
500 m
NORTH
Hartz Lake
Ladies Tarn
500 m
NORTH
Hartz Peak
Hartz Lake
Walk 11
Walk 12
13
Tahune AirWalk
14
Journey along the Huon River, cross the Picton and Huon
on steel swinging bridges and ascend to the treetops.
Tahune AirWalk 50 minutes return (1.6km circuit);
McKays Track 1 hour return (3km circuit); Huon Pine Track
20 minutes return (500m one way)
Road A6 to Geeveston, then roads C632 and C631 to
Tahune AirWalk, 29 kms from Geeveston. Allow 90 minutes
one way from Hobart
From New Norfolk take road B62 and then B61. If travelling
from Lake St Clair, take road B61 from the Lyell Highway
(A10), just east of Gretna
Group A items
C609
to Westerway
Lake
P ic to
Walk 13
nR
eR
Ar v
200 m
NORTH
to Geeveston
B61
National
Park
Rd
MOUNT FIELD
NATIONAL PARK
ack
er
ve
Riv
r
ays T
Edw
R
rds
e
Ty
Ck
Ri
na
rdo
n
r
ve
Ri
n
k
C631
McK
iv e r
Tahune
Forest Reserve
rron
La dy Ba
Swinging
Bridges
Rd
LADY BARRON
FALLS
Go
Mc
ac
s Tr
Kay
lk
Wa
Air
son
B61
uo
Hu
on
Pi
ck
Tra
ne
Dob
to Maydena
200 m
NORTH
Walk 14
15
Russell Falls
Grade 1
Group A items
Grade 2
16
TallName
Trees
Group A items
alking here is not recommended in strong winds or stormy
W
weather. Track may be closed at short notice during periods
of high wind
No pets, firearms or bicycles
RUSSELL
FALLS
C609
C609
Lak
eD
to Westerway
ob
son
MOUNT FIELD
NATIONAL PARK
La dy
Tall
Trees
Rd
Ck
Ba rron
to Westerway
B61
e
Ty
a
nn
Ri
ve
National
Park
rron
La dy Ba
Ck
Dob
son
Rd
B61
e
Ty
Ri
na
er
Riv
er
Rd
National
Park
rdo
n
Go
rdo
n
Riv
MOUNT FIELD
NATIONAL PARK
NORTH
Go
200 m
ve
B61
Rd
B61
Lake
to Maydena
200 m
Walk 15
NORTH
to Maydena
Walk 16
17
18
Lake StName
Clair
Pandani Grove
Grade 2
Grade 2
Group A items
Group A items
Lake St Clair
St Clair
Lagoon
MT FIELD
NATIONAL PARK
Eagle Tarn
Pandani Grove
to Hobart
Lake
Dobson
to Tarraleah
A10
C609
500 m
200 m
Walk 17
NORTH
Lake
Dob
son
Rd
NORTH
D E RW E N T
BRIDGE
to Queenstown
Walk 18
19
Mt Rufus
Group C items
20
Lake
Solitude
Cuvier River
iv
rR
Lake
St Clair
er
Forgotten
Lake
Hugel River
Lake
St Clair
v ie
Mount Hugel
Shadow
Lake
Cu
Forgotten
Lake
Shadow
Lake
Hugel River
Platypus
Bay
Visitor Centre
Lake St Clair Rd
500 m
Mount Rufus
500 m
Walk 19
NORTH
NORTH
Cynthia
Bay
Lak
eS
tC
lair
Rd
Walk 20
21
Echo Point
22
Heavy rain can fall in any month and snow can cover the
track in the winter months
to Queenstown
Echo Point
to Derwent
Bridge
A10
Lyell H
w
Lake
Petrarch
y
A10
Franklin River
Lake
St Clair
Cuvier River
Su
1 km
rp
ris
iv
eR
er
NORTH
Ferry
Forgotten
Lake
Shadow
Lake
200 m
NORTH
FRANKLIN GORDON
WILD RIVERS
NATIONAL PARK
Hugel River
Jetty
Visitor Centre
Walk 21
Lake St Clair Rd
Walk 22
23
Donaghys Hill
Grade 2
Group B items
A10
CRADLE MOUNTAIN
LAKE ST CLAIR
NATIONAL PARK
LAKE BURBURY
to Queenstown
FRANKLIN GORDON
WILD RIVERS
NATIONAL PARK
Ne
Lyell Hwy
A10
Ri
ve
A10
Lyell Hwy
Ne
y
Hw
Ly
ell
er
Riv
od
Franklin River
wo
in
oll
lso
NELSON
FALLS
A10
lso
Donaghys
Hill
nR
i ve
24
NelsonName
Falls
FRANKLIN-GORDON
WILD RIVERS
NATIONAL PARK
to Derwent Bridge
to Queenstown
500 m
NORTH
to Derwent
Bridge
500 m
Walk 23
NORTH
Walk 24
25
Kelly Basin
26
HogarthName
Falls
Group C items
to Queenstown
Kelly Basin Rd
And
rew
f
Tra
dS
for
to Strahan
Village
Hogarth Falls
Peoples Park
Esplanade
iv e r
Esp
lana
de
Feathersto
ne St
200 m
NORTH
Macquarie
Harbour
Bird River
500 m
Walk 25
NORTH
Walk 26
27
Montezuma Falls
Huon PineName
Walk
Group B items
Grade 1
28
Group A items
Flowing water please supervise children
No pets, firearms or bicycles
to Roseber y
er
Rd
lk
or
R iv
Williamsford
er
C247
Mo
Co
nt
na
Rd
Ringville
rin
gR
iv
age
rd
sfo
am
W
illi
S av
ez
um
aC
k
Rin
to Savage River
and Waratah
fo
Rd
C249
te
Ri
ve
Ri
ve
hy
ng
Corinna
Ri
MONTEZUMA
FALLS
Pieman River
500 m
Walk 27
NORTH
500 m
NORTH
Walk 28
29
EnchantedName
Walk
Grade 2
Group B items
Group A items
ve
Rd
er
ove
Riv
eD
Lak
C re e k
Do
Cr
er
Cra
LAKE
LILLA
30
Boat
Shed
adle
Mo
unt
ain
Rd
Cradle Mountain
Lodge
DOVE
LAKE
CRATER
LAKE
Cradle Mountain
Visitor Centre
LAKE
HANSON
Plateau
C re
ek
Ballroom
Forest
Cradle Mountain Rd
500 m
NORTH
Honeymoon
Islands
LAKE
WILKS
TWISTED
LAKES
200 m
Walk 29
NORTH
to Dove Lake
Walk 30
31
Grade 3
Group B items
32
ove
Rd
R i ve r
eD
Lak
Wombat
Pool
D ove
Cradle
Mountain Rd
Waldheim
Do
LAKE
LILLA
ve
Riv
CRATER
LAKE
Rd
Marions
Lookout
er
C re e k
ove
Wombat
Pool
500 m
NORTH
CRATER
LAKE
LAKE
LILLA
Kathleens
Pool
Boat
Sheds
LAKE
HANSON
Ballroom
Forest
Honeymoon
Islands
DOVE
LAKE
TWISTED
LAKES
LAKE
HANSON
Walk 31
DOVE
LAKE
er
eD
Lak
t
Cra
Boat
Shed
LAKE
WILKS
Kitchen
Hut
CRADLE
MOUNTAIN
500 m
NORTH
Walk 32
33
Calcified Forest
The
Name
Nut
34
Group A items
C245
Seal Rocks
viewing platform
Se
CALCIFIED
FOREST
Sea
ed
Drom
l Ro
ar y R
cks
Rd
er
Riv
sR
B21
South Rd
Calciied Forest
viewing platform
al
Main Rd
Big Lake
Surprise
Bay
Ma
rin
eE
sp
S TA N L E Y
B21
THE NUT
Al
ex
C245
an
de
rT
ce
Sou
th
Rd
Wharf Rd
1 km
Walk 33
NORTH
200 m
NORTH
Walk 34
Picnic areas, car parks and toilets are available at each end of
the track. There are also some fireplaces. BYO firewood
Grade 1
Group A items
sH
A1
C116
rey
R
ur
dS
Ol
wy
Bass Hwy
Wivenhoe
Leven Canyon
L ev en
Glad
e Rd
Havenview
Group A items
Fern
Emu
Heights
R iv er
Gorge
View
Round
Hill
Leven Canyon
Regional Reserve
Fern
Glade
Fern Glade
Reserve
C102
Je a n
500 m
NORTH
nga
B ro o
na R
Leven
Loo
200 m
Walk 35
Cruickshanks
Lookout
Forest
Stairs
n Rd
Bas
SOUTH
BURNIE
A1
36
Canyo
35
NORTH
C128
to Nietta
Walk 36
37
Alum Cliffs
38
Springlawn NatureName
Walk
Group A items
Me
rse
iv
yR
er
ALUM
CLIFFS
Mersey
Hill Rd
Bird hide
Springlawn
Lagoon
to Deloraine
Mole Cr
eek Rd
NARAWNTAPU
NATIONAL PARK
B12
B12
CHUDLEIGH
Bake
rs Po
int R
Visitor Centre
Ba
MOLE
CREEK
r
ke
C169
sB
ea
200 m
NORTH
ch
Rd
1 km
NORTH
C740
Walk 37
Walk 38
39
Hollybank Forest
40
Duck Reach
Name
Group A items
A3
A7
to Lilydale
U N D E RWO O D
LAUNCESTON
Rd
la
Ka
ale
Cataract Gorge
Reserve
Rd
yd
st S
Lil
on St
C823
hur
ro
o
Bat
gt
Wellin
Kings
Bridge
Ba
sin
B81
Rd
ou
Br
gh
to
St
Mid
lan
ds
West
Launceston
Hw
ol
lyb
an
Rd
200 m
Walk 39
NORTH
Duck Reach
Power Station
Museum
200 m
NORTH
Walk 40
41
Tamar Island
LiffeyName
Falls
Group B items
42
GOLDEN
VA L L E Y
eH
Lak
LEGANA
C513
wy
Bo
Tamar
Island
Ri
500 m
Walk 41
NORTH
sd
ale
nR
Rd
Gulf Rd
yR
i ve
Liffe
Rd
Hw
Hw
lan
ar
ar
igh
tT
am
Ta
m
W
es
st
La
Ea
ve
r
ga
A8
A7
ke
s
Danbury
Park
A5
to Riverside
LIFFEY
FALLS
1 km
NORTH
Walk 42
43
Pine Lake
MeanderName
Falls
44
A full days walk that gets you away from the more
popular areas and into the Tasmanian Wilderness World
Heritage Area, under the Great Western Tiers.
4.5-6 hours return (5km one way)
Road C167 from Deloraine to Meander, then follow signs
to Meander Forest Reserve
Grade 3
Grade 1
Group C items
Ice and snow can cover this track in the winter months
Ice and snow can cover the track making the surface slippery
Meander
State Reserve
to Deloraine
A5
MEANDER
FALLS
PINE
LAKE
GREAT
WESTERN TIERS
Me
an
Sm
ok
oR
er
Riv
der
Mean d
R
Falls
MEANDER
an Rd
Huntsm
C167
Jackeys
Marsh
er
Meander
Falls Rd
1 km
NORTH
Hig
hlan
d la
R
kes
d
200 m
Walk 43
NORTH
A5
Walk 44
45
Castle Rock
TrousersName
Point
46
Grade 2
Group A items
No bicycles on beaches
Grade 2
Group A items
S teep cliffs adjacent to the track in sections. Short rocky
sections that may be slippery when wet. Walkers should
stay on the track please supervise children
to Palana
B85
Marshall Bay
C806
C801
ie
av
sR
int Rd
E M I TA
Trouse
rs
Point Rd
Mount Strzelecki
to Whitemark
500 m
NORTH
500 m
Walk 45
Trousers
Po
tD
STRZELECKI
NATIONAL PARK
NORTH
Big River Rd
Allports
Beach Rd
r
Po
Fotheringate
Beach
Walk 46
47
Strzelecki Peaks
48
Grade 4
int Rd
Ck
oo
Flat
Sun
rd
Ri
ve
Fu
ll
ifo
Fo
Mount Poimena
POIMENA
NORTH
na R
500 m
e
Poim
Big River Rd
Point Rd
th
er
ing
ate
Cr
ee
k
Trousers
Po
yn
NORTH
200 m
Walk 47
sR
Trouse
rs
lat
STRZELECKI
NATIONAL PARK
nF
Fotheringate
Beach
Su
sR
Mount Strzelecki
C806
to Goulds Countr y,
St Helens and Scottsdale
Walk 48
49
St Columba Falls
50
RalphsName
Falls
Group A items
Rd
to Pyengana
ba
Fa
lls
Lodge Rd
Co
lum
Forest
St
Cashs Gorge
and Falls
C428
RALPHS
FALLS
St Columba Falls
State Reserve
Ne w Riv er
Mt Victoria
Forest Reserve
to Pyengana
ST COLUMBA
FALLS
200 m
NORTH
Mt
200 m
Walk 49
Vic
tor
ia
Rd
NORTH
Walk 50
51
Evercreech
Group A items
52
EVERCREECH
DOUGLAS-APSLEY
NATIONAL PARK
to Ringarooma
Ap
M
na
org
yG
hin
s le
at
Pla
ins
Rd
C423
r
R iv e
le y
Aps
NORTH
200 m
le R
Walk 51
eda
1 km
B43
Apsley
Waterhole
Ros
a Rd
M AT H I N N A
NORTH
Rd
Barnes Rd
Mathinn
ns
Evercreech Rd
yto
Cla
to Bicheno
to Fingal
Walk 52
53
Friendly Beaches
54
Cape Tourville
Name
Grade 2
Group A items
From Tasman Highway (A3), take road C302 and then the
turn-off to the Friendly Beaches
to Tasman Hwy
Friendly Beaches Rd
yR
Ba
to Bicheno
FREYCINET
NATIONAL PARK
yR
Ba
d
Friendly Beaches
les
les
Co
Co
Moulting
Lagoon
Cape
Tourville
C302
C302
et
The Lighthouse
Visitor Centre
ycin
Fre
COLES
B AY
The
Nuggets
Dr
to Coles Bay
500 m
NORTH
500 m
Walk 53
NORTH
Honeymoon Bay
Ca
pe
Tou
r vil
le R
Walk 54
55
Group A items
Group A items
56
Wineglass Bay
Carpark
inet
ine
tD
to Coles Bay
FREYCINET
NATIONAL PARK
Dr
Mount Parsons
Mount Baudin
FREYCINET
NATIONAL PARK
Wineglass Bay
Lookout
TH
Mount Baudin
A
E H
D
AR
Mount Dove
Mount Amos
Mount Mayson
Mount Dove
Wineglass Bay
Lookout
Wineglass Bay
Mount Amos
Hazards Beach
200 m
Walk 55
NORTH
Mount Mayson
500 m
NORTH
Wineglass Bay
Walk 56
57
Loon.tite.ter.mair.re.le.hoin.er.
Grade 2
Group A items
58
to Bicheno
A3
Ta
sm
an
Hw
Cape Boullanger
y
Visitor Centre
Sports
Ground
S WA N S E A
W
ell
Darlington
Bay
Darlington
Penal Area
Fossil Bay
ing
to
nS
A3
Walk 57
ad
an
aS
pl
to Triabunna
Juli
Es
y
Hw
Ta
sm
an
200 m
NORTH
500 m
NORTH
MARIA ISLAND
NATIONAL PARK
Bishop
and Clerk
Walk 58
59
Painted Cliffs
60
FossilName
Cliffs
Grade 2
Group B items
Grade 2
Group A items
Cape Boullanger
Fossil Cliffs Platform
Cape Boullanger
Darlington
Bay
Visitor Centre
Darlington
Penal Area
Fossil Bay
Visitor Centre
Darlington
Bay
Hopground
Beach
Fossil Bay
Darlington
Penal Area
MARIA ISLAND
NATIONAL PARK
MARIA ISLAND
NATIONAL PARK
Oast House
500 m
NORTH
Pa
int
ed
Cli
ffs
Hopground
Beach
Bishop
& Clerk
500 m
Walk 59
NORTH
Walk 60
Land Managers