Summary

With 3 UNESCO sites Tasmania sure has it's fare share of walks and lookouts.

Other Information

UNESCO Sites

1. Tasmanian Wilderness
2. Macquarie Island
3. Darlington Probation Station

Contact details

Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service
http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/

Regions

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Walks in Tasmania

Easy

1.1 km return

45 mins

Devils Gullet Lookout

A short 1.1km return trail through the Devils Gullet State Reserve in the Central Highlands of Tasmania.
The walk starts and ends at the car park at the end of Devils Gullet Road.
The trail itself is well maintained and easy to follow, offering incredible views from the end point.
There are no visitor facilities at this site.

Very Hard

Drys Bluff

Dry's Bluff is a mountain in the Great Western Tiers Range in Tasmania. The walk to its summit is listed in The Abels as one of the hardest day walks in Tasmania with an elevation gain of over 1000m from the base of the plateau.[2] Access to the start of the walk is through Bob Brown's residence Oura Oura which has the sign Trespassers Welcome on the gate.

Medium

4 km return

1 mins

Echo Sugarloaf

Short moderately steep walk

Medium

1.6 km return

1 hr

Eddystone Point Lighthouse Walk

A short walk in Mount William National Park & the Eddystone Point Lighthouse Historic Site.

Easy

300 m return

15 mins

Edgar Pond Lookout

A short walk to this easy to access knoll.

Medium

2.1 km return

45 mins

Evercreech Falls Track

A walk to a small waterfall.

Easy

1.8 km return

30 mins

Fern Glade Loop

A short walk taking in one of Tasmania's 60 great short walks. Pleasant but not great.

Easy

1.4 km return

30 mins

Fern Glade Walk

A short walk from the ticket office to the upper car park where you will need a ticket to walk the last few meters to the cave mouth and to explore the cave further.

Medium

700 m return

20 mins

Fossil Bluff and Lookout

For the geological buff these amazing sandstone cliffs are over 275 million years old and offer a rare insight into fossils. It’s the discovery site of Australia’s oldest fossil marsupial uncovered in the mid 19th century estimated to be approximately 25 million years old. Visitors can expect to see and touch several hundred different types of fossils preserved in the rocks – see how many you can find! This walk also includes the short lookout walk which is also accessible from the carpark.

Easy

800 m return

30 mins

Gordon Dam Wall

A interesting place.