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 West Coast Tasmania

Hard

3 km return

5 hrs

Mt Murchison

A steep narrow track up firstly then you hit the plateau to then finish off over the boulders to the summit

Very Hard

4 km return

4 hrs

Mt Owen summit +cave

Amazing views from the summit of Mt Owen and a cave under a very ominous large boulder after a steep goat track and rock scramble

Hard

3 km one-way

2 hrs

Mt Tyndall Summit + Cave

Short walk through swampy teatree, climbing up to exposed rocky goat path to summit and surrounds. There is good water halfway up and at the plateau the track branches off. Take the left path to the summit, the last 500m is unmarked and offers some rock scrambling and pushing through low bushes. The right leads to hilltop lakes, a cave for overnight camping and a great view of the ampetheatre lake Huntley

Hard

4 km return

2 hrs

Mt Zeehan summit

Panoramic views of the west coast all the way from Queenstown to Rosebery and ocean beach await the climber on this steep, rocky goat-track

Easy

2.8 km return

1 hr

Philosophers Falls

10 minute drive out of Waratah towards Savage River. It’s a magical walk that took about an hour to stroll with plenty of photo opportunities. About 200 stairs to the falls viewing platform. Such a beautiful walk, well worth the drive to Waratah.

Medium

8 km return

3 hrs

Pine Circle

A pretty walk up through a valley, past an old town water supply dam, following fire roads and up goat tracks to an old pine grove nestled in the bend of a creek

Easy

500 m return

30 mins

Spion Kop

A walk up Spion Kop in Queenstown. Has some good informative history signs at the top and some nice views of town.

Very Easy

100 m return

10 mins

Sumac Lookout

Very short stroll to lookout.

Medium

1 hr

Tullah Miners Hut

A relatively short ( 1hr return ) walk through one of the local state forest to a historic hut in the forest.

Hard

6 km return

2 hrs

Water Race

Steep fire road to start of walk rewards you with a level stroll through the Forrest alongside an old mine water-race, crossing a few rivulets there are side tracks Or old timber bridges for the brave. The last 200m involves some sketchy bush bashing but terminates in an old concrete dam and swimming hole