Franklin River car park
Nearest Road: | Lyall Hwy |
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Nearest Town: | Queenstown |
Locality: | West |
Latitude: | S 42° 12′ 55″ |
Longitude: | E 146° 1′ 12″ |
Elevation: | 380 m |
Fee: | Parks Pass |
Management: | National Park |
Road Surface: | Sealed |
Car Park: | Good unsealed |
Water: | Stream |
Toilets: | Bush |
Toilet Accessibility: | Unknown |
Shelter: | Shelter |
Picnic Table: | Picnic table |
Comment: | Beside Lyell Highway, beside bridge over Franklin River. |
1 walk from Franklin River car park
Caution
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Franklin River Nature Trail
Goal: | Surprise River |
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Grade: | Flat |
Type: | Circuit |
One-way distance: | 1,000 m |
Comment: | The circuit walk starts at the car park. It has a good surface, suitable for most wheels. |
References
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, 60 Great Short Walks Tasmania, Website, Number 22, Franklin River Nature Trail
25 minutes circuit
Tyrone Thomas & Andrew Close, 2008, 100 Walks in Tasmania, Explore Australia, Page 198, Number 61, Franklin River
30 minutes circuit
“… a quite short but beautiful nature trail”
2015, Tastrails, TasTrails, Page 5, Number 3, Franklin River Nature Trail
30 minutes circuit
“… the trail passes two rivers; the Franklin River and the Surprise River.”
Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks and Wildlife Services Website, P&WS, Franklin River Nature Trail
“A one-kilometre, easy grade nature trail…”