StepScape

What is StepScape?

This site is working towards showing every published Tasmanian day walk on a single map.

StepScape is a work in progress, currently showing 2,212 of an estimated 3,000 published bushwalks in Tasmania.

StepScape is also available as an app for iPhone and iPad.

Read about what the StepScape app does differently from this website.

Caution

This site is a list of walks, not a walking guide. Before undertaking any walk, consult the references provided.

Most of the references made every attempt at accuracy but did not guarantee it. Some are books that are now out of print, so information that was once accurate may not remain so. Changes may include:

  • Land becoming private or reserved
  • Tracks being damaged or rehabilitated
  • Road access being blocked
  • Bad weather or bushfires temporarily making a walk unsafe
Sites to check before you walk How do I get started?

Every pin on the map represents a car park with at least one known walk. Click on the pins for information. Or, click on the Filter tab above to only show the walks that interest you.

Every walk includes a References section listing the books, brochures or websites that mention it. Consult those sources for more information.

What are the latest additions?

Latest car park

Mount Saddleback 4WD parking

Latest walk

Mount Saddleback Track by 4WD

Latest change

Added 2WD and 4WD parking options for Mount Saddleback.

Updated on

2023-07-18

Who made this website?

The StepScape website was created by Cowirrie, a small software development company in Launceston. We take information and present it so it is accessible and useful to people. Our other work includes the SepiaScape guide to historic Tasmania and the PBPhonics app for basic English literacy practice.

We have also taken some of these walks ourselves, and written comprehensive walk reports about them.

Data Entry

Jan Horton

Programming

Michael Horton

Maps

Google Maps JavaScript API

Components

jQuery, used under the MIT License

jQuery CSV, used under the MIT License

jQuery UI, used under the MIT License

jQuery UI Touch Punch, used under the MIT License

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Sleepy Bay parking area

Nearest Road:Cape Tourville Rd
Nearest Town:Coles Bay
Locality:East Coast
Latitude:S 42° 8′ 0″
Longitude:E 148° 19′ 5″
Elevation:30 m
Fee:Parks Pass
Management:National Park
Road Surface:Sealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Comment: Drive South from Coles Bay. Turn left just past Freycinet Lodge, then stop at the Sleepy Bay carpark.

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3 walks from Sleepy Bay parking area

Caution

This site is a list of walks, not a walking guide. Before undertaking any walk, consult the references below.

For additional information about safe walking in Tasmania, go to the StepScape tab.

Mount Parsons walk to summit

Goal:Summit of Mt Parsons
Grade:Challenging
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:2,000 m
Return distance:4,000 m
Comment:Walk to end of Sleepy Bay Track, cross little river. Start up track, following rock cairns marking the route to top.

References

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Fully revised ed., Hillside Publishing, Page 92, Number 40, 40 - Mount Parsons

3 hours retrace route
“At saddle, there are two cairned routes. The one to the right is a gentler gradient.”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Hillside Publishing, Page 92, Number 40, 40 - Mount Parsons

3 hours retrace route
“… careful attention must be paid to cairns and track markers”

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Sleepy Bay Walk down to shore

Goal:Sleepy Bay
Grade:Moderate
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:500 m
Return distance:1,000 m
Comment:Walk down (steps) to rocky foreshore. Return.

References

Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Sleepy Bay

10 minutes retrace route
“Gently Graded steps lead to the rocky shoreline…”

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 30, Number 4, Sleepy Bay to Bluestone Bay

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Sleepy Bay walk to Little Gravelly Beach

Goal:Little Gravelly Beach
Grade:Moderate
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:125 m
Return distance:250 m
Comment:Continue right along the cliffs to a little beach. Several unfenced lookouts. Return same way.

References

Marianne Robertson, From Petal Point to Cockle Creek - a Beach Explorers Guide to the East Coast of Tasmania, 1 ed., marianne.robertson@gmail.com, Page 69, Number 4, 11 Sleepy Bay and adjacent cove

“… forests of kelp 5m from the shore…”

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 30, Number 4, Sleepy Bay to Bluestone Bay

“Some beautifully sculpted pink granite boulders add interes….”

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