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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Belbins Road car parking

Nearest Road:Belbins Rd
Nearest Town:Cambridge
Locality:Central Lowlands
Latitude:S 42° 50′ 42″
Longitude:E 147° 24′ 58″
Elevation:95 m
Fee:No charge
Management:Local council
Road Surface:Unsealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Water:Dry
Toilets:None
Toilet Accessibility:No toilet
Shelter:None
Picnic Table:No table
Comment:From Hobart, leave Tasman Highway just south of Cambridge and turn west into Belbins Rd. Park at end of road. Or from Cambridge, south on Cambridge Rd to Belbins Rd.

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4 walks from Belbins Road car parking

Craigow Hill walk from Belbins Rd

Goal:Craigow Hill summit
Grade:Some steep
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:16,500 m
Comment:Follow map and directions north to Craigow Hill. Return along ridgeline of Eagle Hill and Flagstaff Hill and then on track beside road back to parking

References

Denis, Hiking South East Tasmania, Page 7, Number 2014, Craigow Hill 16 July 2014

5 hours 13 minutes circuit
“… great scenery … no scrub bashing required.”

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Meehan Skyline Trail and Stringy Bark Gully Track from Belbins Rd

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.

Goal:Stringy Bark Gully
Grade:Some steep
Type:One way pickup
One-way distance:9,400 m
Return distance:18,800 m
Comment:From Belbins Rd parking, follow Stringy Bark Gully up to joing Clifftop Track and Skyline Trail. Descend on Grassy Valley Fire Trail to MTB car park.

References

Clarence City Council, Clarence City Council Tracks and Trails, Meehan Skyline Trail and Stringy Bark Gully Track

3 hours 20 minutes circuit
“Fantastic views of Wellington Range and Cambridge”

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Simmons Hill Circuit via Stringy Bark Gully

Goal:Stringy Bark saddle
Grade:Moderate
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:8,000 m
Comment:Take lower road to 4 way intersection. Cross creek, then zigzag track up ridge. Continue west down to saddle on Stringybark track. South -west home.

References

Cowirrie, Walks known to Cowirrie and not yet sourced, not published, Simmons Hill Circuit

“Take ridgeline west over hill. Return via Stringy Bark bike track back to car park.”

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Simmons Hill Walk

Goal:Summit of Simmons Hill
Grade:Some steep
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:6,000 m
Comment:Cross creek, then zigzag track up ridge of Simmons Hill. From summit, take steep track south via old quarries, or bike track back to car.

References

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Fully revised ed., Hillside Publishing, Page 26, Number 7, 9 - Simmons Hill

3 hours circuit
“A steady climb through open bushland. A steep descent requiring reasonable agility.”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Fully revised ed., Hillside Publishing, Page 30, Number 9, 9 - Simmons Hill

3 hours circuit
“A steady climb through open bushland. A steep descent requiring reasonable agility.”

Peter Franklin, Bushwalks - Descriptions of various bushwalks, mainly in Tasmania, Simmons Hill - 19 June 2014

“… easy walking on and over Simmins Hill…”

Recent Information of track condition (as available), Cowirrie, Simmons Hill Walk

“Could not find the return track downhill from summit. Very overgrown in December 2016 (GH).”

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