Meadstone Falls car park
| Nearest Road: | Valley Rd |
|---|---|
| Nearest Town: | Fingal |
| Locality: | East |
| Latitude: | S 41° 43′ 51″ |
| Longitude: | E 148° 4′ 44″ |
| Fee: | No charge |
| Road Surface: | Narrow unsealed |
| Car Park: | Side of road |
| Water: | Dry |
| Toilets: | None |
| Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
| Shelter: | None |
| Picnic Table: | No table |
| Comment: | From Esk Main Rd, take Valley Rd for about 15km. Sharp turn right for another 2km till road is blocked due to missing bridge. Walk from here. |
1 walk from Meadstone Falls car park
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Meadstone Falls Walk from original car park - plus 2500 walk from new parking area
| Goal: | Meadstone Falls - top |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Some steep |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 4,000 m |
| Return distance: | 8,000 m |
| Comment: | Missing Bridge. 2500m to old track, then track to the river. Then either continue on track, or if water is low, walk along bank of river to falls. |
References
Recent Information of track condition (as available), Cowirrie, Access to Meadstone Falls
“… closed after an engineering assessment of a bridge on the access road. Closure is indefinite.”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 76, Number 32, 32 - Meadstone Falls
“A short walk on an easy trail… (but now an extra 2500m each way)”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 74, Number 31, 31 - Meadstone Falls
“Riverside scrambling is an option for the active.”
Cowirrie - report from recent visit, Cowirrie, Meadstone Falls
“Due to missing bridge, walk extra 2500m to start of track. Return same way - total 8km ish. Or bike.”
Raelene and Rod Newell, Thirty-Five Walks to Waterfalls in Tasmania, 1st ed., Raelene and Rod Newell, Page 50, Number 17, Meadstone Falls
“Spectacular and rugged walk to these falls…”
Waterfalls of Tasmania, Jubec Systems and Design, Meadstone Falls
3 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“From the missing bridge, it is a 2.5km along the old road to the original trailhead for the falls.”
website, Bushwalk Australia, Meadstone Falls Access
“If the road is officially closed insurance is usually void.”
website, Bushwalk Australia, Puzzler Gorge
“if you have a 2WD car best to leave it at the left hand turn just after the right turn off Valley Rd”