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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Cathedral Rock Car Park

Nearest Road:Betts Rd
Nearest Town:Kingston
Locality:Hobart
Latitude:S 42° 57′ 16″
Longitude:E 147° 12′ 24″
Elevation:250 m
Fee:No charge
Road Surface:Unsealed
Car Park:Side of road
Water:Stream
Toilets:None
Toilet Accessibility:No toilet
Shelter:None
Picnic Table:No table
Comment:From Huon Road turn west into Betts Road. Follow it for 1.1km to cross North West Bay River. Park on side of road 20m beyond bridge. Do not block driveways.

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4 walks from Cathedral Rock Car Park

Cathedral Rock Walk (Mt Wellington)

Goal:Cathedral Rock
Grade:Some Very Steep
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:4,500 m
Return distance:9,000 m
Comment:Follow Cathedral Rock Track to the rock. Return same way.

References

website, Bushwalk Australia, Cathedral Rock (*2!), Montagu Thumbs and Wellington Falls

“At this point it gets EXREMELY steep!”

TasTrails, TasTrails, Page 3, Number 3, Cathedral Rock - July 9, 2013

4 hours retrace route
“Once at the top after the short gruelling climb…”

Andrew Bain, Walks in Nature - Tasmania, Hardie Grant Travel, Number 9, 09 - Cathedral Rock and Montagu Thumbs

“To Cathedral Rock it's a rise of nearly 900m in altitude.”

Tracks and Trails in Kingborough, Kingborough Council, Number 1, 01 - Cathedral Rock Track

4 hours retrace route
“… a steep, zig-zagging, heart-testing climb to the towering dolerite columns of Cathedral Rock.”

Denis, Hiking South East Tasmania, Montagu Thumbs Circuit - Thursday 31st October 2013

4 hours retrace route
“The track up to the rock is being eroded in places and is quite steep and rocky.”

Di, Di's Walk a Month, Di, Page 9, Number 2016, September 2016 - Cathedral Rock, Mt Wellington

4 hours retrace route
“… you have to use your hands to help you climb up the track.”

John Chapman and Monica Chapman, Day Walks Tasmania, 2 ed., John Chapman, Page 50, Number 8, 8 - Wellington Falls Circuit

3 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“Be careful near the cliff edge particularly in windy weather as it is not fenced.”

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Montagu Thumbs walk

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:Montagu Thumbs
Grade:Some Very Steep
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:5,400 m
Return distance:10,800 m
Comment:Follow Cathedral Rock Track, then Montagu Thumbs Traverse. Return same way.

References

website, Bushwalk Australia, Cathedral Rock (*2!), Montagu Thumbs and Wellington Falls

“On the map it doesn't look as though the walk undulates much at all. Wrong!!!”

Andrew Bain, Walks in Nature - Tasmania, Hardie Grant Travel, Number 9, 09 - Cathedral Rock and Montagu Thumbs

“The last 100m up to Montagu Thumbs is at a less extreme gradient…”

Denis, Hiking South East Tasmania, Montagu Thumbs Circuit - Thursday 31st October 2013

“… it is a very narrow ridge in places with steep drops on both sides.”

John Chapman and Monica Chapman, Day Walks Tasmania, 2 ed., John Chapman, Page 50, Number 8, 8 - Wellington Falls Circuit

5 hours retrace route
“… the track becomes rougher, requiring some scrambling.”

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North West Bay River walk at Neika

Goal:Junction to Pipeline Track
Grade:Moderate
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:1,700 m
Return distance:3,400 m
Comment:Follow the Cathedral Rock rack along the river to the junction with the connector track over the river to join the Pipeline Track. Return.

References

TasTrails, TasTrails, Page 3, Number 3, Cathedral Rock - July 9, 2013

“Once at the top, the exit from the river is clearly marked by cairns and tape markers”

Tracks and Trails in Kingborough, Kingborough Council, Number 1, 01 - Cathedral Rock Track

“… Meanders through wet forest beside the boulder-strewn North West Bay River.”

Di, Di's Walk a Month, Di, Page 9, Number 2016, September 2016 - Cathedral Rock, Mt Wellington

1 hour 30 minutes retrace route
“… pretty, relatively flat and very pleasant.”

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Wellington Falls Circuit

Goal:Wellington Falls
Grade:Some Very Steep
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:13,400 m
Comment:Follow Cathedral Rock Track, then Montagu Thumbs Traverse and Mt Montagu track round to Wellington Falls. Return via Lower Tk, Pipeline Tk.

References

website, Bushwalk Australia, Cathedral Rock (*2!), Montagu Thumbs and Wellington Falls

10 hours
“Despite the strenuous nature of the walk, I'd give it a 9 out of 10 as… absolutely spectacular.”

Denis, Hiking South East Tasmania, Montagu Thumbs Circuit - Thursday 31st October 2013

6 hours 34 minutes circuit
“This section of track was quite poorly marked and hard to distinguish in places…”

John Chapman and Monica Chapman, Day Walks Tasmania, 2 ed., John Chapman, Page 50, Number 8, 8 - Wellington Falls Circuit

7 hours circuit retrace
“Do not attempt this walk in wet conditions.”

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