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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Cameron Inlet parking

Nearest Road:Cameron Inlet Rd
Nearest Town:Lady Barron
Locality:Flinders Island
Latitude:S 40° 4′ 10″
Longitude:E 148° 17′ 4″
Elevation:5 m
Fee:No charge
Management:P&WS
Road Surface:Unsealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Water:Dry
Toilets:None
Toilet Accessibility:No toilet
Shelter:None
Picnic Table:No table
Comment:Take Lady Barron Rd and turn north on Lackrana Rd then eat on Cameron Inlet Rd. Parking is at the end of the road by Planter Beach.

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3 walks from Cameron Inlet parking

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.

C.C.Funk Shipwreck walk on South Planter Beach

Goal:Shipwreck of the C.C. Funk
Grade:Flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:4,700 m
Return distance:9,400 m
Comment:From carpark walk out to beach and locate tagged marker pole to find carpark on return. Walk south on beach about 4 km to find wreck in sand dunes.

References

Melanie Ball, Top Walks in Tasmania, Hardie Grant Travel, Page 178, Number 31, Cameron Inlet Flinders Island - May 26 2019

2 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“Inlet often closed. If not,usually can be waded. If too wet, walk north instead.”

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Cameron Inlet beach walk

Goal:Inlet access
Grade:Fairly flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:1,250 m
Return distance:2,500 m
Comment:From carpark walk out to beach. Note tagged marker pole to find carpark on return. Walk south on beach about 1.2 km to access over dunes to inlet.

References

Melanie Ball, Top Walks in Tasmania, Hardie Grant Travel, Page 178, Number 31, Cameron Inlet Flinders Island - May 26 2019

45 minutes retrace route
“Cross to inlet where the dunes have been flattened out by wind.”

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Cameron Inlet Bird Hide walk

Goal:Bird Hide
Grade:Fairly flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:800 m
Return distance:1,600 m
Comment:Walk back on road to bird hide. Return same way.

References

Melanie Ball, Top Walks in Tasmania, Hardie Grant Travel, Page 178, Number 31, Cameron Inlet Flinders Island - May 26 2019

“… a bird hide part-way along the access road enables you to watch their goings-on unobserved.”

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