Kermandie Falls new parking area
Nearest Road: | Oigles Rd |
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Nearest Town: | Geeveston |
Locality: | South East |
Latitude: | S 43° 11′ 8″ |
Longitude: | E 146° 52′ 44″ |
Elevation: | 110 m |
Fee: | No charge |
Management: | Sustainable Timber Tasmania |
Road Surface: | Unsealed |
Car Park: | Side of road |
Water: | Stream |
Toilets: | None |
Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
Shelter: | None |
Picnic Table: | No table |
Comment: | New route. Drive west from Geeveston on Arve Rd. Turn left into Oigles Rd just past gun range. Drive 4.75 km to Kermandie River Bridge. Cross bridge, park on road side. |
3 walks from Kermandie Falls new parking area
Kermandie Falls Walk
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Goal: | Kermandie Falls |
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Grade: | Some steep |
Type: | Retrace route |
One-way distance: | 3,000 m |
Return distance: | 6,000 m |
Comment: | Track is on upper side of Oigles Rd, SW of bridge - starts as old 4WD then footpad. Follow it upstream to falls. Return. |
References
Stepscape contributors, Cowirrie - report from recent information, Cowirrie, Finding start of Kermandie Falls Track
“Track starts where Oigles Rd(Forestry) almost meets Kermandie River Rd (very rough) on Listmap.â€
Anne Nuss and Nell Tyson, Family Bush Walks in Tasmania's Huon Valley, Rivendell Books, Page 43, Number 3, 14 - Kermandie Falls
3 hours retrace route
“Only the Kermandie River Track option is now availableâ€
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Fully revised ed., Hillside Publishing, Page 70, Number 29, 29 - Kermandie falls
3 hours retrace route
“Start where Kermandie River Rd almost meets Oigles Rdâ€
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Hillside Publishing, Page 66, Number 27, 27 - Kermandie falls
2 hours retrace route
“Note that the road instructions are now out of date. Riawunna Rd not usually accessible.â€
Raelene and Rod Newell, Thirty-Five Walks to Waterfalls in Tasmania, 1st ed., Raelene and Rod Newell, Page 32, Number 10, Kermandie Falls
Waterfalls of Tasmania, Jubec Systems and Design, Kermandie Falls
2 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“Moderate muddy slopesâ€
Stepscape contributors, Cowirrie - report from recent information, Cowirrie, Kermandie Falls - 17Dec18
“Access via Oigles Rd is much simplerâ€
Di, Di's Walk a Month, Di, Number 2013, 26 May 2013 - Kermandie Falls
3 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“Track quality rating - poor.â€
Denis, Hiking South East Tasmania, Old Hartz Track - Kermandie Falls
“… the falls which were not flowing too much, but never the less were quite a nice sight.â€
Tags
Old Hartz Track from Geeveston to Bennets Rd and return
Goal: | Bennetts Rd-Bennets Spur 2 parking |
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Grade: | Some steep |
Type: | Retrace route |
One-way distance: | 8,500 m |
Return distance: | 17,000 m |
Comment: | Follow route to Kermandie Falls, but left fork just before falls. Follows Kermandie River for first 6km. |
References
Denis, Hiking South East Tasmania, Old Hartz Track - Kermandie Falls
7 hours retrace route
“… a good walk through quite nice forest along the river.â€
Tags
Old Hartz Track from Geeveston to Hartz Peak parking one way
Goal: | Hartz Peak Car Park |
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Grade: | Some steep |
Type: | One way pickup |
One-way distance: | 14,000 m |
Return distance: | 28,000 m |
Comment: | Follow route to Kermandie Falls, but left fork just before falls. Follows Kermandie River for first 6km. At Bennetts Rd, turn left to find Spur 2 Rd. |
References
Denis, Hiking South East Tasmania, Old Hartz Track - Kermandie Falls
“… a good walk through quite nice forest along the river.â€