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

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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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Mount Clark parking

Nearest Road:Fire Tower Rd
Nearest Town:Koonya
Locality:Tasman Peninsula
Latitude:S 43° 6′ 17″
Longitude:E 147° 47′ 51″
Elevation:310 m
Road Surface:Narrow unsealed
Car Park:Side of road
Toilets:None
Toilet Accessibility:No toilet
Shelter:None
Picnic Table:No table

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4 walks from Mount Clark parking

Clark Cliffs Circuit

Goal:Mount Clark summit
Grade:Some steep
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:4,000 m
Comment:Clark Cliffs walk clockwise steeply up Mt Clark, long gentle descent. Or start with fire trail and do steep descent anticlockwise.

References

Di, Di's Walk a Month, Di, Page 4, Number 2016, April 2016 - Clark Cliffs, Koonya

“… quite a lot of small and large trees had fallen over the track…”

Peter and Shirley Storey, Peninsula Tracks - 35 walks in and around the proposed Tasman National Park, 1st ed., Tasmanian Conservation Trust, Page 56, Number 32, Clark Cliffs Circuit

“Grade - hard”

TasTrails, TasTrails, Page 5, Number 7, Clarks Cliffs - 11 Nov 2013

4 hours circuit
“Track conditions making this … walk is an interesting challenge at times.”

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Clark Cliffs Walk from the north and return

Goal:Clark Cliffs
Grade:Long climb
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:3,700 m
Return distance:7,400 m
Comment:Clark Cliffs Circuit anti-clockwise starting on fire trail to Clark Cliffs and return via fire trail route to avoid steep descent.

References

Di, Di's Walk a Month, Di, Page 4, Number 2016, April 2016 - Clark Cliffs, Koonya

“walk out onto the fabulous dolerite clifftop above the Musk Forest.”

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 120, Number 21, Clark Cliffs

3 hours retrace route
“… a seady, not very steep climb.”

TasTrails, TasTrails, Page 5, Number 7, Clarks Cliffs - 11 Nov 2013

4 hours retrace route
“This section of the track is quite overgrown with beautiful myrtles and eucalypts.”

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Norfolk Bay Lookout from Clark Cliffs 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:Lookout
Grade:Moderate
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:2,500 m
Return distance:5,000 m
Comment:Follow Clark Cliffs Walk on track heading north. Detour to Norfolk Bay Lookout, return to car park

References

Di, Di's Walk a Month, Di, Page 4, Number 2016, April 2016 - Clark Cliffs, Koonya

“About 30 minutes in, a very short side-track to the right … nice views of Norfolk Bay and Koonya.”

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 120, Number 21, Clark Cliffs

“… a stone seat on the edge of sheer dolerite columns…”

Peter and Shirley Storey, Peninsula Tracks - 35 walks in and around the proposed Tasman National Park, 1st ed., Tasmanian Conservation Trust, Page 56, Number 32, Clark Cliffs Circuit

TasTrails, TasTrails, Page 5, Number 7, Clarks Cliffs - 11 Nov 2013

“… very short side-track… provides brilliant views…”

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Plummer Creek Walk

Goal:Plummer Creek junction
Grade:Moderate
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:750 m
Return distance:1,500 m
Comment:Start Clark Cliffs Track along Plummer Creek (not the fire trail) Continue to creek crossing and return before the track goes steeply uphill.

References

Peter and Shirley Storey, Peninsula Tracks - 35 walks in and around the proposed Tasman National Park, 1st ed., Tasmanian Conservation Trust, Page 56, Number 32, Clark Cliffs Circuit

TasTrails, TasTrails, Page 5, Number 7, Clarks Cliffs - 11 Nov 2013

“The walk soon flattens and dries out.”

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