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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Tasmanian Bushland Garden car park

Nearest Road:Tasman Highway
Nearest Town:Buckland
Locality:East
Latitude:S 42° 36′ 31″
Longitude:E 147° 40′ 15″
Elevation:160 m
Fee:Donation
Management:Community
Road Surface:Sealed
Car Park:Sealed
Water:Mains tap
Toilets:Flush
Toilet Accessibility:Unknown
Shelter:Shelter
Picnic Table:Picnic table
Comment:4km south of Buckland on the Tasman Highway.

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3 walks from Tasmanian Bushland Garden car park

Hilltop Loop Track

Goal:Lookout
Grade:Moderate
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:500 m
Comment:From Picnic Shelter to the Lookout and back round - with some steps.

References

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 166, Number 30, Tasmanian Bushland Garden

“From a lookout at the highest point of the walk you will be able to see as far as the Three Thumbs..”

Keith Corbett, Tasmanian Bushland Garden, The Tasmanian Bushland Garden

35 minutes circuit
“…begins from the picnic shelter and going via the top of the quarry…”

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Tasmanian Bushland Garden Circuit

Goal:Lookout
Grade:Moderate
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:1,400 m
Comment:Take circuit track anti-clockwise around the reserve.

References

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 166, Number 30, Tasmanian Bushland Garden

1 hour circuit
“From a lookout at the highest point of the walk you will be able to see as far as the Three Thumbs..”

Keith Corbett, Tasmanian Bushland Garden, The Tasmanian Bushland Garden

1 hour 30 minutes circuit
“The Wallaby Track - Wombat Track circuit”

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Tasmanian Bushland Garden White Gum Loop

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:Nelson Creek Junction
Grade:Fairly flat
Type:CircuitRetrace
One-way distance:400 m
Comment:Follow White Gum loop down to Nelson Creek. Return on alternate track back to car park

References

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 166, Number 30, Tasmanian Bushland Garden

“The track passes under the canopy of a stand of magnificent white gums…following a small watercourse”

Keith Corbett, Tasmanian Bushland Garden, The Tasmanian Bushland Garden

30 minutes circuit
“…begins from the Memorial Garden area and takes you down the White Gum Valley.”

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