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 2,148 of an estimated 3,000 published bushwalks in Tasmania.

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

Powranna Nature Reserve

Latest walk

Flowers Hill Track

Latest change

Adding references from Day Hikes Tasmania to #11

Updated on

2020-12-10

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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Calcified Forest parking

Nearest Road:Seal Rocks Rd
Nearest Town:Currie
Locality:King Island
Latitude:S 40° 6′ 14″
Longitude:E 143° 53′ 15″
Elevation:90 m
Management:P&WS
Road Surface:Unsealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Water:Unknown
Shelter:Shelter

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1 walk from Calcified Forest parking

Calcified Forest 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:Calcified Forest
Grade:Flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:630 m
Return distance:1,260 m

References

Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, 2019, 60 Great Short Walks Tasmania, Website, Number 33, Calcified Forest (King Island)

30 minutes retrace route
“… made up of hundreds of weirdly shaped limestone features.”

King Island - Things to Do - Island Trails, King Island Tourism, Page 1, Number 5, South West Trails

30 minutes retrace route

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Coastal
Geologic interest
Foot pad
60 Great Short Walks