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 |
4 walks from Mount Clark parking
Clark Cliffs Circuit
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| 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 9, Number 3, Clarks Cliffs - November 11, 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 9, Number 3, Clarks Cliffs - November 11, 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
| 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 9, Number 3, Clarks Cliffs - November 11, 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 12, Number 3, Clarks Cliffs
“The walk soon flattens and dries out.”