Stone Hut Quarry parking
| Nearest Road: | Quarry Rd |
|---|---|
| Nearest Town: | Meander |
| Locality: | Central Highlands |
| Latitude: | S 41° 42′ 32″ |
| Longitude: | E 146° 33′ 28″ |
| Elevation: | 575 m |
| Fee: | No charge |
| Management: | P&WS |
| Road Surface: | Rough track |
| Car Park: | Rough |
| Water: | Dry |
| Toilets: | None |
| Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
| Shelter: | None |
| Picnic Table: | No table |
| Comment: | Meander Falls Rd. Cross bridge over Smoko Creek, right fork into Quarry Rd (quite rough). Park in old quarry. (4WD may be able to get a bit further) |
4 walks from Stone Hut Quarry parking
Bastion Cascades Circuit walk
| Goal: | Bastion Cascades Track junction |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Challenging |
| Type: | Circuit |
| One-way distance: | 7,000 m |
| Comment: | Walk out on Stone Hut Track then Crofts Track. Continue down Bastion Cascade Track. Side track to Cascades and continue back to Quarry Road. |
References
Waterfalls of Tasmania, Jubec Systems and Design, About Bastion Cascades
5 hours 30 minutes circuit
“… sheer cliff faces with overhanging ledges that you walk under…”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 102, Number 45, 45 - Bastion Cascades
“… the track requires constant watching…”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 100, Number 44, 44 - Bastion Cascades
“… eventually emerges on a well-defined section of track before hitting the end of Bastion Creek Rd.”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 100, Number 44, 44 - Bastion Cascades
“… eventually emerges on a well-defined section of track before hitting the end of Bastion Creek Rd.”
Tastracks - A comprehensive Guide to Tasmanian walking tracks, Bastion Cascades / Croft Tracks - 2016
“Expect to take 2 hours to the Cascades.”
Touring Tasmania, Bastion Cascades-Stone Hut Circuit
“One of the great rainforest walks”
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Bastion Cascades walk
| Goal: | Bastion Cascades |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Some steep |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 2,000 m |
| Return distance: | 4,000 m |
| Comment: | Walk up past quarry to end of 4WD track - Bastion Creek Track straight ahead. Continue to Cascade and return. |
References
Waterfalls of Tasmania, Jubec Systems and Design, About Bastion Cascades
“… continue walking along the track folliwing pink markers and metal arrows on trees.”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 102, Number 45, 45 - Bastion Cascades
5 hours circuit
“The Stone Hut circuit… a longer but more pleasing option.”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 100, Number 44, 44 - Bastion Cascades
“… eventually emerges on a well-defined section of track before hitting the end of Bastion Creek Rd.”
website, Bushwalk Australia, Bastion Cascades - Hidden Falls
“… 4WD enabled us to drive to the start of the track…”
Brenda Bourne, Mole Creek and Chudleigh, Website, Bastion Cascades /Stone Hut Circuit Walk
“Follow the old logging track till signposted junction… Left hand path leads … straight to Cascades”
Tags
Crowdens Croft via Stone Hut Track
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| Goal: | Crowdens Croft |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Some steep |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 3,000 m |
| Return distance: | 6,000 m |
| Comment: | About 100m past the stone hut, turn left into Crofts Track. After exploring the Croft, return same way via Stone Hut. |
References
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 102, Number 45, 45 - Bastion Cascades
5 hours retrace route
“… picks its way along the base of various sets of cliffs…”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 100, Number 44, 44 - Bastion Cascades
5 hours retrace route
“Scramble down to this iddylic mossy shelf with its own small waterfall…”
Touring Tasmania, Bastion Cascades-Stone Hut Circuit
“About halfway between Stone Hut and Bastion Cascades is Crowdens Croft.”
Tags
Stone Hut Walk
| Goal: | Stone Hut |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Some steep |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 2,000 m |
| Return distance: | 4,000 m |
| Comment: | Continue walking on 4WD track till signed start of Stone Hut Track. Turn back at hut. |
References
Touring Tasmania, Bastion Cascades-Stone Hut Circuit
“Another kilometre or so further on (from the quarry) is the stone hut track.”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 100, Number 44, 44 - Stone Hut
2 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“From this point the serious climb begins…”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 98, Number 43, 43 - Stone Hut
2 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“… a sign points uphill to the right marking the start of the foot trail.”