Long Marsh Dam west side parking
| Nearest Road: | Tooms Lake Rd |
|---|---|
| Nearest Town: | Ross |
| Locality: | East |
| Latitude: | S 42° 9′ 8″ |
| Longitude: | E 147° 49′ 46″ |
| Elevation: | 400 m |
| Fee: | No charge |
| Management: | Local council |
| Road Surface: | Narrow unsealed |
| Car Park: | Side of road |
| Water: | Stream |
| Toilets: | None |
| Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
| Shelter: | None |
| Picnic Table: | No table |
| Comment: | From Ross, take Tooms Lake Rd, then Honeysuckle Rd. Park where road ends at bridge out on Macquarie River, and walk across and up the slope to 4WD track north. |
2 walks from Long Marsh Dam west side parking
Long Marsh Dam long circuit
| Goal: | Probation Station Ruins |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Some steep |
| Type: | Circuit |
| One-way distance: | 5,000 m |
| Comment: | Cross river, walk up road to sharp turn right. Walk north on 4WD track. Continue north down to old Dam and up to old site. Return on north side track. |
References
website, Bushwalk Australia, Long Marsh Dam 2009
“A lot of interesting history here”
Chris Boden, Off-Road Tasmania, 3 ed., Roving Land and Recreation Services, Page 126, Long Marsh Dam 2009
“If there has been recent rain the river is difficult to cross”
Peter Franklin, Bushwalks - Descriptions of various bushwalks, mainly in Tasmania, Long Marsh Dam 30 March 2016
“A marked walking track took us to the ruins of the probation station.”
Tags
Long Marsh Dam walk from the west of river
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| Goal: | Old weir |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Some steep |
| Type: | CircuitRetrace |
| One-way distance: | 4,000 m |
| Comment: | Backtrack up road to 4WS track on north side. Walk in, continue on marked track to old station. Return same way. |
References
Peter Franklin, Bushwalk Track Notes, Page 4, Number 2016, Long Marsh Dam 2 April 2016
“The dam site can also be visited from this western side of the river”
website, Bushwalk Australia, Long Marsh Dam 2009
“A lot of interesting history here”
Chris Boden, Off-Road Tasmania, 3 ed., Roving Land and Recreation Services, Page 126, Long Marsh Dam 2009
“The … dam can be reached by climbing up the track on the western side of the river.”