Meadstone Falls parking (bridge out)
| Nearest Road: | Valley Rd |
|---|---|
| Nearest Town: | Fingal |
| Locality: | East |
| Latitude: | S 41° 42′ 8″ |
| Longitude: | E 148° 5′ 40″ |
| Fee: | No charge |
| Management: | P&WS |
| Road Surface: | Narrow unsealed |
| Car Park: | Side of road |
| Water: | Dry |
| Toilets: | None |
| Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
| Shelter: | None |
| Picnic Table: | No table |
| Comment: | From Esk Main Rd, take Valley Rd for about 15km. Sharp turn right then stop when bridge is out. Walk (or bike) from lk from here. |
1 walk from Meadstone Falls parking (bridge out)
Meadstone Falls walk from bridge out
Caution
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| Goal: | Meadstone Falls - top |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Some steep |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 4,000 m |
| Return distance: | 8,000 m |
| Comment: | Walk on road to original car park. Follow track to river. Then either continue on track, or if water is low, walk along bank of river to falls. |
References
Recent Information of track condition (as available), Cowirrie, Access to Meadstone Falls
“… closed after an engineering assessment of a bridge on the access road. Closure is indefinite.”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 76, Number 32, 32 - Meadstone Falls
1 hour 30 minutes retrace route
“A short walk on an easy trail…”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 74, Number 31, 31 - Meadstone Falls
1 hour 30 minutes retrace route
“Riverside scrambling is an option for the active.”
Caedence Kuepper, Caedence Kuepper on Flickr, Flickr, Meadstone Falls
“The bridge is out - difficult to walk across”
Cowirrie - report from recent visit, Cowirrie, Meadstone Falls
“Due to missing bridge, walk extra 2500m to start of track. Return same way - total 8km ish. Or bike.”
Raelene and Rod Newell, Thirty-Five Walks to Waterfalls in Tasmania, 1st ed., Raelene and Rod Newell, Page 50, Number 17, Meadstone Falls
Waterfalls of Tasmania, Jubec Systems and Design, Meadstone Falls
3 hours 30 minutes
website, Bushwalk Australia, Meadstone Falls Access
“If the road is officially closed insurance is usually void.”
website, Bushwalk Australia, Puzzler Gorge
“If you have a 2WD car best to leave it at the left hand turn just after the right turn off Valley Rd”