The Needles parking area
| Nearest Road: | Gordon River Rd |
|---|---|
| Nearest Town: | Maydena |
| Locality: | South West |
| Latitude: | S 42° 43′ 29″ |
| Longitude: | E 146° 27′ 22″ |
| Elevation: | 650 m |
| Fee: | Parks Pass |
| Management: | National Park |
| Road Surface: | Sealed |
| Car Park: | Good unsealed |
| Water: | Dry |
| Toilets: | None |
| Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
| Shelter: | None |
| Picnic Table: | No table |
| Comment: | The large parking area is on the north side at the high point as the road crosses the Humboldt Divide. The track is on the south side of the road. |
2 walks from The Needles parking area
The Needles short wildflower walk
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| Goal: | Bulldozer loop |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Fairly flat |
| Type: | No defined route |
| One-way distance: | 500 m |
| Comment: | For those who don't want to climb the hill, the old bulldozer tracks make a good loop to explore the wildflowers in season. |
References
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Fully revised ed., Hillside Publishing, Page 60, Number 24, 24 - The Needles
“Walk to registration booth, then keep bearing left back to start.”
Melanie Ball, Top Walks in Tasmania, Hardie Grant Travel, Page 371, Number 63, The Needles
“Spring and summer flowering of yellow bush peas, cream mountain richea, mauve honey myrtle…”
Andrew Bain, Walks in Nature - Tasmania, Hardie Grant Travel, Number 15, 15 - The Needles
“Look for a rock cairn on the southern side of the road… follow old tracks.”
TasTrails, TasTrails, Page 5, Number 5, The Needles - 9 Jul 2014
“Do not go uphill beyond the registration booth. Instead, explore the open area nearer the road.”
Tags
The Needles walk
| Goal: | The Needles |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Long climb |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 1,200 m |
| Return distance: | 2,400 m |
| Comment: | Footpad to top of nearest Needles. At top, stay aware of location of track back down while walking to the summit cairn. Return. |
References
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Fully revised ed., Hillside Publishing, Page 60, Number 24, 24 - The Needles
2 hours retrace route
“…From here it is just a 5-10 minutes camper up the rocky ridgeline…”
Melanie Ball, Top Walks in Tasmania, Hardie Grant Travel, Page 371, Number 63, The Needles
2 hours retrace route
“Beginning on a fire trail. Find cairn of white rocks and turn right to the registration booth.”
Andrew Bain, Walks in Nature - Tasmania, Hardie Grant Travel, Number 15, 15 - The Needles
“A classic short walk, climbint to a peak studded with jagged pinnacles.”
Pete, Travel with Pete - Walking in Australia and Beyond, The Needles & Mt Sprent
2 hours retrace route
“At first I didn't realise that the track started on the southern side of the road, opposite carpark”
TasTrails, TasTrails, Page 5, Number 5, The Needles - 9 Jul 2014
2 hours retrace route
“… uninterupted panoramic views from rugged mountainous terrain with minimum physical exertion.”