StepScape

What is StepScape?

This site is working towards showing every published Tasmanian day walk on a single map.

StepScape is a work in progress, currently showing 2,212 of an estimated 3,000 published bushwalks in Tasmania.

StepScape is also available as an app for iPhone and iPad.

Read about what the StepScape app does differently from this website.

Caution

This site is a list of walks, not a walking guide. Before undertaking any walk, consult the references provided.

Most of the references made every attempt at accuracy but did not guarantee it. Some are books that are now out of print, so information that was once accurate may not remain so. Changes may include:

  • Land becoming private or reserved
  • Tracks being damaged or rehabilitated
  • Road access being blocked
  • Bad weather or bushfires temporarily making a walk unsafe
Sites to check before you walk How do I get started?

Every pin on the map represents a car park with at least one known walk. Click on the pins for information. Or, click on the Filter tab above to only show the walks that interest you.

Every walk includes a References section listing the books, brochures or websites that mention it. Consult those sources for more information.

What are the latest additions?

Latest car park

Mount Saddleback 4WD parking

Latest walk

Mount Saddleback Track by 4WD

Latest change

Added 2WD and 4WD parking options for Mount Saddleback.

Updated on

2023-07-18

Who made this website?

The StepScape website was created by Cowirrie, a small software development company in Launceston. We take information and present it so it is accessible and useful to people. Our other work includes the SepiaScape guide to historic Tasmania and the PBPhonics app for basic English literacy practice.

We have also taken some of these walks ourselves, and written comprehensive walk reports about them.

Data Entry

Jan Horton

Programming

Michael Horton

Maps

Google Maps JavaScript API

Components

jQuery, used under the MIT License

jQuery CSV, used under the MIT License

jQuery UI, used under the MIT License

jQuery UI Touch Punch, used under the MIT License

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Kermandie Falls new parking area

Nearest Road:Oigles Rd
Nearest Town:Geeveston
Locality:South East
Latitude:S 43° 11′ 8″
Longitude:E 146° 52′ 44″
Elevation:110 m
Fee:No charge
Management:Sustainable Timber Tasmania
Road Surface:Unsealed
Car Park:Side of road
Water:Stream
Toilets:None
Toilet Accessibility:No toilet
Shelter:None
Picnic Table:No table
Comment:New route. Drive west from Geeveston on Arve Rd. Turn left into Oigles Rd just past gun range. Drive 4.75 km to Kermandie River Bridge. Cross bridge, park on road side.

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3 walks from Kermandie Falls new parking area

Kermandie Falls Walk

Goal:Kermandie Falls
Grade:Some steep
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:3,000 m
Return distance:6,000 m
Comment:Track is on upper side of Oigles Rd, SW of bridge - starts as old 4WD then footpad. Follow it upstream to falls. Return.

References

Stepscape contributors, Cowirrie - report from recent information, Cowirrie, Finding start of Kermandie Falls Track

“Track starts where Oigles Rd(Forestry) almost meets Kermandie River Rd (very rough) on Listmap.”

Anne Nuss and Nell Tyson, Family Bush Walks in Tasmania's Huon Valley, Rivendell Books, Page 43, Number 3, 14 - Kermandie Falls

3 hours retrace route
“Only the Kermandie River Track option is now available”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Fully revised ed., Hillside Publishing, Page 70, Number 29, 29 - Kermandie falls

3 hours retrace route
“Start where Kermandie River Rd almost meets Oigles Rd”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Hillside Publishing, Page 66, Number 27, 27 - Kermandie falls

2 hours retrace route
“Note that the road instructions are now out of date. Riawunna Rd not usually accessible.”

Raelene and Rod Newell, Thirty-Five Walks to Waterfalls in Tasmania, 1st ed., Raelene and Rod Newell, Page 32, Number 10, Kermandie Falls

Waterfalls of Tasmania, Jubec Systems and Design, Kermandie Falls

2 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“Moderate muddy slopes”

Stepscape contributors, Cowirrie - report from recent information, Cowirrie, Kermandie Falls - 17Dec18

“Access via Oigles Rd is much simpler”

Di, Di's Walk a Month, Di, Number 2013, 26 May 2013 - Kermandie Falls

3 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“Track quality rating - poor.”

Denis, Hiking South East Tasmania, Old Hartz Track - Kermandie Falls

“… the falls which were not flowing too much, but never the less were quite a nice sight.”

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Old Hartz Track from Geeveston to Bennets Rd and return

Goal:Bennetts Rd-Bennets Spur 2 parking
Grade:Some steep
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:8,500 m
Return distance:17,000 m
Comment:Follow route to Kermandie Falls, but left fork just before falls. Follows Kermandie River for first 6km.

References

Denis, Hiking South East Tasmania, Old Hartz Track - Kermandie Falls

7 hours retrace route
“… a good walk through quite nice forest along the river.”

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Old Hartz Track from Geeveston to Hartz Peak parking one way

Caution

This site is a list of walks, not a walking guide. Before undertaking any walk, consult the references below.

For additional information about safe walking in Tasmania, go to the StepScape tab.

Goal:Hartz Peak Car Park
Grade:Some steep
Type:One way pickup
One-way distance:14,000 m
Return distance:28,000 m
Comment:Follow route to Kermandie Falls, but left fork just before falls. Follows Kermandie River for first 6km. At Bennetts Rd, turn left to find Spur 2 Rd.

References

Denis, Hiking South East Tasmania, Old Hartz Track - Kermandie Falls

“… a good walk through quite nice forest along the river.”

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