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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Corinna parking area

Nearest Road:Corinna Rd
Nearest Town:Corinna
Locality:West Coast
Latitude:S 41° 39′ 6″
Longitude:E 145° 4′ 41″
Fee:No charge
Management:P&WS
Road Surface:Sealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Water:Tank
Toilets:Flush
Toilet Accessibility:Unknown
Shelter:Shelter
Picnic Table:Picnic table
Comment:take Waratah Rd from Waratah to Savage Riverm then Corinna Rd on to Corinna. Park in front of the hotel.

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3 walks from Corinna parking area

Huon Pine Walk (Slender Tree Fern Walk)

Goal:End of the boardwalk
Grade:Flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:300 m
Return distance:600 m
Comment:Walk starts on river edge at western end of overflow parking area. It is well sign-posted. Return same way.

References

Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, 60 Great Short Walks Tasmania, P&WS, Huon Pine Walk

20 minutes retrace route
“… this short walk follows the banks of the mysteriously dark Pieman River …”

Corinna at home in the wilderness, APM Graphics, Huon Pine Walk - 2016

20 minutes retrace route
“… has recently been upgraded as is accessible by wheelchairs.”

Stepscape contributors, Cowirrie - report from recent information, Cowirrie, Slender TreeFern Walk - Huon Pine Walk

“Sometimes named as the Slender Tree Fern Walk.”

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Old Telegraph Hill walk

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:Telegraph Hill summit
Grade:Some steep
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:550 m
Return distance:1,100 m
Comment:From hotel walk back up the road to find the track to the boardwalk on the left. It is between two of the old cottages.

References

TasTrails, TasTrails, Page 7, Number 8, Old Telegraph Hill - 26 July 2020

30 minutes retrace route
“The walk is marked correctly, but it is labelled Mt Donaldson instead of Telegraph Hill.”

One-off references or owner clarifications, A Taste of the Tarkine at Corinna Wilderness Experience

“… the boardwalk quicly becomes and unclear and muddy bush trail…”

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Whyte River Circuit

Goal:Whyte River junction with Pieman River
Grade:Moderate
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:4,000 m
Comment:Walk through the campsite to the river junction. Folllow track along Whyte River then uphill to rejoin Corinna Rd by the barbeque shelter.

References

One-off references or owner clarifications, A Taste of the Tarkine at Corinna Wilderness Experience

2 hours retrace route
“… the boardwalk quickly becomes and unclear and muddy bush trail…”

Corinna at home in the wilderness, APM Graphics, Whyte River Walk

1 hour 30 minutes circuit
“… a wonderful example of pristine temperate rainforest.”

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