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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Lisdillon Saltworks car park

Nearest Road:Saltworks Rd
Nearest Town:Lisdillon
Locality:East Coast
Latitude:S 42° 18′ 24″
Longitude:E 147° 59′ 57″
Elevation:5 m
Fee:No charge
Management:Local council
Road Surface:Unsealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Water:Dry
Toilets:None
Toilet Accessibility:No toilet
Shelter:None
Picnic Table:No table
Comment:From Tasman Highway turn east into Saltworks Rd. Continue straight ahead at Cotton Drive for 600m. Signs indicate small unsealed road to old Saltworks on left. Parking area near ruins at end of road.

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3 walks from Lisdillon Saltworks car park

Limekiln Point walk to boat ramp

Goal:Boat ramp
Grade:Flat
Type:One way pickup
One-way distance:800 m
Return distance:1,600 m
Comment:Walk south on track and over Point to boat ramp car park for pick up. Or return either via track or up the road and into the Saltworks entrance.

References

Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Lisdillon Salt Works - Visitor's Guide

“A windmill built on the rocks was used to raise seawater via a channel cut into the slope.”

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 72, Number 11, Lisdillon Saltworks and Beach

“Beach and coastal with little shelter”

Tania Horne, Think Tasmania.com, Salt Works are Where?

“Despite precise directions, we still had a devil of a time trying to get there!”

Marianne Robertson, From Petal Point to Cockle Creek - a Beach Explorers Guide to the East Coast of Tasmania, 1 ed., marianne.robertson@gmail.com, Page 85, Number 5, 12 Saltworks Conservation Area Beaches

“Limekiln Point is particularly attractive with its sighing she-oak grove…”

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Lisdillon Saltworks walk

Goal:Saltworks
Grade:Flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:250 m
Return distance:500 m
Comment:Explore area around the old saltworks ruins.

References

Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Lisdillon Salt Works - Visitor's Guide

“A windmill built on the rocks was used to raise seawater via a channel cut into the slope.”

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 72, Number 11, Lisdillon Saltworks and Beach

“A sandspit… where pelicans … sunning themselves or lazing about.”

Tania Horne, Think Tasmania.com, Salt Works are Where?

“Despite precise directions, we still had a devil of a time trying to get there!”

Marianne Robertson, From Petal Point to Cockle Creek - a Beach Explorers Guide to the East Coast of Tasmania, 1 ed., marianne.robertson@gmail.com, Page 85, Number 5, 12 Saltworks Conservation Area Beaches

“Small grassy headlands and dunes with small rocky bluffs between the beaches”

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Saltworks Beach 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:Rocky headland
Grade:Flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:1,000 m
Return distance:2,000 m
Comment:Walk north above Saltworks Beach to headland (the site of the old windmill and end of water chanel). Do not continue north beyond conservation area.

References

Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Lisdillon Salt Works - Visitor's Guide

“A windmill built on the rocks was used to raise seawater via a channel cut into the slope.”

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 72, Number 11, Lisdillon Saltworks and Beach

“Beach and coastal with little shelter”

Tania Horne, Think Tasmania.com, Salt Works are Where?

“Despite precise directions, we still had a devil of a time trying to get there!”

Marianne Robertson, From Petal Point to Cockle Creek - a Beach Explorers Guide to the East Coast of Tasmania, 1 ed., marianne.robertson@gmail.com, Page 85, Number 5, 12 Saltworks Conservation Area Beaches

“Small grassy headlands and dunes with small rocky bluffs between the beaches”

Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 231, Saltworks(n1) TAS

“part of a near-continuous 1km long section of east-facing sand…”

Nano Solutions, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia, Number 230, Saltworks(n2) TAS

“part of a near-continuous 1km long section of east-facing sand…”

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