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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Boat Harbour West parking

Nearest Road:Port Rd
Nearest Town:Boat Harbour
Locality:NW Coast
Latitude:S 40° 55′ 33″
Longitude:E 145° 36′ 47″
Fee:Parks Pass
Management:National Park
Road Surface:Narrow unsealed
Car Park:Side of road
Toilets:None
Toilet Accessibility:No toilet
Shelter:None
Picnic Table:No table
Comment:From Bass Highway take Port road down through the seaside settlement to the western end. Park on the side of the road.

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1 walk from Boat Harbour West parking

Boat Harbour Walk to Sisters Beach

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:Sisters Beach
Grade:Some steep
Type:One way pickup
One-way distance:6,000 m
Return distance:12,000 m
Comment:Rock hopping at low tide only. Work way around shoreline to Sisters Beach and find car park at the start of the Postmans Track.

References

Ian Ferris, Updates from Ian F, Updates forwarded to Cowirrie, Boat Harbour walk to Sisters Beach

“Best done by going up off coast onto Postmands track from SB then back down to BH - signed turnoff.”

Ian Ferris, Updates from Ian F, Updates forwarded to Cowirrie, Boat Harbour walk to Sisters Beach

“The BH end has become very weedy and unpleasant (2018). Ask a local about old caves.”

Mark Dickenson, Chris Howard, Greg Rubock, Day Walks in Tasmania, Envirobook, Page 31, Number 10, Sisters Beach Coast Walk

5 hours one way pickup
“The walk consistes mostly of rock-hopping with a little rock scrambling.”

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