Tower Hill boom gate parking
| Nearest Road: | Cabin Rd |
|---|---|
| Nearest Town: | Fingal |
| Locality: | East |
| Latitude: | S 41° 32′ 48″ |
| Longitude: | E 147° 51′ 41″ |
| Elevation: | 950 m |
| Fee: | No charge |
| Management: | Sustainable Timber Tasmania |
| Road Surface: | Narrow unsealed |
| Car Park: | Side of road |
| Water: | Dry |
| Toilets: | None |
| Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
| Shelter: | None |
| Picnic Table: | No table |
| Comment: | From Fingal, Brown St then right after bridge for 6km on Mathinna Rd, left into Mullens Rd for 7km. Right into Tower Hill Rd. Cabin Rd is 5 km on left. Park before boom gate. |
3 walks from Tower Hill boom gate parking
East Tower walk
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| Goal: | East Tower Hill summit rocks |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Long climb |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 1,300 m |
| Return distance: | 2,600 m |
| Comment: | Park near locked boom gate. Walk 1.2km up road to East Tower car park. Many steps up to fire watcher cabin. Gate may be locked below that. |
References
Bill Wilkinson, The Abels - Tasmania's Mountains over 1100m high, 1 ed., The Tasmanian Outdoors Collection, Page 98, Number 138, East Tower
30 minutes retrace route
“… formed steps and several fixed ladders on the steep climb up to the fire lookout cabin.”
Cowirrie - report from recent visit, Cowirrie, Tower Hill (East and West)
“Tower Hill can also be accessed from Mathinna on Golden Gate Rd to start of Cabin Rd.”
Cowirrie - report from recent visit, Cowirrie, Tower Hill East and West
“Cabin Rd is narrow, steep and winding, with no easy turning space at boom gate.”
Mowser, Mowser Productions, Tower Hills (East and West Towers) - 21 April 2019
“I headed up the peak (after sneaking through the gate).”
Louise Fairfax, Naturelover's Walks, West Tower, East Tower 2014 March
“I didn't expect to find any enjoyment in East Tower… but the view from the top was much better…”
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Tower Hill Junction walk
| Goal: | Junction of Cabin Rd and old fire trail to West Tower |
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| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 1,000 m |
| Return distance: | 2,000 m |
| Comment: | Park near locked boom gate. Walk 1km up road. Stone cairn on left marks start of old mossy fire trail to West Tower. A good spot for a break. |
References
Bill Wilkinson, The Abels - Tasmania's Mountains over 1100m high, 1 ed., The Tasmanian Outdoors Collection, Page 98, Number 138, East Tower
30 minutes retrace route
“… formed steps and several fixed ladders on the steep climb up to the fire lookout cabin.”
Cowirrie - report from recent visit, Cowirrie, Tower Hill (East and West)
“Tower Hill can also be accessed from Mathinna on Golden Gate Rd to start of Cabin Rd.”
Cowirrie - report from recent visit, Cowirrie, Tower Hill East and West
“Cabin Rd is narrow, steep and winding to boom gate, with no easy turning space at boom gate.”
Mowser, Mowser Productions, Tower Hills (East and West Towers) - 21 April 2019
“I headed up the peak (after sneaking through the gate).”
Louise Fairfax, Naturelover's Walks, West Tower, East Tower 2014 March
“I didn't expect to find any enjoyment in East Tower… but the view from the top was much better…”
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West Tower walk
| Goal: | West Tower Hill summit cairn |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Challenging |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 4,000 m |
| Return distance: | 8,000 m |
| Comment: | From Tower Hill Junction, follow old mossy fire trail south and west. Pink tags mark where to leave fire trail to cross saddle to West Tower. Return. |
References
Cowirrie - report from recent visit, Cowirrie, Tower Hill (East and West)
“Access as for Tower Hill Junction.”
Cowirrie - report from recent visit, Cowirrie, Tower Hill (East and West)
“Many fallen logs over old fire trail. Pink ribbon track gets denser further west”
Mowser, Mowser Productions, Tower Hills (East and West Towers) - 21 April 2019
2 hours 54 minutes retrace route
“After about 1.5km Turned off the road onto a very rough fire trail.”
Bill Wilkinson, The Abels - Tasmania's Mountains over 1100m high, 1 ed., The Tasmanian Outdoors Collection, Page 100, Number 150, West Tower
3 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“It is pointless traversing the ridgeline (of West Tower) as it has several sheer terminations.”
Louise Fairfax, Naturelover's Walks, West Tower, East Tower 2014 March
“We walked uphill from the locked boom gate for 12 mins … remains of an old road to the left… a cairn”