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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Winifred Curtis Reserve parking area

Nearest Road:Tasman Hwy
Nearest Town:Scamander
Locality:East Coast
Latitude:S 41° 28′ 38″
Longitude:E 148° 15′ 13″
Elevation:10 m
Fee:No charge
Management:P&WS
Road Surface:Sealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Water:Dry
Toilets:None
Toilet Accessibility:No toilet
Shelter:None
Picnic Table:No table
Comment:Just south of Scamander on the Tasman Highway, opposite Upper Scamander Rd.

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5 walks from Winifred Curtis Reserve parking area

Winifred Curtis Old Coach Rd walk

Goal:Old Coach Rd ford
Grade:Fairly flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:1,750 m
Return distance:3,500 m
Comment:Follow Old Coach Road to ford. Return same way

References

John and Monica Chapman, Short Walks Northern Tasmania, John Chapman, Page 14, Number 1, 01 Winifred Curtis Reserve

“Take the Old Coach Rd through the middle of the reserve to the point. Return same way”

John Dawson, Tassie rambler… not all those who wander, are lost, Winifred Curtis Scamander Reserve

“… there are copies of the map at pretty much every single junction…”

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Winifred Curtis Reserve Boundary Track

Goal:Boardwalk
Grade:Moderate
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:5,000 m
Comment:Take boundary walk, keeping to the right along the lagoon then back on the boundary as you go.

References

John and Monica Chapman, Short Walks Northern Tasmania, John Chapman, Page 14, Number 1, 01 Winifred Curtis Reserve

2 hours circuit
“The suggested walk is basically a circuit around the perimeter of the area…”

John Dawson, Tassie rambler… not all those who wander, are lost, Winifred Curtis Scamander Reserve

“… there are copies of the map at pretty much every single junction…”

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Winifred Curtis Reserve Lagoon Loop

Goal:Lagoon Edge Junction
Grade:Fairly flat
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:1,000 m
Comment:Follow track along lagoon, then first left across to Old Coach Rd. Return to gate.

References

John and Monica Chapman, Short Walks Northern Tasmania, John Chapman, Page 14, Number 1, 01 Winifred Curtis Reserve

“Lagoon Track then back along Old Coach Rd”

John Dawson, Tassie rambler… not all those who wander, are lost, Winifred Curtis Scamander Reserve

“… there are copies of the map at pretty much every single junction…”

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Winifred Curtis Reserve walk to Falmouth

Goal:South end of Steels Beach
Grade:Moderate
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:8,000 m
Comment:Walk to left in WC Reserve on boundary track to pick up boardwalk across to beach. Head south to end of spit. Cross dune to Old Coach Rd to return.

References

One-off references or owner clarifications, The Coastal Walk

“… a walking path from Scamander to Falmouth…”

John and Monica Chapman, Short Walks Northern Tasmania, John Chapman, Page 14, Number 1, 01 Winifred Curtis Reserve

“… following a boardwalk towards the ocean beach”

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Winifred Curtis Reserve walk to John White Lookout

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:John White Memorial Lookout
Grade:Moderate
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:3,000 m
Comment:Follow Scenic track to Lookout and return on Lookout Track and Old Coach Road.

References

John and Monica Chapman, Short Walks Northern Tasmania, John Chapman, Page 14, Number 1, 01 Winifred Curtis Reserve

“Follow the Old Coach Road and Lookout Track to John White Memorial”

John Dawson, Tassie rambler… not all those who wander, are lost, Winifred Curtis Scamander Reserve

“… there are copies of the map at pretty much every single junction…”

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