Saw Back Track parking
| Nearest Road: | Gordon River Rd |
|---|---|
| Nearest Town: | Strathgordon |
| Locality: | South West |
| Latitude: | S 42° 48′ 49″ |
| Longitude: | E 146° 22′ 21″ |
| Elevation: | 495 m |
| Management: | P&WS |
| Road Surface: | Unsealed |
| Car Park: | Rough |
| Water: | Dry |
| Toilets: | None |
| Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
| Shelter: | None |
| Picnic Table: | No table |
| Comment: | 1.4km west of the turnoff to Scotts Peak Dam, park at the old quarry on the left opposite the locked yellow boom gate on the north side. This is immediatedly after Corkscrew Hill. |
1 walk from Saw Back Track parking
Welcome Rock walk
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| Goal: | Welcome Rock |
|---|---|
| Grade: | Moderate |
| Type: | Retrace route |
| One-way distance: | 5,000 m |
| Return distance: | 10,000 m |
| Comment: | Walk on old 4WD track past Ibsens peak. Rock is on left just over the saddle. Access is from the far side. |
References
Parks and Wildlife Services Website, 2020, Parks and Wildlife Services Website, P&WS, Adamsfield Access
“The Saw Back Track leaves the Gordon River Road 1.5km west of Frodshams Pass”
John Dawson, 2014, Tassie rambler… not all those who wander, are lost, Adamsfield Track 1 April 2013
“Photos of the Saw Back Track”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 2007, More Family Walks around Hobart (Fully Revised), Hillside Publishing, 326 Murray St, Hobart, 7000, Page 62, Number 25, 25 - Welcome Rock
5 hours retrace route
“The old road is rarely used and is pleasantly overgrown.”
Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 1994, More Family Walks around Hobart, Hillside Publishing, 326 Murray St, Hobart, 7000, Page 60, Number 24, 24 - Welcome Rock
5 hours retrace route
“The rock can be climbed for a good view down the valley…”
Rockmonkey Adventures, Saw Back range - 18 June 2015
2 hours 20 minutes retrace route
“… I got to Welcome Rodk an hour and ten minutes after having started…”