Forestry Tasmania
Experience the varied forest sites and opportunities that exist in Tasmania's state forests.
Arve River Forest Drive.
The starting point is the Forest and Heritage Centre at Geeveston, for an introduction to the forests. Highlights include Keoghs Creek streamside walk, a riverside picnic area, a walk through Huon pines at the Tahune Forest Reserve and a Big Tree Lookout. The drive takes about an hour each way from Geeveston, depending on how many stops you make.
The Picton River.
The beautiful, reflective Picton is perfect for photography, painting and fishing, but is perhaps best known for kayaking and rafting. Several Hobart-based tour operators offer rafting trips suitable for beginners, particularly during summer, when the river runs are relatively easy and the rapids safe. More experienced paddlers could also find the river a challenge.
Hastings Forest Tour.
To get the most from this two-hour self-guided tour, first hire the cassette tape from the Tasmanian Visitor Centre in Hobart, or the Forest and Heritage Centre in Geeveston. The Hastings forest once supported some of Tasmania's earliest and biggest sawmills. The tape and signs along the drive help you discover the remains of some of the old timers handiwork in the midst of this vigorous and beautiful regenerated forest. The forests also give you an insight into local management issues, such as harvesting and regeneration methods and plantation options. The picnic area, near the end of the tour, is a good spot for lunch.
Duckhole Lake Track.
This is a beautiful but little publicised walk through stringybarks and rainforest to a tiny lake in a forest sinkhole. A level, well-made track follows a late 19th century sawmill tramway for much of the way. About one and a half hours return.
Resolution Road.
This road on Bruny Island is named after Captain Cook's ship (which he tied to a tree at Adventure Bay) this 7-kilometre stretch of the road takes you above the bay into a cool and shaded world of tall trees. Perfect for a family drive or bike ride. Cyclists should start at the south end and enjoy a downhill coast back to Adventure Bay.
Lake Repulse.
The trout in this lake on the upper Derwent River seem particularly partial to yellow, black and red coloured lures. The forest on the western shore offers protection from the prevailing weather and an ideal spot for a picnic by the water.
Wielangta Forest Drive.
A gravel road takes you through one of our oldest production forests, a spectacular short cut from the East Coast to Port Arthur, complete with majestic blue gums and breathtaking coastal views. We recommend you take time to detour to the Thumbs Lookout near the Orford end of the road and walk through the rainforest at the Sandspit Forest Reserve. There are good picnic facilities at both and a walking track to the Thumbs and its great coastal vistas.
Less steep, the Wielangta Walk follows an old tramway route to the site of a long vanished timber town. Four-wheel-drive guided tours are also available - contact the Tasmanian Visitor Information Network for more details.
The Tasman Trail.
A cliff-top bushwalk along and above some of the most breathtaking coastline in Tasmania. Walk a single section in a few hours, or tackle the lot over two days. Start from the Devils Kitchen at Pirates Bay, walk to or past Waterfall Bay. Camp overnight at Bivouac Bay then on to Fortescue Bay. Here, switch to a day pack for the hour walk to Cape Hauy and back. Great in both summer and winter; but during winter Tasmania's high country walks can be difficult and sometimes hazardous.
Fortescue Bay Camping Area.
A white sandy beach, tall forest, deep blue water, sheer cliffs, towering rock formations. Swimming, fishing, boating and coastal bushwalks. Set in the Abel Tasman Forest Reserve, on the Tasman Peninsula, Fortescue Bay's great natural attractions make it very popular, so camping ground bookings are essential in summer and at Easter.
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