East Coast & Flinders Island

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Tasmania is incredibly popular with bushwalkers due to the huge range of hikes and walks on offer to suit all fitness levels, experience and time frames.

East Coast & Flinders Island: Castle Rock, Trousers Point, Strzelecki Peaks, Goblin Forest Walk, Blue Tier, St Columba Falls, Ralphs Falls, Evercreech, Apsley River Waterhole and Gorge, Friendly Beaches, Cape Tourville, Wineglass Bay Lookout, Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach Circuit, Loontitetermairrelehoiner, Bishop and Clerk, Painted Cliffs and Fossil Cliffs

Cape Tourville

East Coast & Flinders Island

Cape Tourville

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-18T21:59:19+13:00November 18th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Cape Tourville, Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

The Cape Tourville walk in the Freycinet National Park is rated as very easy, and therefore suitable to all levels of fitness and all ages.

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Castle Rock

East Coast & Flinders Island

Castle Rock

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-18T22:06:06+13:00November 18th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Castle Rock, Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Beach walks are a favourite relaxation for many, and the Flinders Island walk along the beach at Marshall Bay to Castle Rock is a must-do.

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Fossil Cliffs

East Coast & Flinders Island

Fossil Cliffs

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-18T20:08:59+13:00November 18th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Fossil Cliffs, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

The Fossil Cliffs walk on Maria Island, site of the former penal settlement of Darlington, is an easy circuit walk of 3.7km (1.5-2hr return)

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Apsley River Waterhole and Gorge

East Coast & Flinders Island

Apsley River Waterhole and Gorge

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-18T20:04:48+13:00November 18th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Apsley River Waterhole and Gorge, Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

The Apsley River Waterhole and Gorge walk is graded at Level 3, so some bush-walking experience and a good level of fitness are recommended.

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St Columba Falls

East Coast & Flinders Island

St Columba Falls

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-18T22:03:02+13:00November 18th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, St Columba Falls, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

St Columba Falls at 90m high, the St Columba Falls are perhaps incorrectly regarded as the highest falls in Australia.

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Trousers Point

East Coast & Flinders Island

Trousers Point

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-18T19:59:27+13:00November 18th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Trousers Point, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Trousers Point features amazing rust/red boulders and crystal clear waters, it is beautiful, pristine and definitely most unusual.

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Evercreech

East Coast & Flinders Island

Evercreech

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-18T20:00:15+13:00November 18th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Evercreech, Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

These majestic trees are the tallest of their type in Australia and if you are touring Tasmania, they are well worth a visit.

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Swansea City and Coast Walk

East Coast & Flinders Island

Swansea City and Coast Walk

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T13:07:58+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Coast Walk, Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Swansea City, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Part of the relaxing 2.3km (one way) walk is on the town’s streets and esplanade, while the remainder is on a formed coastal track.

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Painted Cliffs

East Coast & Flinders Island

Painted Cliffs

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T13:13:36+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Fossil Cliffs, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Painted Cliffs, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Amongst the island’s many attractions are the spectacular Painted Cliffs - truly one of nature’s marvels just off the Tasman Highway.

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Ralphs Falls

East Coast & Flinders Island

Ralphs Falls

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T10:57:36+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Ralphs Falls, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

At 100m in height, it is taller than its neighbouring St Columba Falls, however, because water flow is often very limited on Ralphs Falls.

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Strzelecki Peaks

East Coast & Flinders Island

Strzelecki Peaks

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-18T11:27:57+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Strzelecki Peaks, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Strzelecki Park named after the granite range that dominates the entire south-western part of Flinders Island is relatively underdeveloped.

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Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach Circuit

East Coast & Flinders Island

Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach Circuit

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T12:45:44+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Hazards Beach Circuit, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Wineglass Bay, World Heritage Sites|

Following on from the walk to the Wineglass Bay lookout, this is regarded as one of the greatest of all Tasmanian Walks, Hike or Trek.

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