Launceston, Tamar and The North

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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.

Launceston, Tamar and The North: Hollybank Forest, Duck Reach, Tamar Island, Liffey Falls, Pine Lake and Meander Falls

Hollybank Forest

Launceston, Tamar and The North

Hollybank Forest

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-17T16:21:18+13:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Launceston, Tamar and The North|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Hollybank Forest, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Just 19km from Launceston, Hollybank Forest, comprising a mixture of native bush and ash and pine plantations, is a popular picnic spot.

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Liffey Falls

Launceston, Tamar and The North

Liffey Falls

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-17T16:15:23+13:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Launceston, Tamar and The North|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Liffey Falls, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

The beautiful Liffey Falls, as their name suggests, are situated on the Liffey River which flows out of Great Lake.

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Meander Falls

Launceston, Tamar and The North

Meander Falls

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-17T14:07:27+13:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Launceston, Tamar and The North|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Meander Falls, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Meander Falls Bushwalk is in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area below the Great Western Tiers. The walk is 5km (one way)

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Pine Lake

Launceston, Tamar and The North

Pine Lake

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-17T16:30:03+13:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Launceston, Tamar and The North|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Pine Lake, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Pencil pine grows only in the Tasmanian highlands, and there are few other places on the island where it can be accessed as at Pine Lake.

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Duck Reach

Launceston, Tamar and The North

Duck Reach

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T23:00:45+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: Launceston, Tamar and The North|Tags: Duck Reach, 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 Duck Reach walk starts in Launceston itself and runs through the Cataract Gorge Reserve an on to the historic Duck Reach Power Station.

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Tamar Island

Launceston, Tamar and The North

Tamar Island

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-20T11:06:14+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: Launceston, Tamar and The North|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tamar Island, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Situated in the Tamar River, the 7-hectare island is the largest in a group of five small islands found in this section of the river.

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