The Best Hiking Trails in Tasmania (Australia)

Rocky Cape NP Sisters Hills - Anniversary Bay - Cathedral Rocks -Lee Archer Cave - Wet Cave

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misterW54

Distance

16.06mi

Elevation +

2208f

TrailRank

67

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Total walking time about 7 hours. We did it under best weather conditions. The time is logged longer because I ended later after fishing. The inland part is easy to go with good views and at Spring with a lot of flow...

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Cape Raul Tasmanian NP

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misterW54

Distance

8.79mi

Elevation +

1365f

TrailRank

67

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Very nice walk with views like a dream. We did it at good weather conditions, sunny and no rain. On the way we saw a black snake which went very fast away. And we saw our first echidna. What a lucky day.

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Narawntapu NP Springlawn - Arthers Knob - Bakers Beach

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misterW54

Distance

6.14mi

Elevation +

331f

TrailRank

65

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Very nice walk Best time is late afternoon A lot of wildlife to see Wombat Forester Kangurus Walabies and Pademelons

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Little Horn and the Alpine Lakes route

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Michael999

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Distance

4.97mi

Elevation +

1509f

TrailRank

64

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This hke starts from the normal bus transfer station at dove Lake. The hike starts following dove Lake anticlockwise round to the turn off to Lake Wilks. From there the track progresses up to the face of Little Horn and ...

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Port Davey Track, Tas SW, 4/4

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pflaum65

Distance

13.56mi

Elevation +

1939f

TrailRank

62

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Port Davey Track, South West Tasmania, Forest Camp to Melaleuca, lots of up and down, scrub and mud and a boat crossing. Easy to follow but moderate in walking effort.

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Bluff River Gorge

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misterW54

Distance

5.73mi

Elevation +

758f

TrailRank

62

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This track is not easy to go and the orientation needs full concentration. And it needs to be done at dry weather. The nature, the sandstone formations are wonderful. Way better as expected

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Mt Wellington - The Springs - Organ Pipe track to the summit via zig zag track

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Coral Jeffries

Distance

5.91mi

Elevation +

2526f

TrailRank

60

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From the Springs and then Lenah Valley track, Hunters track, organ pipes track & zig zag track to the summit

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Port Davey Track, Tas SW, 1/4

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pflaum65

Distance

12.55mi

Elevation +

1178f

TrailRank

60

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Port Davey Track, South West Tasmania, Scott’s Peak to ???. Easy to follow but moderate in walking effort.

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Overland Track

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peteatko

Distance

81.97mi

Elevation +

11578f

TrailRank

60| 3.0

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This OT series includes several side trips, Cradle Mountain Summit Lake Will Mt Oakleigh D'Alton Falls Hartnet Falls Pine Valley It also includes the Final Leg from Narcissus Hut to Lake St Claire Visitors Cen...

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Cataract Gorge from Mouth of Esk River to Duck Creek Circuit

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Michael999

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Distance

4.51mi

Elevation +

1060f

TrailRank

59

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This walk encompasses all of Cataract Gorge up from the mouth of the gorge up to Duck Creek Power Station. There are lots of stairs but fantastic vistas across the gorge pretty much occur all the way along the hike. The...

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Freycinet NP Wineglass Bay TAS

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Woutliekens

Distance

7.49mi

Elevation +

1234f

TrailRank

58

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Option with even better views is Mount Amos, about 4 hr scramble return. See map in first picture. Mount Graham and Mount Freycinet circuit is a 31 km loop, with 1,400 height meters. Two or three days hike.

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Cape Raoul

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Jakub W

Distance

8.51mi

Elevation +

1900f

TrailRank

58

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The trail starts at a parking in Stormlea and follows uphill through bushes and then eucaliptus forest. In this part we saw numerous wallabies. In the forest you go left at an indicated intersection and then reach a v...

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Overnight hike around Freycinet

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Lee Leitner

Distance

20.11mi

Elevation +

2992f

TrailRank

57

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Started at the wineglass bay car park. Sunny day, really nice walk. Views along the coast are amazing, on a sunny day the water looks incredible and crystal clear. There was no water in the creeks on the way to Cooks bea...

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Cape Hauy

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Jakub W

Distance

6.44mi

Elevation +

1578f

TrailRank

56

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The trail starts at the Fortescue Bay parking. You have to follow signs directing you to Cape Hauy. First you go along the bay and then up, through the forest. After an intersection you go down where stunning panorama...

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Green head

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lawickham

Distance

7.30mi

Elevation +

505f

TrailRank

56

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Varied. Mostly along old marked pad but needed a fair bit of scrub bashing to find markers through the deadfall. Delightful

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National Park Mount Field Rother 26

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misterW54

Distance

5.01mi

Elevation +

528f

TrailRank

55

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Very nice walk with 3 Falls Platypuss at the evening A lot of phantastic farm tree and gigantic eucalyptus trees

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Battery Point Historic walk, Hobart

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Coral Jeffries

Distance

2.60mi

Elevation +

177f

TrailRank

54

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Battery Point Historic walk Based on Bobby’s steps (slight deviation at the end) https://www.batterypointwalk.com.au

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Maria Island - Painted Cliffs and Bishop and Clerk

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nastucha

Distance

12.66mi

Elevation +

2661f

TrailRank

54

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Stunning coastline scenery, building as you ascend the sloping clifftop plateau, culminating in the high point both literally and figuratively at the peaks of Bishop and Clerk. Very windy conditions when we were there, b...

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Hartz Peak

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Katri Werner

Distance

4.48mi

Elevation +

1266f

TrailRank

53

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I did Hartz Peak aswell as the two optional side tracks to Lake Esperence and ladies tarn. I started at main carpark and checking in. The first part is easy, mostly duckboard. Youll come across Lake Esperence and ladies ...

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DAY 4 - Walls of Jerusalem Via 'Never Never' (Junction Lake to Windy Peak)

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Lee Leitner

Distance

9.29mi

Elevation +

886f

TrailRank

53

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Camped at a nice spot just on the north side of Junction lake. Woke up around 7am had some breakfast and did some morning stretching before packing up, on the trail at 9:30am. There was a distinct trail leaving camp, and...

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Cradle Mountain Circuit

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nastucha

Distance

8.40mi

Elevation +

2992f

TrailRank

53

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Challenging hike with extended sections of rock-hopping/scrambling, including a particularly tricky rock squeeze and climb.

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Walls of Jerusalem from Lake Ada carpark

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HCastle

Distance

35.43mi

Elevation +

6286f

TrailRank

53

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Day: 1 We began this walk from the Lake Ada carpark. A decent track continues in a westerly direction around the lake and a 4WD could be used to start the walk closer to the Walls of Jerusalem NP. This track becomes t...

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Mortimer Bay to Goat’s Bluff

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R Caris

Distance

5.73mi

Elevation +

449f

TrailRank

50

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This is a lovely hike with great coastal views, initially you look back to Hobart and Mt Wellington, while at the end you have a view of the Tasman peninsula! The first bit. along Mortimer Bay, you do not need to foll...

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Overland Track

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Dmytro Popov

Distance

76.67mi

Elevation +

11755f

TrailRank

50

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A reasonably easy hike in Tasmania - 6 days, including the ascend on Mt Ossa and side trip to Pine Valley and The Acropolis Day 1: 20.3 km - Start - Kitchen hut - lunch at Waterwull valley hut - Windermere hut Day 2:...

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Eastern Arthurs Traverse

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Hereandthere

Distance

29.14mi

Elevation +

10686f

TrailRank

50

Eastern Arthurs - we took a ridge up south of Lucifers Ridge to take out walking all the way around McKays Track. It followed Pass Creek and probably took out a day of walking. Probably not advisable if it has been ra...

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