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Cape Tourville Freycinet Tasmania

Looking Over Carp Bay From Cape Tourville

Cape Tourville Freycinet Peninsula Tasmania

Offering remarkable coastal views of Freycinet National Park and a well-constructed walkway, Cape Tourville is a great way for everyone to experience Freycinet. The well made track loops around the automated lighthouse, providing fantastic panoramic views.

The track is wide, with even surfaces and gently graded slopes. Much of the walk is on a raised boardwalk which, at times, takes you right to the cliff edge. Not only can you see the coastal cliffs, but also nearby offshore rocks known as The Nuggets.

Information boards along the track provide details of wildlife often seen here. This includes sea birds, sea-eagles, whales, seals, and dolphins, but will vary due to the time of year. During our visit, there was low cloud and scattered showers, so we were not able to see any. Instead, we took in the views which were stunning and looked great because the low clouds added amazing character to the scenes.

Markings on the board walk measure out the length of whales and dolphins, which really puts their huge size into perspective.

  • Looking Over Carp Bay From Cape Tourville
    Looking Over Carp Bay
  • The Nuggets From Cape Tourville
    The Nuggets

Cape Tourville Lighthouse

The climb up to the lighthouse is over gravel, or you can take some steps half way along the walk. The lighthouse is automatic , so you are unable to enter. From this height you get slightly different views than from the track.

Cape Tourville Lighthouse
Cape Tourville Lighthouse

What Did We Think?

This was a very easy 600m loop, which we loved because of the amazing views, but would be very exposed on a wet and windy day.

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Stoney Creek Track Strickland State Forest

Boulders in a Creek

Stoney Creek Track Strickland State Forest

Getting There

Located in the Strickland State Forest, Stoney Creek Track is a great walk winding its way along Stoney Creek from the upper Banksia picnic area to the lower carpark.

Banksia Picnic Area

The track starts near the entrance to the Banksia Picnic Area, where a large car park and toilet facilities sit next to covered picnic areas. Several information boards show the various tracks in the area, along with some of the wildlife you might see along the way.

The lower carpark provides an alternate starting point, where you can walk the track uphill, before returning.

Stoney Creek Track

With a one way distance of 1.1km, or 2.2km return, this walk can be combined with other tracks to form a loop. We combined it with the Ridge to Rainforest Track, giving us a constantly changing landscape for the whole walk.

After completing the Ridge to Rainforest Track, which finishes at the lower carpark, we used the Stoney Creek Track to return to our car at the Banksia Picnic Area. The gully rainforest at the start is dark and cool, where you are surrounded by dense trees and moss covered boulders. Toward the top, the vegetation changes to cabbage tree ferns, which adds great variety to the walk.

This is an uphill track, but we didn’t find it too steep and at only 1.1km long it’s quite short. To help in the steeper spots, steps cut into rocks make the track easier. The many boulders in the creek that give it its name look amazing covered in moss.

  • Stoney Creek Creek
    Stoney Creek Creek
  • Boulders in a Creek
    Boulders in a Stoney Creek
  • Boulders in a Creek
    Boulders in a Stoney Creek
  • Stoney Creek Track Stairs
    Stoney Creek Track Stairs

What did We Think?

This was a great uphill walk, with changing vegetation along the way. Following the creek from rainforest to cabbage tree palms was fun. Although an uphill walk, it is only 1.1 km long, with opportunities to stop and admire your surroundings on the way. When combined with the Ridge to Rainforest it creates a good length walk through different forest types.

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Ridge to Rainforest Track Strickland State Forest

Track Towards the Bottom the the Walk

Ridge to Rainforest Track Strickland State Forest

Getting There

Located in the Strickland State Forest, the Ridge to Rainforest Track is a great walk winding its way through the dry forest along the ridge into the gully rainforest along the creek. Mossy rocks, statuesque trees and a planted grove of Hoop Pine are featured along the track, making the walk interesting as the surrounding forest changes.

Banksia Picnic Area

The track starts near the entrance to the Banksia Picnic Area, where a large car park and toilet facilities sit next to covered picnic areas. Several information boards show the various tracks in the area, along with some of the wildlife you might see along the way.

Alternatively the track can be walked from the Stones Creek car park up to the Banksia Picnic Area. From here you are able to return to the starting point via the Stones Creek track.

Ridge to Rainforest Track

The well formed track runs downhill through the forest, which has a changing vista as it changes from dry to rain forest. Several small creeks cross the track, with each having bridges or stone culverts to aid crossing.

Descending from the ridge the ground rises on your left and consists of mossy rocks and boulders.

The track ends at the Stones Creek car park, where you can choose to return the way you came or use the Stones Creek track to return to the car park. We took the second option, so that we walked a different track on the way back. It’s a steep uphill climb but an enjoyable walk.

Alternatively, the Bellbird and Arboretum tracks start near the lower carpark if you want to extend the length of the walk.

  • Start of the Ridge to Rainforest Track
    Start of the Ridge to Rainforest Track
  • Stoney Creek Track Stairs
    Stoney Creek Track Stairs
  • Rocks and Boulders on the Forest Floor
    Rocks and Boulders on the Forest Floor
  • Stonework around a Culvert for a Creek
    Stonework around a Culvert for a Creek
  • Sunlight Through the Forest
    Sunlight Through the Forest
  • Boulders on the Side of the Track
    Boulders on the Side of the Track
  • Ridge to Rainforest Track Strickland State Forest Part of the track Descending
    Part of the track Descending
  • Ridge to Rainforest Track
    Ridge to Rainforest Track
  • Ridge to Rainforest Track Strickland State Forest Stand of Hoop Pines
    Stand of Hoop Pines
  • Ridge to Rainforest Track Strickland State Forest Track Towards the Bottom the the Walk
    Track Towards the Bottom the the Walk

What did We Think?

This was a very enjoyable walk, because of the varying vegetation and well formed track. Hiking through the while listening to the birds was very relaxing.

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