StepScape

What is StepScape?

This site is working towards showing every published Tasmanian day walk on a single map.

StepScape is a work in progress, currently showing 2,212 of an estimated 3,000 published bushwalks in Tasmania.

StepScape is also available as an app for iPhone and iPad.

Read about what the StepScape app does differently from this website.

Caution

This site is a list of walks, not a walking guide. Before undertaking any walk, consult the references provided.

Most of the references made every attempt at accuracy but did not guarantee it. Some are books that are now out of print, so information that was once accurate may not remain so. Changes may include:

  • Land becoming private or reserved
  • Tracks being damaged or rehabilitated
  • Road access being blocked
  • Bad weather or bushfires temporarily making a walk unsafe
Sites to check before you walk How do I get started?

Every pin on the map represents a car park with at least one known walk. Click on the pins for information. Or, click on the Filter tab above to only show the walks that interest you.

Every walk includes a References section listing the books, brochures or websites that mention it. Consult those sources for more information.

What are the latest additions?

Latest car park

Mount Saddleback 4WD parking

Latest walk

Mount Saddleback Track by 4WD

Latest change

Added 2WD and 4WD parking options for Mount Saddleback.

Updated on

2023-07-18

Who made this website?

The StepScape website was created by Cowirrie, a small software development company in Launceston. We take information and present it so it is accessible and useful to people. Our other work includes the SepiaScape guide to historic Tasmania and the PBPhonics app for basic English literacy practice.

We have also taken some of these walks ourselves, and written comprehensive walk reports about them.

Data Entry

Jan Horton

Programming

Michael Horton

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Google Maps JavaScript API

Components

jQuery, used under the MIT License

jQuery CSV, used under the MIT License

jQuery UI, used under the MIT License

jQuery UI Touch Punch, used under the MIT License

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Mavista Creek car park

Nearest Road:Resolution Rd
Nearest Town:Adventure Bay
Locality:Bruny Island
Latitude:S 43° 22′ 37″
Longitude:E 147° 19′ 20″
Elevation:30 m
Fee:No charge
Management:P&WS
Road Surface:Unsealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Water:Stream
Toilets:None
Toilet Accessibility:No toilet
Shelter:Shelter
Picnic Table:Picnic table
Comment:From Adventure Bay, west on Lockleys Rd, then right into Resolution Rd. Park at Mavista Picnic Area - on Waterfall Creek.

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3 walks from Mavista Creek car park

Mavista Creek Nature Trail

Goal:Creek walk
Grade:Moderate
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:600 m
Return distance:1,200 m
Comment:Walk along the creek until the end of the maintained track. Return same way.

References

Nick Dotson, Welcome to Bruny Island, Bruny Island Accommodation Services, Adventure Bay: Mavista

30 minutes retrace route
“… a rainforest fern glade next to Waterfall Creek.”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Hillside Publishing, Page 76, Number 32, 32 - Mavista Falls

“… a great diversity of native flora…”

Bruny Island - Attractions and Accommodation, Number 10, Mavista nature walk

30 minutes retrace route
“… a lovely walk that meanders through a fern glade next to Waterfall Creek…”

John and Monica Chapman, Short Walks Southern Tasmania, 1st ed., John Chapman, Page 62, Number 19, Mavista Nature Walk

30 minutes retrace route
“Do not continue past the end of the maintained track - some posts and a sign”

Tracks and Trails in Kingborough, Kingborough Council, Number 40, 40 - Mavista Nature Walk

40 minutes retrace route
“Be prepared for leeches.”

One-off references or owner clarifications, Mavista Nature Walk Bruny Island Tasmania - 26 March 2013

30 minutes retrace route
“…gentle 30 minute return walk beside a rainforest stream…”

Hillary Cane, Bill Erickson, Bec & John Davis, Mike & Anne Briggs, Bruny Island - A Guide for Walkers, 2nd ed., Grundys Point Press, Page 20

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Mavista Falls Walk

Goal:Mavista Falls
Grade:Some steep
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:1,000 m
Return distance:2,000 m
Comment:Path unsafe and closed many years ago. Require climbing up slick rock face beside cascades inside the mini-gorge to reach the falls. Please don't try.

References

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, More Family Walks around Hobart, Hillside Publishing, Page 76, Number 32, 32 - Mavista Falls

1 hour 30 minutes retrace route
“… a great diversity of native flora…”

Raelene and Rod Newell, Thirty-Five Walks to Waterfalls in Tasmania, 1st ed., Raelene and Rod Newell, Page 48, Number 16, Mavista Falls

Waterfalls of Tasmania, Jubec Systems and Design, Mavista Falls - 2017

2 hours retrace route
“Difficult, overgrown track - multiple creek crossings”

John and Monica Chapman, Short Walks Southern Tasmania, 1st ed., John Chapman, Page 62, Number 19, Mavista Nature Walk

“The track to Mavista Falls was closed many years ago.”

Tracks and Trails in Kingborough, Kingborough Council, Number 40, 40 - Mavista Nature Walk

“Walkers should not proceed past the end of the well-maintained track -Mavista Falls are inaccessible”

Hillary Cane, Bill Erickson, Bec & John Davis, Mike & Anne Briggs, Bruny Island - A Guide for Walkers, 2nd ed., Grundys Point Press, Page 20

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Murrays Walk from Mavista Falls at Adventure Bay

Caution

This site is a list of walks, not a walking guide. Before undertaking any walk, consult the references below.

For additional information about safe walking in Tasmania, go to the StepScape tab.

Goal:Cuthberts Road
Grade:Some steep
Type:One way pickup
One-way distance:4,000 m
Return distance:8,000 m
Comment:Meet on Cuthberts Rd (from Cloudy Bay Rd/Cobalds Rd corner)

References

Hillary Cane, Bill Erickson, Bec & John Davis, Mike & Anne Briggs, Bruny Island - A Guide for Walkers, 2nd ed., Grundys Point Press, Page 22

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