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

Maps

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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Lake Chisholm car park

Nearest Road:Lake Chisholm Rd
Nearest Town:Smithton
Locality:North West
Latitude:S 41° 8′ 7″
Longitude:E 145° 3′ 42″
Elevation:185 m
Management:Sustainable Timber Tasmania
Road Surface:Unsealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Water:Dry
Toilets:None
Toilet Accessibility:No toilet
Shelter:None
Picnic Table:No table

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3 walks from Lake Chisholm car park

Chisholm Big Tree Walk at Lake Chisholm

Goal:Chisholm Tree
Grade:Flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:300 m
Return distance:600 m
Comment:Follow track only as far as track left to Chisholm Tree. Return.

References

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, Family Walks in Northwest Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 18, Number 3, Lake Chisholm

“… a very tall Eucalypt.”

John and Monica Chapman, Short Walks Northern Tasmania, John Chapman, Page 90, Number 30, 30 Lake Chisholm

“The Chisholm tree is one of Tasmania's giant trees.”

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Lake Chisholm Walk

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:Sinkhole
Grade:Fairly flat
Type:CircuitRetrace
One-way distance:550 m
Comment:Take detour to Chisholm Tree and return to track to lake. Return on loop past sinkhole.

References

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, Family Walks in Northwest Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 18, Number 3, Lake Chisholm

“… a flooded sinkhole, and is of scientific interest as well as being a place of beauty.”

John and Monica Chapman, Short Walks Northern Tasmania, John Chapman, Page 90, Number 30, 30 Lake Chisholm

30 minutes circuit retrace
“Lake Chisholm is located in a very sheltered patch of rainforest …”

Miriam and Chris, Aussi Destinations Unknown, The Tarkine Drive, Tasmania

“One of the finest examples of a flooded sinkhole in Australia.”

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Wents Creek Walk at Lake Chisholm

Goal:Wents Creek
Grade:Fairly flat
Type:CircuitRetrace
One-way distance:800 m
Comment:Take detour to Chisholm Tree and return to track, continue past lake to Wents Creek. Take loop past sinkhole on return walk.

References

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, Family Walks in Northwest Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 18, Number 3, Lake Chisholm

45 minutes circuit retrace
“The path extends some way along the left (northern) shore of the lake to a small creek.”

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