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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Friendly Beaches southern car park

Nearest Road:Friendly Beaches Rd
Nearest Town:Coles Bay
Locality:East Coast
Latitude:S 42° 1′ 28″
Longitude:E 148° 16′ 53″
Elevation:10 m
Fee:Parks Pass
Management:National Park
Road Surface:Unsealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Water:Unknown
Toilets:None
Toilet Accessibility:No toilet
Shelter:None
Picnic Table:No table
Comment:Drive in Friendly Beaches Rd, veering right (south) at Y junction. Continue to end of road, at private boom gate.

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4 walks from Friendly Beaches southern car park

Friendly Beaches Walk North

Goal:Isaacs Point
Grade:Flat
Type:One way pickup
One-way distance:5,000 m
Return distance:10,000 m
Comment:Walk north from car park at southern end of Friendly Beaches Rd to Isaacs Point.

References

Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 53, Friendly Beaches

“Walking up the beaches to the north.”

Hikespeak, Friendly Beaches in Freycinet National Park

“… a gradual , tapered pitch down to the water making it a nice surface for a long beach walk.”

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Friendly Beaches Walk

Goal:Beach near southern car park
Grade:Flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:100 m
Return distance:200 m
Comment:Walkdown to the beach and then as far as you want along the beach

References

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 34, Number 5, Exploring Friendly Beaches

“Long beaches, a vast expanse of dune field and numerous lagoons.”

Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 53, Friendly Beaches

5 minutes retrace route
“This track is 10m long and lands you on a long white sandy beach.”

Hikespeak, Friendly Beaches in Freycinet National Park

“… long stretches of light sand…”

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Friendly Point Walk including Freshwater Lagoon

Goal:Friendly Point Lookout
Grade:Flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:6,000 m
Return distance:12,000 m
Comment:Walk to the southern end of Friendly Beaches, to Friendly Point via Freshwater Lagoon. Return.

References

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 34, Number 5, Exploring Friendly Beaches

3 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“Long beaches, a vast expanse of dune field and numerous lagoons.”

Hikespeak, Friendly Beaches in Freycinet National Park

“… there is 7,8 km of beach running south down the undeveloped coastline to Friendly Point…”

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Saltwater Lagoon 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:Saltwater Lagoon
Grade:Flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:2,500 m
Return distance:5,000 m
Comment:Walk south on Friendly Beaches as far as Saltwater Lagoon. Return same way.

References

Ingrid Roberts, Best Bush, Coast and Village Walks of South East Tasmania, Woodslane Press Pty Ltd, Page 34, Number 5, Exploring Friendly Beaches

“Long beaches, a vast expanse of dune field and numerous lagoons.”

Hikespeak, Friendly Beaches in Freycinet National Park

“Walk as far as you like along the beach…”

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