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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Bogan Road car park

Nearest Road:Bogan Rd
Nearest Town:Deloraine
Locality:Central Highlands
Latitude:S 41° 41′ 1″
Longitude:E 146° 46′ 57″
Elevation:400 m
Fee:No charge
Management:P&WS
Road Surface:Unsealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Water:Stream
Toilets:Flush
Toilet Accessibility:Wheelchair
Shelter:None
Picnic Table:Picnic table
Comment:Drive 16km west from Liffey on Liffey Rd then Bogan Rd to the picnic area.

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5 walks from Bogan Road car park

Liffey Falls Walk (from lower car park)

Goal:Liffey Falls base
Grade:Moderate
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:4,100 m
Return distance:8,200 m
Comment:From Bogan Road car park, follow track upstream to the falls. (Continue on a further 1km to upper picnic area if required for toilets) and return.

References

Recent Information of track condition (as available), Cowirrie, Downstream of Liffey Falls - April 2017

“The track has been re-aligned up the hill slope and out of the water. Good dry track, gentle grade”

Tyrone Thomas & Andrew Close, 100 Walks in Tasmania, Explore Australia, Page 97, Number 28, Liffey Falls

3 hours retrace route
“Their real beauty lies in the reliability of water flow”

TasTrails, TasTrails, Page 4, Number 1, Liffey falls - 19 Nov 2014

3 hours retrace route
“… stunning sandstone tiered waterfalls…”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 92, Number 40, 40 -Liffey Falls from downstream

3 hours
“A gentle and scenic riverside walk to a series of picturesque waterfalls”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 90, Number 39, 39 - Liffey Falls from downstream

3 hours
“The track is well-made, dry underfoot and largely flat…”

Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 42, Liffy Falls downstream

1 hour 30 minutes retrace route
“The track from the lower car park is longer and not as well formed.”

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Liffy Falls Walk up-river (east to west)

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:Liffey Falls car park
Grade:Moderate
Type:One way pickup
One-way distance:4,100 m
Return distance:8,200 m
Comment:One way walk from Bogan Rd car park to upper car park (past the falls).

References

Recent Information of track condition (as available), Cowirrie, Downstream of Liffey Falls - April 2017

“The track has been re-aligned up the hill slope and out of the water. Good dry track, gentle grade”

Tyrone Thomas & Andrew Close, 100 Walks in Tasmania, Explore Australia, Page 97, Number 28, Liffey Falls

1 hour 30 minutes one way pickup

John and Monica Chapman, Short Walks Northern Tasmania, John Chapman, Page 52, Number 16, 16 Liffey Falls

2 hours 30 minutes retrace route
“… there are several viewing platforms providing views of small waterfalls.”

TasTrails, TasTrails, Page 4, Number 1, Liffey falls - 19 Nov 2014

“… stunning sandstone tiered waterfalls…”

Michael Horton, Cowirrie, Vimeo, Liffey Falls 2017-07-15

“This video shows Quinns Creek, followed by the Liffey River flowing downstream over Liffey Falls.”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 92, Number 40, 40 -Liffey Falls from downstream

3 hours
“A gentle and scenic riverside walk to a series of picturesque waterfalls”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 92, Number 40, 40 -Liffey Falls from downstream

3 hours
“A gentle and scenic riverside walk to a series of picturesque waterfalls”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 90, Number 39, 39 - Liffey Falls from downstream

3 hours
“The track is well-made, dry underfoot and largely flat…”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 90, Number 39, 39 - Liffey Falls from downstream

3 hours
“The track is well-made, dry underfoot and largely flat…”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 90, Number 39, 39 -Liffey Falls from upstream

“… downstream via the old path to Gulf Rd.”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 88, Number 38, 38 - Liffey Falls from Upstream

“… 15 minutes from the carpark a junction is reached…continues over the wooden bridge on the old path”

Collect from Deloraine Information Centre, Emu Bay Rd., Sculptures of the Great Western Tiers - Kooparoona Niara, Meander Valley Council, Number 27, Stratose

“… depicts the geological strata through which the swirling waters ... Liffey River have cut a path.”

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Liffy walk upriver to bridge over Quinns Creek

Goal:Bridge over Quinns Creek
Grade:Moderate
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:2,000 m
Return distance:4,000 m
Comment:From lower car park on Bogan Rd, walk up Liffey Falls Track to walking bridge over Quinns Creek. Return. A very pretty walk on easy grade.

References

Recent Information of track condition (as available), Cowirrie, Downstream of Liffey Falls - April 2017

“The track has been re-aligned up the hill slope and out of the water. Good dry track, gentle grade”

John and Monica Chapman, Short Walks Northern Tasmania, John Chapman, Page 52, Number 16, 16 Liffey Falls

“Note that the new track does not follow the tramline as in the directions, being set higher up.”

TasTrails, TasTrails, Page 4, Number 1, Liffey falls - 19 Nov 2014

“… the trail darts between lush tree ferns and the river…”

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 92, Number 40, 40 -Liffey Falls from downstream

Jan Hardy & Bert Elson, 50 Family Walks around Launceston & Northeast Tasmania, Hillside Publishing, Page 90, Number 39, 39 - Liffey Falls from downstream

“The track is well-made, dry underfoot and largely flat…”

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Page's Creek Circuit walk

Goal:Stepping stones at campground
Grade:Some steep
Type:Circuit
One-way distance:2,700 m
Comment:Walk up track beside Page's Creek to stepping stones. Cross if safe. Follow circuit over hill and back to more stepping stones into camp ground.

References

Bush Heritage Australia, Bush Heritage Australia, Visit Liffey Valley Reserves (Tas)

1 hour 30 minutes circuit
“… magical rainforest, open grassland, river flats and forested ridgelines.”

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Page's Creek walk

Goal:Upper stepping stone crossing
Grade:Flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:750 m
Return distance:1,500 m
Comment:Walk up the track labelled WHA to pass through yellow boom gate. Keep left at sign. Follow foot track to stepping stone crossing. Return the same way.

References

Bush Heritage Australia, Bush Heritage Australia, Visit Liffey Valley Reserves (Tas)

“This is near the starting point of the Liffey Falls walk, but don't take this track.”

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