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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Castle Rock (Lughrata) parking

Nearest Road:Palana Rd
Nearest Town:Whitemark
Locality:Flinders Island
Latitude:S 40° 0′ 11″
Longitude:E 147° 53′ 18″
Elevation:5 m
Fee:No charge
Management:P&WS
Road Surface:Narrow unsealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Water:Dry
Toilets:None
Toilet Accessibility:No toilet
Shelter:None
Picnic Table:No table
Comment:From Whitemark on Palana Rd. Turn off on Port Davies Rd. Turn into Allports Beach and drive to parking area at end. Walk back 300m to Castle Rock track to start walk.

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Lughrata (Castle Rock) 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:Lughrata (Castle Rock)
Grade:Flat
Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:3,500 m
Return distance:7,000 m
Comment:From car park with facilities, walk back 300m to start of Casle Rock wak. Follow track and beaches north to Castle Rock. Return.

References

Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania, Parks & Wildlife Service Website - Explore our Parks, P&WS, Number 45, Castle Rock

1 hour 30 minutes retrace route
“… spectacular when the setting sun highlights the golden rocks and orange lichens. Best at low tide.”

Ken Martin, Walks of Flinders Island, 5 ed., Bas Publishing Pty Ltd, Page 77, Number 27, Emita (All Ports Beach) to Castle Rock

2 hours retrace route
“… low tide helpful.”

Doreen H. Lovegrove and Steve Summers, A Walking Guide to Flinders Island and Cape Barren Island, 3rd ed., Flinders Council, Page 14, Number 4, Northern Flinders Island

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