Walks
The Far South is an ideal destination for the bushwalker. We offer a great range of walks from easy to strenous, along beautiful sandy beaches, through temperate rainforest, on tarn-studded alpine moors and dolerite peaks. Bushwalking in the Far South can be enjoyed all year round.

South Cape Bay
Moderate grade, 4 hours return. (National Park entry fees apply)
Access: Road C636 from Lune River township to Cockle Creek. The car park is signposted shortly after crossing the Cockle Creek bridge.

Fishers Point
Easy grade, 2 hours return. (National Park entry fees apply)
Access: Road C636 from Lune River township to Cockle Creek. Follow signs to Whale Sculpture.

Duckhole Lake
Access from the north: Turn into Old Hastings Road/Darcy Link 3.1 km south of the Esperance river bridge in the township of Strathblane. Follow signs.
Alternative route from the south: Take Tuganah Road off Hastings Caves Road, turn right into Creekton Road to the Coal Hill Road turn off. Take a right turn over the bridge to the Duchhole Lake car park (this route may be temporarily unavailable)

South Coast Track
Hard grade, 6 to 9 days one way. (National Park entry fees apply)
Access: Flight from Cambridge to or from Melaleuca with Par Avion.

Adamsons Falls
Access: Follow A6 south from Dover through Strathblane. Approx. 3.1 km south of the Esperance River Bridge in Strathblane turn right into Old Hastings Road and then right into Darcy Link. Follw Darcy Link (and signs towards Duckhole Lake Walk). Turn left into Creekton Road. Follow Creekton Road, take Coal Hill Road and then turn right into Chestermans Road for a short drive to the car park of Adamsons Falls. (this route may be temporarily unavailable)
Alternative route from the south: Take Tuganah Road off Hastings Caves Road, turn right into Creekton Road, turn lef into Coal Hill Road (keep taking a left turn as this road splits into Coal Hill Road Link), turn right into Chestermans Road, a short drive to the car park of Adamsons Falls.
Only take Chestermans Road to/from Hastings Caves Road if you are travelling in a 4WD. It is narrow and slippery.

Southport Bluff Beach
The walking track begins from the “train station” at Deep Hole. A profusion of flowering native plants may be seen in November and December.
Easy grade, 2 hours return to Southport Lagoon and 2 to 3 hours return to Southport Bluff from Deep Hole.
If walking from Ida Bay, this track is over 20 km return and will take 4 to 5 hours return.

Adamsons Peak
Hard grade, 8 to 10 hours return (this walk should only be attempted in fine weather and walkers need to be experienced. The walk to the peak from the plateau is badly marked)
Access: South of Dover, changes to road arrangements to reach beginning of track do occur, please contact Parks and Wildlife Services or Forestry Tasmania.

Hartz Peak
Medium/hard grade, 3 to 5 hours return. (National Park entry fees apply)
Access: from Geeveston take road C632 for 21 km to the national park. Continue 13 km until the road ends. Road is unsealed and can be covered with snow.

Lake Esperance
Easy grade, 1.5 - 2 hours return. (National Park entry fees apply)
Access: from Geeveston take road C632 for 21 km to the national park. Continue 13 km until the road ends. Road is unsealed and can be covered with snow.

Waratah Lookout
Easy grade, 5 minutes return. (National Park entry fees apply)
Access: from Geeveston take road C632 for 21 km to the national park. Road is unsealed and can be covered with snow.
Arve Falls

Lake Osbourne
Garrett's Bight
Easy grade, 90 to 120 minutes return.
Access: Follow Narrows Road via Strathblane until just past the Tassal Salmon Farm. Park vehicle and continue on foot along 4WD track until end. Steep climb down onto rocky shoreline. Visit “The Pines” along the way (forks left half way – short walk to clearing along shoreline).
Pigsty Bridge
A small wooden bridge remains across a creek and you will pass some old cypress trees, indicating where early European homesteads were, as part of the Leprena township, principally based around the mining of low-grade coal. Other remnant exotic plants can be seen along the track, such as fox-glove and holly.
The walk itself takes about 30 - 45 minutes to reach the D'Entrecasteaux River, with little remaining of the old Pigsty bridge(timber-ramparts on each side).

Mt La Perouse
Hard grade, 3 days return to Mt La Perouse. (National Park entry fees apply).
Access: from Lune River turn right into South Lune Road, after 4kms turn left at Junction.