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Tasmania in ten days · from the ferry and back

10 days · 9 nights out · 1,713 km · 24 h riding · longest day 255 km

1,713 km
Total
24 h
Driving time
29
Twisty

Day by day

Day 1

Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport → Stanley

140 km 2h 23m 2 lookouts
  1. Banjo's, Devonport A pie straight off the boat.
  2. Penguin
  3. Burnie
  4. Table Cape Lookout Over the tulip farm and along the coast. Parking at the lookout.
  5. The Nut, Stanley Chairlift or a steep walk to the top.
  6. Stanley Night 1. Book ahead.
Day 2

Stanley → Cradle Mountain

172 km 2h 28m 1 lookout
  1. Hellyer Gorge The Murchison Highway winds down through the gorge. Rest area by the river at the bottom.
  2. Cradle Mountain Night 2. Book ahead.
Day 3

Cradle Mountain → Strahan

142 km 1h 58m
  1. Tullah
  2. Rosebery
  3. Zeehan Zeehan to Strahan is the road people tell you about.
  4. Strahan Night 3. Book ahead.
Day 4

Strahan → Derwent Bridge

144 km 1h 37m 3 lookouts
  1. Queenstown The 99 bends climb starts at the edge of town.
  2. Iron Blow Lookout Cantilevered platform over the old mine pit.
  3. Nelson Falls Easy 20-minute return walk from the road.
  4. Lake St Clair
  5. Derwent Bridge Night 4. Book ahead.
Day 5

Derwent Bridge → Hobart

207 km 3h 3m 1 lookout
  1. Hamilton
  2. New Norfolk
  3. kunanyi / Mount Wellington Summit road to the top, the whole of Hobart below. Cold even in summer.
  4. Hobart Night 5.
Day 6

Hobart → Port Arthur

116 km 1h 52m 2 lookouts
  1. Richmond Bridge
  2. Eaglehawk Neck
  3. Tasman Arch Short walk from the car park; the Devils Kitchen is next door.
  4. Port Arthur Night 6.
Day 7

Port Arthur → Coles Bay

255 km 3h 23m 2 lookouts
  1. Orford
  2. Spiky Bridge
  3. Swansea
  4. Coles Bay
  5. Cape Tourville Lookout Lighthouse boardwalk over the Freycinet coast.
  6. Coles Bay Night 7. The Wineglass Bay lookout walk starts nearby, about an hour return.
Day 8

Coles Bay → St Helens

141 km 2h 7m 1 lookout
  1. Bicheno
  2. Elephant Pass Pancake house at the top. Tight corners on the way down; the yellow signs mean it.
  3. St Marys
  4. Binalong Bay Bay of Fires: white sand and orange rocks.
  5. St Helens Night 8.
Day 9

St Helens → Launceston

162 km 2h 1m 1 lookout
  1. Weldborough Weldborough Pass: the best corners of the day.
  2. Derby
  3. Scottsdale
  4. Sideling Lookout
  5. Launceston Night 9. Cataract Gorge is a walk from town.
Day 10

Launceston → Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport

233 km 3h 38m
  1. Poatina Poatina Road climbs the Great Western Tiers onto the plateau.
  2. Great Lake High country. Fuel and a feed at Miena.
  3. Deloraine
  4. Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Allow time for ferry check-in.

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