Mount Anne Circuit, Tasmania.
Facing the inevitable weather here is your ticket to one of the rawest, wildest, most arresting – and rarest – landscapes on earth.
The Best Walks in South West Tasmania
In the south western reaches of Tasmania, nature reigns supreme with wild untamed rivers, rugged terrain and imposing mountain peaks. Located at the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and just an hour away from Strahan, the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park radiates with a network of multiday hiking trails or short walks along the Lyell Highway, offering convenient accessibility to the renowned Franklin River. For other south west coast walks in Tasmania, the Southwest National Park is adorned with vast beaches, buttongrass plains and options to sleep by the ocean. This region of Tassie is ideal for hikers seeking a challenge.
Frenchmans Cap, Tasmania.
This hike is a wild, wet and perhaps snowy journey through a mythic Australian setting to an unlikely named destination.
Nelson Falls, Tasmania.
This picturesque and well-kept short walk to Nelsons Falls begins not far from Lyell Highway, with both parking and wheelchair…
South Coast Track, Tasmania.
Fly in, no roads, no towns, big sky, sweeping views and sleeping by the ocean for a week in this World Heritage area is peak Tasmanian wilderness.
Franklin River Walk, Tasmania.
This easy walk just off the Lyell Highway 60 km before Queenstown from Derwent Bridge plunges you into a cool…