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Tasmania · 7 days

This self-drive trip starts in Hobart's markets and kunanyi summit. It follows the Tasman Peninsula's convict history to Freycinet's beaches and the orange-lichen granite of the Bay of Fires. It then heads through Launceston's gorge to Cradle Mountain and the wild west coast.

7days
20stops
1461km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Hobart · Port Arthur · Strahan · Cradle Mountain · Coles Bay · Relbia — start in Hobart, end in Bay of Fires.

DAY01

Salamanca Market → Battery Point

19 km · 20m driving · Overnight in Battery Point
  1. 09:00
    Salamanca Market· start
  2. 9.3 km · 10m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ kunanyi / Mount Wellington
  4. 9.4 km · 10m
  5. 15:00
    Battery Point· overnight
DAY02

Bangor Wine & Oyster Shed → Port Arthur

86 km · 54m driving · Overnight in Port Arthur Historic Site
  1. 09:00
    Bangor Wine & Oyster Shed· start
  2. 23 km · 14m
  3. 12:00
    Tessellated Pavement
  4. 17 km · 11m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Port Arthur Historic Site· overnight
DAY03

Iron Blow Lookout → Risby Cove

294 km · 3h 13m driving · Overnight in Risby Cove
  1. 09:00
    Iron Blow Lookout· start
  2. 4.5 km · 10m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ West Coast Wilderness Railway
  4. 25 km · 16m
  5. 15:00
    Risby Cove· overnight
DAY04

Cataract Gorge → Devils@Cradle

332 km · 3h 33m driving · Overnight in Devils@Cradle
  1. 09:00
    Cataract Gorge· start
  2. 119 km · 1h 15m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Dove Lake
  4. 11 km · 10m
  5. 15:00
    Devils@Cradle· overnight
DAY05

Spiky Bridge → Wineglass Bay Lookout

262 km · 2h 49m driving · Overnight in Wineglass Bay Lookout
  1. 09:00
    Spiky Bridge· start
  2. 9.9 km · 10m
  3. 12:00
    Devil's Corner Cellar Door
  4. 27 km · 17m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Wineglass Bay Lookout· overnight
DAY06

St Columba Falls → Josef Chromy Wines

231 km · 2h 26m driving · Overnight in Josef Chromy Wines
  1. 09:00
    St Columba Falls· start
  2. 62 km · 39m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Bridestowe Lavender Estate
  4. 53 km · 33m
  5. 15:00
    Josef Chromy Wines· overnight
DAY07

Apsley Waterhole → The Gardens

237 km · 2h 30m driving
  1. 09:00
    Apsley Waterhole· start
  2. 117 km · 1h 14m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ The Gardens
Heads Up
  • A Parks Pass is required for Freycinet, Douglas-Apsley and Cradle Mountain. Dove Lake is reached by park shuttle from the visitor centre.
  • Book the Port Arthur evening ghost tour, the Devils@Cradle night feeding and the West Coast Wilderness Railway ahead. Check whether the railway departs from Queenstown or Strahan.
  • Mountain and west-coast roads are narrow and winding, and wildlife is common at dusk. Avoid night driving and check kunanyi summit road conditions before you go.
  • Salamanca Market runs only on Saturdays, so plan your Hobart day around it.