Northern Tasmania

We took our time across the top of Tasmania, stopping at the Penguin Market, Wynyard, Stanley, and a few camping spots across the top.




Then went inland, into the Tarkine area, to look for a trail through the rainforest that we’d read about, where a company runs guided walks that were unfortunately a little out of our price range. We drove for a while through plantations and areas of clear-felling, and still could not find this trail.

We did go to the South Arthur Forests, which is managed by Forestry Tasmania. They have some cute euphemisms for forestry operations – big signs saying ‘This forest is a working forest’ (which makes you think of a forest clocking on and off) or ‘This forest is managed for multiple uses’ (which usually means clear-felling ahead).



But in amongst the plantations and regrowth, there were some beautiful patches of rainforest reserved in the South Arthur Forests, bisected by the big Arthur River and other smaller rivers. And some button-grass plains at the Milkshake Hills Reserve.


And the cutest baby wallaby we ever saw!