Bushwalk Australia

Where's the best place/places to see Huon Pines within a family walking distance?

The sawmill in Strahan.

scavenger wrote:The sawmill in Strahan.

Har har har........

Not sure about walking distance, but the Gordon River cruise points out a few.
There are also a few places that grow Huon Pine - eg the Tasmanian Arboretum south of Devonport displays the various pines
Also has some platypus for good measure.

Tas tourism site says:
"You will find Huon pine along the Huon Pine Walk at Tahune in the Huon Valley; the Teepookana Forest Reserve, near Strahan; Heritage Landing on the Gordon River; and near Newall Creek on the Mount Jukes Road south of Queenstown."

Oh - and there were some good examples on the revived ABT railway trip between Queenstown & Strahan

Sorry.

I didn't think there were any readily accessible sites. There's a short walk from the Gordon River, but you have to have a boat to get there. There's the Teepookana Plateau, but access is only by the tourist train.
Maybe Tahune, otherwise *shrug* I'm clueless.

There's a few sites listed on the Parks info sheet on Huon Pines, but I was looking for that INSIDER view.

Apparently along the Huon River near Tahune Airwalk.
http://www.forestrytas.com.au/visiting/ ... ne-airwalk
The Huon Pine Track
Tahune is the most accessible place in Tasmania to view the Huon pine and allows you to get up close and personal with some of Tasmania’s oldest residents. Towards the end of the walk you will see young Huon pine seedlings regenerating along the riverbank.
Time: 20 minutes return
Haven't been there though it's v. hard to give FT any cash, as I am sure you have to pay to get into the area.
The jetboat up the Huon River from Huonville takes you to some also(cheaper than Gordon River Cruise).
I am told the jetboat operator will stop and let you out, long way from the NW though.

I think there might be a huon pine or two near the river at Corinna. You could ring somebody there and ask them.

There's a few at my parent's house in Rosevears (West Tamar). They range in age from 10 to 20 years old, and even the ~20 year old one is quite small.

There's also a lot alongside Lake Vera, but that would be a very long day walk, across the Loddens both ways in one day.

I do find it ever so hard to give FT money. There's a few bushwalkers here at school- maybe one of them would have an idea.

stepbystep wrote:Haven't been there though it's v. hard to give FT any cash, as I am sure you have to pay to get into the area.

You pay for the Airwalk, but when I was there (admittedly a few years ago) the rest of the tracks in the area were free access. You just have to be able to stomach FT's idea of 'subtle' PR, ie:

Nothofagus gunnii
(Myrtle, Antartctic Beech)
The timber of this tree is highly prized for furniture.

You can actually drive to a spot to see them regenerating. Take the Picton Road to the end where the bridge used to cross Farmhouse Creek (start of Farmhouse Creek track to Federation), and you can get up close and intimate with Huon Pines along the sides of the creek. Map Reference from google Earth is 43°13' 54" S; 146°40' 04" E.

As far as I know there's a short Huon Pine walk at Corinna that goes to a viewing platform to view the pines? I also think it's wheelchair accessible... try http://www.corinna.com.au

thanks all!

Corinna looks like a winner.