An easy short walk through rainforest alongside the Waterfall Creek behind Adventure Bay.
Highlights
Beautiful rainforest, fungi and forest birdlife
Track details
The walk starts at the Discovery Park picnic area and runs alongside Waterfall Creek – where a beautiful rainforest understory is accompanied by tall ‘Stringybarks’ (Eucalyptus Obliqua) and Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) trees. The track is well maintained about halfway to Mavista Falls which was easily accessible when the Mavista Fall reserve was created early last century. The falls can be reached along a rough taped route, but this requires considerable caution as it is wet and slippery, particularly when approaching the falls. There is a picnic shelter at the start of the walk, and a decent chance of leeches along the way! Botanist, David Nelson, who accompanied James Cook’s third voyage, collected specimens of Eucalyptus Obliqua from this site in 1777. From here, they were taken to London and declared a new genus, ‘Eucalytpus’.
Location
Mavista Nature Walk, South Bruny Tasmania 7150, Australia
Drive south through Adventure Bay, turning right immediately after crossing Captain Cook Creek (just after the Caravan Park) onto Lockley’s Road. Follow Lockley’s Road for 2.5km before turning right at Resolution Road and then parking at the Discovery Park picnic area.
Track details
The walk starts at the Discovery Park picnic area and runs alongside Waterfall Creek – where a beautiful rainforest understory is accompanied by tall ‘Stringybarks’ (Eucalyptus Obliqua) and Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) trees. The track is well maintained about halfway to Mavista Falls which was easily accessible when the Mavista Fall reserve was created early last century. The falls can be reached along a rough taped route, but this requires considerable caution as it is wet and slippery, particularly when approaching the falls. There is a picnic shelter at the start of the walk, and a decent chance of leeches along the way! Botanist, David Nelson, who accompanied James Cook’s third voyage, collected specimens of Eucalyptus Obliqua from this site in 1777. From here, they were taken to London and declared a new genus, ‘Eucalytpus’.
Location
Mavista Nature Walk, South Bruny Tasmania 7150, Australia
Drive south through Adventure Bay, turning right immediately after crossing Captain Cook Creek (just after the Caravan Park) onto Lockley’s Road. Follow Lockley’s Road for 2.5km before turning right at Resolution Road and then parking at the Discovery Park picnic area.
Key info
45 minutes return
1.4km return
Grade 1: Easy
Facilities
There is a small picnic ground at the start of the walk