Great Nature Trail

The remote northwest has rugged coastlines, wild surf, friendly towns and villages, mining heritage sites, steam railways and some of the best trout fishing in the world.

DEVONPORT AND SURROUNDS

The remote northwest has rugged coastlines, wild surf, friendly towns and villages, mining heritage sites, steam railways and some of the best trout fishing in the world.

Beachway Motel
Beachway Motel and Restaurant at Ulverstone offers a range of three and four star accommodation and fine dining based on fresh Tasmanian produce. Just 15 minutes drive from the Devonport ferry terminal, Beachway is a great location from which to explore the scenic north west of Tasmania including Cradle Mountain.
1 Heathcote Street, Ulverstone
Ph: 6425 2342

Chocolate!
Anvers Chocolate factory is just 10 minutes from Devonport. Drop by and enjoy fantastic truffles and fudge made on site in the factory. Enjoy breakfast, morning and afternoon tea.
9025 Bass Highway, Latrobe;
Open 7 days 7am-6pm
Ph: 6426 2958

Devonport
At the mouth of the Mersey River, this is the port for the Spirit of Tasmania ferry service from Melbourne that docks in East Devonport. In Stewart Street you'll find the Devonport Regional Gallery and in Best Street the North West Regional Craft Centre has a fine selection of Tasmanian handcrafts. Tiagarra Aboriginal Culture Centre and Museum at Mersey Bluff has a collection of rock carvings and more than 2000 artefacts.
Visitor Information Centre, 92 Formby Road;
Open daily 7.30am-5pm
Ph: 6424 8176

Ghost Rock Vineyard
Tasmania’s newest vineyard, has a beautifully designed cellar door complex only 10 minutes from the Spirit of Tasmania terminal and near the popular Hawley Beach and Port Sorell area. The views are amazing and they offer delicious cheese platters and seasonal produce to savour while you enjoy their delicious selection of wines.
1055 Port Sorell Rd, Northdown
Ph: 6428 4005

Latrobe
Ten kilometres south of Devonport, Latrobe is home to the recently opened Axeman's Hall of Fame. The town also boasts galleries, antique shops and cafes. Watch out for platypuses in the Mersey River at Warrawee Rainforest Reserve.
Latrobe Visitor Information Centre, Gilbert Street;
Open daily
Ph: 6426 2693

Port Sorell
Port Sorell, Shearwater and Hawley offer golden beaches, native reserves, walking /bike tracks, fishing and water sports.

Ulverstone
Ulverstone is a popular beachside destination for holidaying all year round. Try Beachway Motel for accommodation metres away from Ulverstone's patrolled beach, Beachway Motel features a top class licensed restaurant and newly refurbished rooms. Tourists will be left in wonderment at the diversity and beauty of the natural aspect of the Central Coast. So much is on offer from the Leven Canyon, 41km from Ulverstone, featuring spectacular scenery and bushwalking tracks. Waterfalls, rivers and estuaries, caves, fairy penguins as well as the beautiful coastline and beaches.
Visitors' Information Centre 6425 2839
Beachway Ulverstone Motel 6426 2958

Don River Railway
Come and explore the number one tourist attraction on the North West Coast - the Don River Railway. Enjoy a ride on the picturesque Don River Railway to Coles Beach, where you can enjoy your picnic or walk to Devonport Bluff. Explore the museum, with its collection of steam and diesel trains dating from 1879 or visit the souvenir shop where light refreshments are available.
Open 7 days excluding Good Friday and Christmas Day.
Forth Main Road, Devonport
Ph: 64246335
www.donriverrailway.com.au

GREAT NATURE TRAIL

The Great Nature Trail, including the towns of Arthur River, Burnie, Latrobe and Port Sorell feature national parks, splendid gardens and Aboriginal cultural sites.

Arthur River
The seaside village of Arthur River (50 min west of Smithton) is a popular spot for fishing and camping. The northern section of the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area is rich in Aboriginal cultural sites.
Stanley Visitor Centre 6458 1330

Burnie
Attractions include the Regional Art Gallery and the Pioneer Village Museum in Little Alexander Street.
Tourist Information Centre, Civic Centre Precinct (off Little Alexander Street);
Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat & Sun 9am-4.30pm
Ph: 6434 6111

Marrawah
The most westerly township in Tasmania, Marrawah is surrounded by rich farmland. The spectacular coastline has great surf beaches and rocky headlands. It is the gateway to the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area which is rich is Tasmanian native flora and fauna including rare orchids, the orange bellied parrot and the Tasmanian Devil.

Rocky Cape National Park
This park has deserted beaches and sweeping views of Bass Strait. Excavations have revealed an Aboriginal presence here as long as 9,000 years ago.
Stanley Visitor Centre 6458 1330

Smithton
Smithton services an area renowned for its thriving timber, agricultural, and fishing industries. Smithton is the home to Tall Timbers Resort, built primarily from Tasmanian timbers and Foresty Tasmania's Dismal Swamp Maze and Visitor Centre, a unique visitor attraction in the blackwood forest set in a dry swamp environment 25 minutes south-west of Smithton. There are daily tours of the historic Woolnorth property and Hydro wind farm.
Stanley Visitor Centre 6458 1330

Dismal Swamp
Approximately 2 hours north-west of Devonport, you will find Dismal Swamp, a wilderness experience with a twist! Upon entering the Visitor Centre you are faced with a decision; do you transport yourself into one of the largest sink holes in the southern hemisphere via the extreme slide, stroll down the path to the zen-like sounds of the Blackwood Forest, or do you take the buggy ride to the bottom with one of the guides giving you an in-depth botany lesson. Whichever you choose, the experience that awaits you at the bottom is truly beautiful. Look out and up for the 21 Aboriginal Forest Spirits that watch over and for the myriad artistic interpretations of a swamp that is home to Myrtles over 500 years old and Eucalypts over 350 years old.
Dismal Swamp has recently become the first tourism attraction in Tasmania to provide interpretation via ‘podcasting’, providing visitors with ‘on demand’ interpretation about Dismal Swamp, easily downloaded from the internet as an audio file suitable for an MP3 player. The podcasts are available free of charge from the Dismal Swamp website.
www.dismalswamp.com.au
6456 7199

Stanley
This charming historic fishing village - the birthplace of Tasmania's only Prime Minister, Joseph Lyons - is nestled at the base of the 'Nut'. Stanley offers a wealth of activities - seal cruises, penguin and platypus tours, 4WD tours, great fishing, beaches and a sea aquarium and the tree to timber trail in Stanley and Smithton area including the Bug Tree at Mawbanna, the South Arthur Forest Reserve and of course Dismal Swamp. Enjoy a walk to the top of the Nut or take the chairlift. Tours of Highfield built in 1832 operate during the day or for a real thrill 'dare to visit' after dark.
Stanley Visitor Centre: 6458 1330

Tall Timbers
Tall Timbers is an award winniing property set on 125 arces. Experience the luxury of the cosy units including spa, self-contained or motel style units. Trout stocked dam, expansive garden, family bistro, Gunns Lounge Bar and tennis courts offer something for the whole family. Tall Timbers also offers exciting adventure packages to suit all budgets and time-frames. Wilderness tours, penguin evening tours, Highfield after dark adventures are just some examples.
Smithton, North West Tasmania. Bookings/enquiries 1800 628 476

Wynyard
Wynyard has a unique setting on the banks of the Inglis River in the shadow of Table Cape and is the base for production of the award-winning Table Cape Cheese.
Visitor Information Centre, Goldie Street, Open daily 9am-5pm 6442 4143 Wynyard Wharf Seafood 6442 3428