Length: 7km
Duration: 2hrs
Grade: 3
Style: One Way
Start: Westerway
End: National Park

Location: South Eastern Tasmania
Closest Town: Westerway
Distance from CBD: 65km
State: TAS
Latitude: -42.6791977
Longitude: 146.7873447

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Derwent Valley Rail Trail is a 7km, grade 3 one way hike, located in South Eastern Tasmania, Tasmania. The hike should take approximately 2hrs to complete.

Hike Summary

This proposed 7km rail trail will traverse the scenic Derwent Valley from the hamlet of Westerway to the gateway of and Mt Field National Park

The rail trail follows the beautiful Tyenna River and the road, as they wind through the corridor into the World Heritage Area. There are only a couple of road crossings at the National Park end of the trail and for the most part the trail is an uncomplicated and highly accessible path through eucalypt and casurina forests.

At present, the track and sleepers are still in position. This section of the corridor has not been used for up to 20 years, with commercial operations ceasing once the need to cart timber from the valley wound back and transferred to trucks. This section of track has not had any significant maintenance for approximately 40 years.