Meander and Split Rock Falls is a 9km, grade 3 hike located in the Meander Forest Reserve, Tasmania. The hike should take around 3.5 hrs to complete.

Length: 9km

Duration: 3.5 hrs

Grade: 3

Style: Return

Start: End of Meander Falls Road

End: End of Meander Falls Road

Location: Meander Forest Reserve

Closest town: Meander

Tasmania

From state capital: 219km

Longitude: 146.545569

Latitude: -41.722579

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Hike overview

A full day’s walk that gets you away from the more popular areas and into the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

Liffey Falls is within the Liffey Falls State Reserve.

Highlights

Meander Falls are very popular and widely considered one of the great short-medium bushwalks in Tasmanian. The track is quite rocky, and does have some steep sections and there can be snow and mud to negotiate during the wetter winter months. The walk is uphill for app. 3 to 3 1/2 hours,a nd the only relief is the last 20 minutes or so which crosses a short plateau. The falls are in two distincy tiers as they drop through a rocky chasm. A great time to visit the Meander Falls in after snow or frost in winter and spring when sections of the falls can freeze and form large icicles.

Route and GPX file

Total distance: 9170 m
Max elevation: 1193 m
Min elevation: 614 m
Total climbing: 695 m
Total descent: -695 m

Download file: Meander%20and%20Split%20Rock%20Falls.gpx

For more information about this hiking trail please visit Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania

Trail features

Rough Trail
Waterfalls

Tips

Bush toilet and shelter hut at car park.

Supervise children , tracks subject to severe weather conditions all year round, weather may change quickly, tracks are difficult to navigate when covered in snow and may be impassable.

No pets, firearms or bicycles.

Trail location

Getting there

Road C167 from Deloraine to Meander, then follow signs to Meander Forest Reserve.

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Access conditions

Gravel Road

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About the region

Meander Forest Reserve is a little over an hours drive from either Launceston or Devonport. Deloraine is half way between Launceston and Devonport. Meander is 15 kilometres south of Deloraine with the reserve a further 10 kilometres further on. The road passes the Meander Dam site - Lake Huntsman. The new lake is a very scenic addition to the area. A new picnic area has been constructed overlooking the lake next to the Meander Falls Road.

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