Strahan to Regatta Point Rail Trail (3km), West Coast Tasmania, Tasmania

Strahan to Regatta Point Rail Trail is a 3km, grade 2 hike located in the West Coast Tasmania, Tasmania. The hike should take around 1.25 hrs to complete.

Length: 3km

Duration: 1.25 hrs

Grade: 2

Style: One Way

Start: Strahan

End: Regatta Point

Location: West Coast Tasmania

Closest town: Strahan

Tasmania

From state capital: 300km

Longitude: 145.3153205

Latitude: -42.15412648

Hike summary

The bustling tourist town of Strahan lies on the northern end of Macquarie Harbour. The trail follows the foreshore, offering wonderful views of the historic town and its harbour. Now a fully sealed, concrete trail, it follows the former railway that connected the Abt rack railway from Queenstown with the main line north to Zeehan and Burnie. The Abt railway is now an operational tourist railway which operates daily.

For more information on this trail see the book Rail Trails of Tasmania.

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Strahan to Regatta Point in West Coast Tasmania

Strahan, 300km from Hobart

Sealed

Flat coastal

Photo credit: Rail Trails Australia. For more information and a location map please visit RailTrails Australia.

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