Gorge Wander – Sat. 5th September 2026
A very late notice for this walk, and a dubious weather forecast…
We didn’t have a leader for the rostered walk this coming Saturday, 5th September, and despite the weather forecast, Phil has invited anyone interested to join him on a ramble around the Gorge and Cliff Grounds.
Forecast at the time of writing is for rain… Phil believes that’s what umbrellas are for! He estimates the walk will be over by 3-4pm.
Meeting Times and Places:
If you are interested in going on this walk, please contact your walk leader, Phil Dawson email pidasms@gmail.com or ph. 6382 3561 after 6:30 pm to book in.
Meet at 11am at the carpark at top of Gorge Rd – head up past Trevallyn Primary School and Max Fry Hall, and through the gates into the Gorge reserve. Continue up to the top of the hill where there is a carpark on the right.
Even though this is a less formal Boots N’ All walk, it is still important to let the leader know you are coming, so he is not waiting for people who don’t turn up, or leaves without you. Please be at any meeting place 5 minutes ahead of departure time.
To access this area from northern Tasmania: The walk is in the Launceston area. From the city, follow Paterson St. west into Bridge Rd, across Kings Bridge and up Trevallyn Rd. This swings west into Gorge Rd. Continue past the Trevallyn shops and roundabout and straight past the next roundabout towards the primary school. See notes above about car park.
Warnings:
The following codes [from our 2026 walks calendar] apply:
S Steep incline for at least part of the way
For this walk, there are no special clothing requirements apart from normal precautions against cold or rain (carry a raincoat, please!). Your leader recommends a good umbrella! Solid shoes or sneakers (with reasonably thick socks to protect against blisters) should be fine, and gaiters are not needed.
Map details:
For this walk, there are some good maps in Trails in and around Launceston, a brochure which can be downloaded from this link. See page 5 for the route we will follow (red dots).
No peakbagger points on this walk! For explanation of peakbagging, see our new Peakbaggers and Abels page, which has links to various lists of peaks, including Peakbaggers, Abels, Poimenas and others. For really enthusiastic walkers, Phil Andrew’s recently updated Tasmanian Peaks Composite List [link] can be downloaded, which gives a complete smorgasbord of Tasmanian mountains, hills and high places – enough for a lifetime of bushwalking!