On the drive from Geeveston to Tahune, the forest had a lot of tree fall with some overhanging the road. We wouldn’t want to travel here in high winds. The manager of Tahune Airwalk carries a chain saw with him on his daily commute.

The road to Tahune

Tahune Airwalk is beside the Huon River in forest west of Hartz Mountains.

Many logs line the Huon River from floods and old logging operations.

To reach the start of the AirWalk we ascend 104 steps.

The Tahune AirWalk is an elevated walkway 30 metres above the forest floor.

The Airwalk above the Huon River

The AirWalk is 619 metres long.

The final cantilever section sitting at a height of 50 metres above the Huon River, with spectacular views to the confluence of the Huon and Picton and beyond to the peaks of the World Heritage Area. 

The Huon River from the end of the cantilevered section.

A rainforest circuit passed through cool temperate rainforest along the Huon River.

Giant stringybark trees on the edge of the rainforest

Dicksonia tree fern forest

Tasmanian laurels were plentiful throughout the forest.

Moss

Fungi

Celery-top pine seedling growing from a tree fern trunk

The Tour De Tahune never took off when the bike designers had developmental issues with their designs.

The track runs close to the river.

450 year old Huon Pine near the river. They are very slow growing.

Huon Pine leaves

Clematis vine

Blechnum ferns

Stringybark twins

Pea on a drier embankment beside the river.

Tasmanian Waratah – the first one in the wild we have seen fully flowering. Previous ones were gardens varieties that were heavily hybridised.

McKays Track follows the Huon River before crossing both the Huon and Picton Rivers. It starts by passing under the airwalk and ascending about 100 steps.

A common small tree in the understorey.

Suspension bridge over the Huon River.

Leptospermum

Springtime in the insect world

Hibbertia

Looking back to the Huon River suspension bridge we crossed.

Waratahs at the junction if the Huon and Picton Rivers.

Suspension bridge over the Picton River.

Picton River

From the other side

From near the end of McKays track approaching the Huon River bridge near the Tahune Airwalk Visitor Centre.

Apple orchard at Geeveston on the way back to Hobart.

Dinner at the Shamrock Hotel (locally known as The Shammy) in Hobart. They have some inventive names for their huge schnitzel range including Holy Schnitt, Titanic (goes down really well), Parmalaki (with lamb), Squidward (with squid obviously) and Taters gotta tate (with potato gems).