A day in Tassie

My boss is paying for me to take the bike to Tassie and I'll have a day
to myself. Any suggestions for spending a Sunday starting in Devonport
and finishing in Launceston?

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Start in Devonport and head for Launceston!

 

And what do I do *after* breakfast?

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You can check out the murals in Sheffield, pat a Tassie Devil at Mole Creek
or even go via Cradle Mountain and still make it to Launceston in a day.
Mate just hop on the bike and ride. There are no bad roads in Tassie, just
the odd spot of bad weather.

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Cheers
Dave (Mojo67)
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as Billy Connolly says, there is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes

 

Been saying that myself for a long time, maybe something about being
born in the same city...

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Frank Copeland
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McDonald's sign is clearly positioned for viewing from the boat.

 

Head west, via Queenstown, Hobart, St Mary's ...

Seriously folks ...
http://www.imagine-it.com.au/ausmoto/tassie.htm

Cheers
Goaty

 

Trouble is, in Tassie, you can find you have a _lot_ of wrong clothes.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/glitch1/Tours/LongTours/Tassie/

copy/ paste:
Follow the signs to Devonport/ Burnie, cross the bridge across the Mersey
River towards Devonport CBD, turning L just after the bridge (first
turn-off, still on the down-ramp). follow the main road through Quoiba,
turning R in Spreyton towards Sheffield. About 7km further on it's L onto
the C150 (signed to "Nook"), following that all the way into Sheffield,
turning L onto the main road.
A quick look at the murals and a stretch of the legs (the ice-cream shop on
the left 3/4 of the way through town is a good stop, if a bit early in the
day , then it's a couple of 100 meters further up the road towards
Deloraine, before the R turn onto the C136 (to Gowrie Park), 4km later turn
L onto the C137 to Paradise and Mole Creek. At the T-junction turn R and
it's straight into a smorgasbord of bends. 10km on it's L onto the C138 for
25km to Cethana, turning L at the T-junction to Moina. L again at the
Roadhouse (great coffee/ snacks) for the run towards Cradle Mountain. Turn L
at the sign onto the Cradle Mtn. Road, it's sealed to the lodge, after that
come about 7km dirt into the National Park (fees apply) and the carpark at
Dove Lake with Cradle Mountain itself towering over the lot.

IF....Cradle Mtn is clouded over, only go up to the roadhouse, then return
on the same roads back to and through Mole Creek, keep following the road
into Deloraine, At the roundabout, turn R into town, follow main Rd,
straight through the next roundabout, turn right at bottom of hill and
across the railway tracks.
Then follow the signs to Liffey Falls, it's route A5. Keep going through
some sweet stuff up to Breona Point (very short piece of gravel shortly
before, might be sealed by now, less than 1km), have a drink and return
towards Deloraine. At Golden Valley turn right to Quamby Brook, straight to
Osmaston, right (route 505), follow to end , turn left route C513 to
Bracknell.
Turn left route C 511 to Carrick. Turn R onto main Hwy (Bass Hwy) to Lonnie.

GREAT stuff, have fun.
This avoids nearly all HWY stuff and adds a pile of great twisties/ great
scenery.

cheers
pete

 

Just one really boring one (Midlands Hwy)

 

Eh? You just layer all yer ausmoto tshirts.

Hammo

 

Really? Do you always travel it at 80 km/h?

Hammo

 

Duck over to Bridport for a counter lunch!

 

Beanies, check shirts, ex-army daks and Blundstones?

Cheers
Goaty

 

Or, as they say in Victoria ... twisty!

Cheers
Goaty

 

Compared to the rest of the Tassie roads, it's dead straight!

 

[Excellent directions snip'd]

Sounds great, got it all marked on the map. Shouldn't manage to lose
myself more than three or four times I'm sure

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Frank Copeland
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I had to look that one up. Must be one of the few roads we didn't travel on.
Jen didn't think the line on the map was wiggly enough, and it sounds like
she was right.

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Cheers
Dave (Mojo67)
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and an undie wash