Routes worth taking slowly
Tasmania road trips
Road-trip routes built around places, landscapes and useful stops.
Choose a route around real driving time, road conditions and useful stops. Tasmania’s distances can be deceptive, so each guide is a planning framework rather than a race through a checklist.
01
Hobart and South
Hobart, the Derwent, the Huon Valley, Bruny Island and the Tasman Peninsula.
Image credit: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · Hobart & SouthDerwent Valley Drive
Plan a Derwent Valley drive through New Norfolk and upper-valley towns with realistic timing, road conditions and optional park extensions.
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Image credit: BennyG3255, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · Hobart & SouthGordon River Road to Lake Pedder and Gordon Dam
Plan Gordon River Road as a long return journey through Maydena, Lake Pedder and Strathgordon, with fuel, weather and walking limits understood.
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Image credit: jacobharrisau, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · Hobart & SouthHuon Valley Drive
Plan a Huon Valley driving loop through Huonville, Cygnet and Franklin, with options for the lower valley and Far South.
Read the guide →Image credit: jacobharrisau, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · Hobart & SouthLower Huon Valley Drive
Plan a lower Huon road trip around riverside towns, working farms and a sensible turnaround rather than racing to the far south.
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Launceston and North East
Launceston, the Tamar Valley, northern towns and the north-east.
Image credit: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · Launceston & North EastEsk Highway Road Trip
Plan the A4 Esk Highway with realistic stops, mountain weather, fuel checks and time for the Fingal Valley towns.
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Image credit: jacobharrisau, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · Launceston & North EastNorth Eastern Tasmania Drive
Build a flexible two or three-day drive through George Town, Scottsdale, Derby and St Helens without underestimating rural distances.
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North West and West Coast
Coastal towns, high country, rainforest and former mining communities.
Image credit: Gary Houston, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · North West & WestBass Highway Road Trip
Plan the Bass Highway as a working intercity road with separate coastal stops rather than a continuous scenic lookout drive.
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Image credit: NAPARAZZI, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · North West & WestBeyond Central Burnie
Build a practical half-day or full-day circuit through Fern Glade, Guide Falls, Upper Natone and the coastal districts around Burnie.
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Image credit: Gary Houston, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · North West & WestCastra Road Drive
Drive Castra Road through North Motton, Sprent and Upper Castra with narrow-road care and a separate plan for Leven Canyon.
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Image credit: Synyan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · North West & WestCreated from Chaos Coastal Trail
Follow the Created from Chaos geotrail through north-west coast rocks, lava, glacial deposits and safe roadside stops.
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Image credit: Gary Houston, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · North West & WestWaratah and Hellyer Gorge Drive
Plan the inland drive from Burnie through Hellyer Gorge to Waratah with road, weather and stop-by-stop advice.
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Central Tasmania
The Midlands, Central Highlands and routes through the island’s interior.
Image credit: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.Road trip · Central TasmaniaHeritage Highway, Tasmania
A road-trip guide to the Midland Highway’s sandstone towns, colonial infrastructure, convict sites and longer Aboriginal history.
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Image credit: Chuq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · Central TasmaniaHighland Lakes Road
Drive the Highland Lakes Road with realistic weather, fuel and road-condition planning through Bothwell, Miena and the Great Western Tiers.
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Image credit: Steven Penton from Bakers Beach, Tasmania Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRoad trip · Central TasmaniaMidland Highway Road Trip
Plan the Midland Highway as a working intercity road with deliberate heritage-town exits and realistic driving breaks.
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All road trips
Compare the complete route collection before deciding which regions fit your available time.
Tasmania road trips
- A Realistic Tasmania Circuit Road Trip→
- Bass Highway Road Trip→
- Beyond Central Burnie→
- Castra Road Drive→
- Created from Chaos Coastal Trail→
- Derwent Valley Drive→
- Devonport to Cradle Mountain drive→
- Esk Highway Road Trip→
- Georgian Villages Drive→
- Gordon River Road to Lake Pedder and Gordon Dam→
- Heritage Highway, Tasmania→
- Highland Lakes Road→
- Huon Valley Drive→
- Lower Huon Valley Drive→
- Lyell Highway Road Trip→
- Meander Valley Highway→
- Midland Highway Road Trip→
- North Eastern Tasmania Drive→
- Regional Drives from Hobart→
- Scenic Drives from Burnie→
- Sorell to Orford Drive→
- Tasman Highway Road Trip→
- Waratah and Hellyer Gorge Drive→