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NORTH EAST TOURING MAP

Exploring the North East.

Scottsdale is the largest town between Launceston and St Helens and the commercial centre for this district. If you are coming from the Tamar Valley through Bridport you then turn south to Scottsdale or, direct from Launceston, your first major stop is Scottsdale.
Bridport is an attractive fishing and resort town on Anderson Bay and a staging point for travellers by air and sea to Flinders Island, There are fresh fish outlets in the main street offering the catch of the day and several motels and resorts have accommodation. Just north of the town is a coastal reserve.

In Scottsdale you should visit the forestry centre and the local Information Centre before taking a stroll around the town to explore. There is a fair size shopping centre and bakeries, cafes and craft shops and galleries to visit. To the south east are the Cuckoo Falls, worth a visit before heading east to the turn-off to Legerwood. You must take a small detour here to see the amazing sculptures in the main street. Fantastic. Continue through the small town of Branxholm and on to Derby, a beautiful town on the Ringarooma River and once the centre of a busy tin-mining industry. Call in to the mining museum and some of the many galleries and coffee shops in the main street.

Continue on to Moorina and visit the Chinese cemetery there before travelling to Weldborough and the Weldborough Pass Forest Walk, a great experience on the main highway. From Weldborough head east to Pyengana and turn right to the dairy and the Pub in a Paddock. Stop for a while before continuing further south to the St Columba and Ralph's Falls. There is overnight accommodation at Pyengana.
On the left a little further along the highway to the east is a turn-off to Goulds Country, a small town where everything is made from wood. The loose surface road continues up the mountain through dense ferns and forest to the apex oif the Blue Tier with excellent vantage points along the way and a small park at the top. Several walks are illustrated on boards near the park with a short one for those who just want a sample.
Return to the highway and continue on 20km to St Helens.

Optional Tours

1. From Bridport, instead of heading south to Scottsdale you can take the B82 across the top of the north east to Tomahawk and Boobyalla then head south to Gladstone, east to Mt William National Park and Eddystone Light, on to Ansons Bay and south to St Helens.

2. You can take a turn-off east of Branxholm to Gladstone and then follow the route to Mt William and St Helens as noted above.

Options 1 and 2 include some loose surface roads and there are limited facilities. For accommodation in the north east see the links opposite.