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Philosopher Falls
Philosopher Falls are on the upper reaches of
the Arthur River near Waratah. Waratah is on what could be called the
back road to Cradle Mountain from Burnie. Just a 45 minute drive if
you take the road through the Surrey Hills tree plantations. A more
attractive drive is through the Hellyer Gorge from Somerset - a suburb of
Burnie. From Waratah there is a left turn to Savage River and Corinna.
The turn is at the service station - best hamburgers in Tasmania! 9
1/2 kilometres from the turnoff is a narrow road to the right through dense
forest. The road is flat and was quite passable the day we went.
About a kilometre along the road the start of
the track to the falls is encountered. The track was very well tagged
the day we went. However, there are a few right angled turns which can
be easy to miss, particularly on the return trip. There is one place
where a tree has fallen. Here the track passes under the tree.
We were only able to make these un named
falls today. The walk is through
pristine rainforest and includes short sections of Horizontal to negotiate.
A unique experience. Click on the middle picture on the far right for
a full screen view of Horizontal scrub on the walk - spooky!
The Arthur river is reached after almost an
hour. The falls shown are only about 500 metres from here. But the
track takes a right turn up through the Horizontal scrub forest. A small
creek is reached after about another 20 minutes. The going is fairly
easy to here. The track then follows the creek on the other
side. A very pretty section. After 5 minutes or so the track
becomes very difficult. Don't be disappointed if you make a decision
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