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Tamar Island

Tamar Island Wetlands Centre, TAS

Easy

At a Glance

ActivityHiking
DifficultyEasy
Distance4.0 km
Duration1.5 hours return
Trail TypeOut And Back
SurfaceBoardwalk
Best SeasonOct-Apr
Wheelchair Accessible

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About the Tamar Island

Just 10 minutes drive from the heart of Launceston in the Tamar River Conservation Area is the Tamar Island walk. For company you’ll have pelicans, swans, cormorants and numerous other bird species as well as frogs, dragonflies and lizards.

Tamar Island Highlights

WildlifeWaterWorld-heritage

Tamar Island Facilities & Huts

✓Parking
✓Picnic
✓Toilets
✓Camping
✓Shelter

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Trails(3)

0km

Tamar Island

Easy · 0km

0.2km

Tamar Island Walkway

Trail · 0.2km

1.7km

Cormiston Creek Track

Trail · 1.7km

Attractions(1)

8km

Cataract Gorge

Natural Landmark · 8km

Toilets(3)

0.5km

Tamar Conservation Area - Tamar Island

Accessible · 0.5km

1.1km

Tamar Conservation Area - Tamar Island Wetlands Interpretation Centre

Accessible · 1.1km

2.5km

Windsor Community Precinct

Accessible · 2.5km

Groceries(5)

3.7km

Woolworths Legana

Woolworths · 3.7km

3.8km

Woolworths Riverside

Woolworths · 3.8km

3.9km

IGA X-press Newnham

IGA · 3.9km

5km

Coles Mowbray

Coles · 5km

5.1km

Woolworths Mowbray

Woolworths · 5.1km

Fuel(5)

3.2km

United Legana

United Petroleum · 3.2km

D $2.3298 $2.07

Updated 22h ago

3.8km

EG Ampol Legana

EG Ampol · 3.8km

95 $2.02D $2.46

Updated 22h ago

3.9km

BP NEWNHAM

BP · 3.9km

24h
95 $2.0398 $2.11D $2.36

Updated 22h ago

4.3km

United Newnham

United Petroleum · 4.3km

D $2.3695 $1.9898 $2.07

Updated 22h ago

4.8km

BP RIVERSIDE (TAS)

BP · 4.8km

98 $2.09D $2.41

Updated 22h ago

Dump Points(3)

12.9km

St Leonards Park

Free · 12.9km

26km

Westbury Recreation Ground

Free · 26km

29.7km

Grubb Street Oval

Free · 29.7km

Pubs(5)

2.8km

Riverside Hotel Motel

Pub · 2.8km

3.7km

Seafarers Uni Bar

Pub · 3.7km

3.9km

The Black Stallion Hotel

Pub · 3.9km

3.9km

Legana Tavern

Pub · 3.9km

5.1km

Mowbray Hotel

Pub · 5.1km

Fast Food(5)

3.9km

KFC Legana

KFC · 3.9km

5km

Hungry Jack's Mowbray

Hungry Jack's · 5km

5.1km

KFC Mowbray

KFC · 5.1km

6.4km

INVERMAY TAS

McDonald's · 6.4km

24h
7.8km

Subway Launceston

Subway · 7.8km

Golf Courses(5)

4.2km

Riverside Golf Course (Tasmania)

18 holes · 4.2km

4.8km

Mowbray Golf Course

4.8km

7.2km

Grindelwald Public Golf Course

7.2km

11.4km

Launceston Golf Course

18 holes · 11.4km

13.9km

Exeter Golf Course

13.9km

Wineries(5)

2.8km

Josef Chromy Wines

Tamar Valley · 2.8km

3km

Vélo Wines

Tasmania · 3km

3.1km

Loch-Lea Vineyard

Tasmania · 3.1km

5.5km

Elmslie Wines

5.5km

5.7km

Evenfall

Tasmania · 5.7km

Weigh Stations(2)

6.8km

City of Launceston Weighbridge

Attended · 6.8km

34.6km

Tasmanian Ports Bell Bay Weighbridge

Attended · 34.6km

State Forests(5)

6.5km

Bouchers Creek Conservation Area

Conservation · 6.5km

16.9km

Patersons Island Private Sanctuary

Recreation · 16.9km

32.4km

Dans Hill Conservation Area

Conservation · 32.4km

35.1km

Redbill Point Conservation Area

Conservation · 35.1km

38.8km

George Town Conservation Area

Conservation · 38.8km

National Parks(5)

1.9km

Tamar Conservation Area

Nature Reserve · 1.9km

4km

Landfall Conservation Covenant

Nature Reserve · 4km

4.3km

Part 5 Agreement (Meander Dam Offset)

Nature Reserve · 4.3km

4.9km

Bridgenorth Rd Legana Conservation Covenant

Nature Reserve · 4.9km

5.5km

Launceston Waste Centre Conservation Covenant

Nature Reserve · 5.5km

Visitor Centres(3)

14.5km

Tamar Visitor Centre

Visitor Centre · 14.5km

36.4km

George Town Visitor Information Centre

Visitor Centre · 36.4km

39.1km

Great Western Tiers Visitor Centre

Visitor Centre · 39.1km