Mt Direction 21st September 2019
Mt. Direction offers a shorter day, with a short but steep walk to a
fascinating historical site, complete with ruins of the old signal
station that was used to communicate from Launceston to George Town via
a network of relay stations at Windmill Hill, Mt. Direction, Mt. George
and Low Head. You can read about the history of the site at
https://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=19158
Walk Details:
The walk begins at the car park which is on the right, less
than 100 metres east of the highway turnoff. The track ascends gently at
first, before crossing the railway line via a footbridge. Steepness
increases after that, with 100 metres altitude gained over the next 1 km,
to reach a rest area with a seat for the tired! A further 100 metres is
gained over the next 1 km, to reach the summit area and the historic site.
Total altitude gain is 236 metres over 2.3 km. The walk is rated
"easy-medium" and requires a moderate level of fitness due to the
steepness, but follows formed tracks. Not suitable for wheelchairs or
strollers. Young children should cope well, with parental support. The
shorter walk allows for a fairly leisurely pace.
It is anticipated that the walk will begin late morning, with lunch on
the top. Even at a leisurely pace, with a long lunch break and time to
explore, walkers should be back at the car park before 3 pm. Water
should be carried (as well as your lunch), and normal precautions should be taken against cold
and rain.
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Meeting Times and Places:
If you are interested in going on this walk, please phone your walk
leader, Nik Sands, ph. 0429 387
777
to book in. Meet at
Door of Hope car park at 10:30 am,
or at the start of the walk (see directions below) at 11 am.
If you need transport, please discuss with
the leader, who may be able to connect you with someone attending from
your area. Please be at any meeting place
5 minutes ahead of the listed time.
It is also courtesy to let the leader know if you have have changed
plans and are no longer coming.
Normally, the leader should be notified of any other
people you intend to bring along, although this will not apply for a
known easier walk.
You should always contact the walk
leader if intending to participate in a particular Boots N' All walk.
Warnings:
No warnings apart from a reminder that weather in Tasmania can be very changeable in September, so warm clothing, sensible shoes and a raincoat should be carried. Don't forget to carry drinking water - we suggest 1 litre per person.
Click this link for a more detailed discussion of Preparation, Food and Safety guidelines for Boots N' All walks.
Mt Direction: 1:100000 map is Pipers (Tasmap 8315) and 1:25000 map is Lilydale (TasMap 5043)
Map reference:
Short ref: n/a
Zone Easting Northing Latitude Longitude
55G 5 02 720 54 34 470 -41.24117 147.03246
There are
no peakbagger points for the area
covered by this walk. For listing of peakbagger
points, see the Hobart Walking Club Peakbagger's
Guide (2000 revision) which can be found and downloaded (as an Excel
spreadsheet) from
http://tastracks.webs.com/peakbaggers.htm
The same web page contains several other listings of Tasmanian
peaks.
GPX version of the track:
Click here
to download. Google Earth version of the track:
Click here
to download.
Right-click on the file and “save target as” to a location of your
choice. (Suggest you click the “Last modified” at top to sort by date to
get the most recent at top to find the file for the next walk).
When you have downloaded the track file, double-clicking on the Google Earth (kml) track should open Google Earth and zoom in to the location if you have Google Earth installed on your computer. The .gpx version of the track should import into mapping software or devices that support gpx tracks and waypoints.