Hike Donaghys Hill Nature Trail, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania, Australia

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You’ll want to take your camera on this wonderful walk. Apart from being a great leg stretch for those driving the Lyell Highway between Derwent Bridge and Queenstown, this walk offers superb wilderness views. The 1.1km one-way track climbs gradually through forest and scrub to a high lookout perched on rocky Donaghys Hill. From there, in clear weather, you can look down into the Franklin River valley and out to the impressive Frenchmans Cap and its neighbouring peaks. Return via the same track. The Lyell Highway (A10) connects Hobart in the south-east of Tasmania with Queenstown in the west. It runs through the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. From Hobart, travel west for 2.5 hours via the Lyell Highway. From Launceston, travel south via Longford and Poatina on the Highland Lakes Road (A5) to Miena and the B11 to Bronte Park. Join the A5. King William Saddle, west of Derwent Bridge, marks the eastern boundary of the park. A further 56 km along the highway, Nelson Falls marks the western boundary, a 3 hour drive from Hobart. The park can also be accessed via the lower Gordon River on one of the daily cruise boats from Strahan. The Lyell Highway may occasionally be closed by snow in winter. Where possible, please avoid driving in our reserves at night. You are sharing the roads with our native wildlife, so take it slow and watch out for animals on the road.

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