Styx River - The Wilderness Society

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Launceston Queenstown

TO ELLENDALE MT FIELD NATIONAL PARK

Strahan

FENTONBURY

Hamilton Ellendale Strathgordon Maydena

STYX VALLEY

Orford New Norfolk

Westerway Huonville

Hobart Port Arthur

WESTERWAY

Cockle Creek

B61

TO NEW NORFOLK & HOBART

TYENNA r ive

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WHAT TO BRING

TO LAKE PEDDER & STRATHGORDON

The Styx Valley is remote with no mobile phone coverage. The weather is unpredictable and can rapidly change. Bring food, water, sunhat, raincoat and solid shoes. Ensure you have adequate fuel for your return journey.

FOOD & ACCOMMODATION There’s some great accommodation and food options on your way to the Styx.

MAYDENA

Westerway • Blue Wren Riverside Cottage • Duffy’s Country Accommodation • Platypus Playground Riverside Cottage • Possum Shed Cafe • Westerway Roadhouse

Travel safely Although suitable for 2WD vehicles, the roads in the Styx Valley are gravel and can get slippery. Tree Reserve Ensure you have a spare Big tyre and jack.

Mt Field National Park

Drive no faster than 50km/h and slower at night and at dusk to spare local wildlife. Beware Gandalf’s Staff potholes, corrugations and other hazards. In some circumstances, particularly after snow, Morannon Old Base some roads mayWaterfall be impassable due to fallen Camp trees. If you encounter injured wildlife, call Fangorn Bonorong Wildlife Rescue on 03 6268 1184. Cave Tree

• Waterfalls Cafe • Camping & Visitors Centre

Waterfall Creek Rd

Tyenna • Tyenna River Cottage • National Park Hotel

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South Styx

1. CARBON CIRCUIT

Sleeping Giant

Creek Rd

River

4. STYX RIVER RAMBLE

CARBON CIRCUIT Carbon Giant

Maydena Ge e

Gravel Rd

2. WILD RIVERS WALK

3. BIG TREE RESERVE

Strathgordon • Pedder Wilderness Lodge

Fentonbury

6. CHAPEL TREE 5. TOLKIEN TRACK

TOLKIEN TRACK

• Giants’ Table & Cottages • Maydena Country Cabins & Alpacas

• Post House Cottage • Hamlet Downs Country Accommodation Natural hazards occur within Tasmania’s forest environments. The Wilderness Society accepts no liability for any injury or damage resulting from such hazards. Note: Map not to scale.

Big Tree Reserve Waterfall Creek Rd

Logged Coupe

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Gandalf’s Staff Morannon Rd

Waterfall

Old Base Camp

Fangorn Cave Tree

To Styx Bridge & Big Tree Reserve

Gravel Rd

Photo: Wedge-tailed eagle, Ted Mead

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