TASMANIA is full of stunning scenery, has an array of history and some bloody great four-wheel driving to boot. I wanted to try and get to the NE corner of the state on this trip from Hobart totally off-road, and with a few snippets of local info, I did just that.
My starting point was Sorell, just out of Hobart, where there’s plenty of decent supply shops for food and fuel. I was given a tip that if I headed 20km up the Tasman Highway and found Woodsdale Road, that’s where I could hit the dirt and stay there to the cape – and an easy and scenic run up to the bitumen to the turn point got me in the groove for the trip. Woodsdale Road is a well-used dirt road that feeds farms and a few wineries, and it leads in to the forest; nevertheless, I was on the dirt for the journey.
Passing alongside Prossers Ridge line and turning
