Hellyer Gorge

The Hellyer Gorge is a gorge in Tasmania, located between Stanley and Cradle Mountain. The Hellyer River flows through the gorge, which is named after Henry Hellyer.^[1]

Throughout the Hellyer Gorge is a rainforest with sassafras, giant myrtle, and large ferns.^[2] The gorge is the site of the Hellyer Gorge State Reserve.^[3]

The Murchison Highway passes through the gorge area with many sharp and steep bends.^[1] This highway provides the setting to a stage of Targa Tasmania. Being subject to black ice,^[4] this portion of road has now been bypassed by the newer Ridgley Highway. Some bush-walking tracks have been blazed for tourists.

References

^ ^a ^b Spinks, Bert (11 March 2021). "Here be curses". FortySouth. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ Martin Smith, Roff (29 October 2019). National Geographic Traveler: Australia, 6th Edition. National Geographic Society. p. 347. ISBN 9788854415126. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Proclamation under the Nature Conservation Act 2002". tas.gov.au. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ Davis, Adam (23 April 2013). "TARGA: Spectating at Hellyer Gorge". carsales.com.au. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

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[fortysouth-1] Spinks, Bert (11 March 2021). "Here be curses". FortySouth. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[natgeo-2] Martin Smith, Roff (29 October 2019). National Geographic Traveler: Australia, 6th Edition. National Geographic Society. p. 347. ISBN 9788854415126. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[govt-3] "Proclamation under the Nature Conservation Act 2002". tas.gov.au. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[davis-4] Davis, Adam (23 April 2013). "TARGA: Spectating at Hellyer Gorge". carsales.com.au. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

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