Hello!
Just expanding on the few photos I posted yesterday 🙂
We drove further west and down to Trowutta Arch. A wonderful beautiful area, with a fantastic couple of sinkholes at the end. One water filled and one dry.
The walk in was very easy. The paths well formed and only took about 15 minutes – mind you, we did go a bit slow as we were admiring the fantastic trees and man-ferns 🙂
Some of these trees look like they are resting on their tippy toes!
I feel like its possible that they could just get up and stroll away when no-one was looking!
Ok… and how weird is this fungi? I had to look it up. I actually thought some animal had pooed on it, but that is part of its charm haha
Its called and Asero Rubra – one common name is anemone stinkhorn.
It apparently smells like poo and attracts flies which spreads its spores.
(Glad I didn’t touch that one 😀 )
This area is classified as a Callidendrous Rainforest. The dominant tree is a myrtle and of course – the huge tree ferns are everywhere (Tasmanians call them Man Ferns)
Walking down into the non-water filled sinkhole!
Its like stepping back in time. (Apart from the path) It all feels so ancient and it was a truly beautiful spot.
The second sinkhole was filled with water – and covered with a lichen or weed or something. Looked almost solid!
Turning back, the view was pretty amazing. The arch really framed the stand of tree ferns beautifully!
We were able to scramble up over some rocks, and between a few more and walk along a precarious path to view the area from above.
Scrambling down the other side we couldn’t easily get to the waters edge but we could see the cave more clearly
You can see how far the land dropped away!
Time to make a start on the walk back…
Back through the gaps in the rocks!
Last chance to drink in that view
Just a fabulous tangle of nature!
Keep in mind these tree ferns grow approximately one centimetre per year! (Jeff for scale)
It was a fantastic way to spend a rainy spring day!
Hope you enjoyed!
We certainly did!
Cheers!
How gorgeous!!
I’ll put it on the list for your next visit!! 😀
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed Pam! It really was lovely!
Wow! I look at your garden and it could be in the UK. It’s only when you show photos like this (and talk about tiger snakes!) that I realise just how different Tasmania is to here.
I agree Hazel… Tasmania has that lush greenness that I associate with the UK. Its a lot less harsh than mainland Australia in a lot of ways. But places like Trowutta Arch make me think I have stepped back in time for a few eons!!
Wow! I look at your garden and it could be in the UK. It’s only when you show photos like this (and talk about tiger snakes!) that I realise just how different Tasmania is to here.
This is beautiful! 🙂
We’re definitely planning to visit Trowutta Arch when we head over there later this year. So many absolutely stunning places in so little time.. but this one will get a high priority 🙂
Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thanks. So much good stuff on the NW coast of Tassie. A lot of people miss it. Trowatta Arch is part of the Tarkine drive and is very much worth doing.
Hope you have an amazing Tassie Trip
Thank you. ☺️ We’re looking at all the other walks in that loop to see which ones we absolutely can’t miss. If you visited the sink hole and also visited lake chisolm sinkhole would you be able to share which of those offers the amazing rainforest walk on the way in? Books seem to say Lake Chisolm does but a friend thought it was the smaller sinkhole? Thank you.. ☺️
I’ll double check but I think Chisholm sinkhole isn’t a walk… just park by road, get out … look, then go lol. Trowatta Arch has a lovely short (10-15 minute) walk in with the gorgeous man ferns etc.
I’ll look up the other things I enjoyed on that drive and let you know.
And if you are driving down the Bass Highway at some point between Burnie and Stanley, you’ll be driving right by our door, so let me know and pop in for a cuppa!! 🙂