Evercreech Forest Tasmania

Today we explored more of the hinterland forest. We began with a beautiful 15mins stroll through picturesque rainforest to the base of St Columba Falls, at 90m, it is one of Tasmania’s highest falls. 

We got directions from a ranger to Evercreech Forest Reserve via the forestry tracks which were mostly in good nick. 

An hour later we had pulled up at the reserve. 

We did the 1km circuit of the “White Knights’, the white gums giants left to grow after the logging in the late 1800’s. 

We then did the 40min loop walk to Evercreech Falls. Another ancient rainforest with huge tree ferns, plenty of different fungi and a very unhappy snake. 

The falls were pretty as it cascaded down a mossy rocks. 

After having to cross the river we walked back to Buster through  more open dry forest.

We then returned to the bitumen and 30km later we were parked up for the night in Fingal at the RV stop next to the old saw dust burner. 

In 1827 the settlement here grew around a convict station.  There are still a few building from their era including Convict Cells (isolation cells) and a Probation Station (hold up to 300 convicts doing cheap labour).Later the township became more populated when gold was discovered 10km away. This is reflected in some substantial buildings being built. 

Our 67km journey.