A Lap of Tasmania

Three weeks is the right amount of time for a lap of Tassie, and you will still leave things out. Compact distances, but the roads are windy and the weather does what it likes, so slow down and pack layers. ## The route, leg by leg ### Leg 1: Devonport to the north-west Devonport → Stanley · roughly 150 km · 2–3 nights Off the Spirit of Tasmania, out to The Nut at Stanley. ### Leg 2: Cradle Mountain Stanley → Cradle Mountain · roughly 170 km · 2–3 nights Dove Lake, the Overland Track trailhead. Cold and wet at altitude. ### Leg 3: The west coast Cradle → Strahan · roughly 140 km · 2 nights Queenstown’s moonscape, the Gordon River cruise from Strahan. ### Leg 4: The south and Hobart Strahan → Hobart · roughly 300 km · 3–4 nights Mount Field, the Huon, Bruny Island, then Hobart and MONA. ### Leg 5: The east coast home Hobart → Devonport · roughly 500 km · 5–7 nights Port Arthur, Freycinet and Wineglass Bay, the Bay of Fires, Launceston. ## Planning notes Total distance is around 2,000 km and we would allow about 21 days to do it without living in the driver’s seat. Best months: Nov–Apr (warmer, drier, ferry booked well ahead). Distances and timings here are a starting point — how long you actually take depends on how often you find a spot you do not want to leave.