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]

Rainforest in Tasmania's Hellyer Gorge is considered a Gondwanan relic.

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



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