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29/06/2009

Access to a popular coastal recreational destination, the West Point State Reserve on Tasmania's West Coast, has been improved with the completion of roadworks by the Parks and Wildlife Service.
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Strong commercial interest in proposed Three Capes Track

25/06/2009

There has been an encouraging response to the recent Identification of Commercial Interest for the proposed Three Capes Track.
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Maria Island access

18/06/2009

The Parks and Wildlife Service wishes to advise that the Maria Island Ferry and Eco Cruises will not be operating its ferry service to Maria Island during the period 23rd June to 14 July, 2009.
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Echo Point

53. Echo Point

	20 minutes by ferry and then 3 hours walk to return
	Road C193 to Lake St Clair from the Lyell Highway (A10)
	Park entry fees apply. Ferry charges apply
	Bush toilet at Echo Point. Restaurant and facilities at Cynthia Bay.
	Moderate - no hilly sections; track is mostly dry under foot but some wet patches after rain. Take care with your footing due to tree roots.
	Group C items
	Heavy rain can fall in any month and snow can cover the track in the winter months
	No pets, firearms or bicycles

Combine a ferry cruise on Lake St Clair with a walk through the rainforest beside the lake. You leave from, and return to Cynthia Bay at the southern end of Lake St Clair.

Highlights

Lake St Clair is the deepest lake in Australia, and like much of the beauty of the highlands of Tasmania, is the legacy of the action of ice during the Ice Ages.

The cool temperate rainforest that the walk leads you through is rich in many species of plant that are either unique to Tasmania, or have their closest relatives in New Zealand and Chile - the descendants of a Gondwanan flora.