Hobart to Strahan on Tasmania's west coast with a caravan or motorhome
Hobart to Strahan on Tasmania's west coast runs 302 km from Hobart to Strahan. With a car and caravan, you're looking at 5 h 25 min behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for a car and caravan and for a motorhome, at the sizes in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: Hobart · New Norfolk · Queenstown · Strahan
Is Hobart to Strahan on Tasmania's west coast OK for a car and caravan?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for a car and caravan without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to caravans. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- 5 km of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest kilometre is about 10% uphill on Lyell Highway, at km 113.
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 302 km | 302 km |
| Driving time | 5 h 25 min | 5 h 5 min |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 5 km | 5 km |
| Total climb | 3,494 m | 3,494 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 87 km | 87 km |
| Signed limits it goes round | 0 | 0 |
| Planned at | 3.1 m high, 14.3 m long and 6.8 t | 3.7 m high, 10 m long and 8.7 t |
Towns on the way
- Hobart · km 0
- Brighton · km 20
- New Norfolk · km 35
- Ouse · km 89
- Queenstown · km 261
- Strahan · km 302
Caravan parks on the way
- Hobart Discovery Holiday Park · km 6
- Hobart Showground Motorhome Park · km 8
- New Norfolk Caravan Park · km 34
- Wayatinah Lakeside Caravan Park · km 112
- Bronte Park Village Caravan Park · km 150
- Queenstown Cabin & Tourist Park · km 261
- Strahan Holiday Park · km 301
- Strahan Beach Tourist Park · km 301
Free camps on the way
- Derwent Bridge Hotel Campsite · km 175 · caravans OK
National park and other campgrounds
- Hamilton Common · km 74 · fees apply
- Bethune Park · km 82
- Tungatinah Lagoon Campground · km 135
- Bronte Lagoon Campground · km 147
- Clarence Lagoon Camoground · km 168
- Lake King William Campground · km 176
- Loddon River West Bank · km 206
- Loddon River East Bank · km 206
- Thureau Hills Camping Area · km 244
- Lake Burbury Foreshore · km 250
- and 4 more in the app
Rest areas
- Bridgewater Bridge · km 19
- Hayes Weighbridge · km 43
- Meadowbank Dam TO · km 65
- Ouse · km 90
- Bronte Canal · km 147
- Broken Leg · km 169
- Derwent Bridge · km 174
- Derwent Bridge Rest Area · km 175
Dump points
- at Lake St Clair Lodge · km 176
Fuel stops
- Ampol · km 0
- Shell · km 0
- Caltex · km 2
- Caltex Star Mart New Town · km 4
- Mood Food Moonah · km 7
- Montrose Service Centre · km 9
- United Petroleum Claremont · km 14
- United Petroleum New Norfolk · km 35
- Tas Petroleum · km 36
- Dilgers Central Garage · km 261
- and 8 more in the app
Plan this trip for your own rig
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Tell Motocamp what you drive, from an enduro bike to a 25-foot off-road caravan or a 10-metre motorhome, and it plans this trip for that vehicle: the roads it fits, the low bridges and closed roads to steer clear of, and places to stay on the way. The maps keep working where there's no signal.
Plan this trip for your own rig Already have Motocamp AUS? Open it hereCamps, fuel and road limits come from OpenStreetMap and state agencies, and some can be missing or out of date. Distances are along our plan. Always go by the signs on the road.