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Philosopher Falls Walk - TAS

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Position

DEG: -41.475381 145.457112

DMS: 41º 28' 31.37" S 145º 27' 25.59" E

UTM: 55 G 5407320mN 371176mE

Altitude: 680.54m

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Butlers Rd
Waratah TAS 7321

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Philosopher Falls Walk (2km) The Philosopher Falls walk in Tasmania's Tarkine rainforest offers a stunning, moderate hike through ancient forest, following an old mining race and crossing the Arthur River to a viewing platform via a 200+ step staircase for spectacular tiered waterfall views, especially known for its unique fungi, but requires care on the sometimes muddy, unsealed access road. It's a worthwhile 1-2 hour return trip, though the stairs make it challenging for some, and it's named after tin discoverer James "Philosopher" Smith

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Strahan to Wynyard via Murchison Hwy

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mount Read at 14/01:39pm EDT

Distance from Philosopher Falls Walk 41.61km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
0.3°C	-12.5°C	100%	0.3°C	996.1hPa	0.8mm	W	57km/hr 31knots	82km/hr 44knots

Closest Climatic Station

Mount Read

Distance from Philosopher Falls Walk 41.61km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	14.2	14.3	11.7	8.9	6.3	4.6	3.6	4.1	5.4	7.6	10.9	11.7
Mean Min. °C	5.7	6.3	4.8	3.4	2.1	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.3	1.3	3.2	3.9
Mean Rain mm	201.1	168.6	267.4	282.8	395.7	341.1	391.5	336.3	379.2	373.2	221.4	290.8