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Balfour Packhorse Track - TAS

Balfour Track Forest Reserve

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Position

DEG: -41.136201 144.954917

DMS: 41º 08' 10.32" S 144º 57' 17.68" E

UTM: 55 G 5444108mN 328355mE

Altitude: 90.4m

Address & Contact

Balfour Track Forest Reserve
Tasmania 7330

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Information

Entrance to the north end of the Balfour Packhourse / Walking Track, which was once used for packhorses and prospectors enroute to the mines at Balfour in the 1900's. Can be traversed by hikers - a medium, 3 hour return walk through cool temperate rainforest, beneath towering myrtle, cucalypt and sassafras trees. The forest walk follows the course of Stephens Rivelet. Not to be confused with the 4WD route also called the Balfour Track further to the SW.

PlaceID	65877

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Luncheon Hill at 01/03:30am EDT

Distance from Balfour Packhorse Track 16.53km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
10.6°C	8.6°C	96%	10.0°C	hPa	1.6mm	SSE	11km/hr 6knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Luncheon Hill (Forestry)

Distance from Balfour Packhorse Track 16.53km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	21.0	21.2	18.7	15.6	13.0	11.1	10.6	11.3	12.3	14.7	17.4	18.5
Mean Min. °C	10.5	10.8	9.6	8.1	6.9	5.6	4.9	5.1	5.4	5.9	7.7	8.6
Mean Rain mm	79.1	54.4	85.8	104.8	152.6	143.5	182.6	206.5	177.2	131.5	93.7	92.6