Balfour Track Forest Reserve

This three hour return walk is relatively flat and fairly easy.

This track was cut at the start of the century for packhorses and prospectors wanting to reach the remote (and since largely abandoned) mining township of Balfour.

The walk starts and ends on Blackwater Road. If you are short of time, park a car at each end to halve the time of your walk.

For those who photograph or have an interest in Fungii, this walk is a delight of colours and shapes in the wet autumn months.

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Travelling Details

Burnie to Stanley - 68km
Stanley to Dip Falls - 42km
Stanley to Smithton - 22km
Smithton to Dismal Swamp - 32km
Smithton to Kununnah Bridge - 38km
Smithton to South Arthur Forests (return) - 130km

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