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Gordon Dam
Strathgordon, Tasmania
Giant curved dam in the south-west wilderness with a drive through Lake Pedder country.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A long drive from Hobart through Mount Field and along the Gordon River Road ends at one of Australia's biggest arch dams. You can walk across the top, abseil if you like, and see Lake Pedder on the way back.
Good to know
- Fill fuel in New Norfolk or Maydena
- Allow a full day
- Carry food, there is little to buy out here
- Best time
- Clear day
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road, long and winding.
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Toilets
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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