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Tahune AirWalk

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Carries
  
Pedestrians

Design
  
footbridge footbridge

Height
  
50 m

Owner
  
Forestry Tasmania

Total length
  
620 m

Location
  
Tasmania

Tahune AirWalk

Crosses
  
Huon River; Picton River

Locale
  
Geeveston, Tasmania, Australia

Address
  
Arve Rd, Geeveston TAS 7116, Australia

Hours
  
Closed now Saturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Hastings Caves State Res, Mount Wellington, Russell Falls, Ida Bay Railway, Freycinet National Park

Profiles

Going bush 1 tahune airwalk and dismal swamp


The Tahune AirWalk a steel walkway footbridge located in the Tahune Forest area 29 km from Geeveston and sits over the banks of the Huon River. Located in the Huon Valley of southern Tasmania, Australia. The Tahune Airwalk walkway and visitor Centre is operated as a tourist attraction by Forestry Tasmania.

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Location and features

The walkway is located approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Tasmania's capital city Hobart. The treetop walk overlooks the Huon and Picton Rivers joining in the far distance. The Tahune Airwalk site offers three walks onsite plus the Cable Eagle Hang Gliding.

The footbridge is a level steel structure with a steel walkway that is suspended over the treetops, as high as 50 metres (160 ft) in places. The footbridge is 620 metres (2,030 ft) long, with 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) of access paths to the bridge and 112 steps to climb to the peak. Transport is provided to the start of the AirWalk for those with walking difficulties. The visitor centre has a fully licensed cafe and is open on a daily basic. Plus browse through the extensive range of exclusive souvenirs. The site has WIFI available at the visitor centre.

References

Tahune AirWalk Wikipedia