While we have made sure to pick these cache locations with parking off the highway, it goes without saying that you will be next to an active highway, please take care and be aware of your surroundings!
DONT walk across the highway, always park on the same side of the highway as the cache!
This series has been placed to give Geocachers something to find as they travel from one end of the state to the other, find them all in one day or spread them over a number of trips, the choice is yours.
In Tasmania, Highway 1 is a 336-kilometre (209 mi) long route that connects Hobart to the state's north coast, and to Launceston via a 3.8-kilometre (2.4 mi) long spur. Highway 1 also exists on the mainland of Australia, linking the state capitals via a circular route around the coastline. All roads within the Highway 1 system are allocated a road route numbered 1, M1, A1, or B1, depending on the state route numbering system. In Tasmania the highway is designated as National Highway 1, though all other routes in the state are alphanumeric.
Also known as the Heritage Highway, the road was hacked across the state by convict road gangs in the early 19th century to open up the fledgling colony’s interior. Initially a rough track worn by carts, cattle and sheep, and lined with towns, bridges and inns, it’s grown to become the state’s major thoroughfare.
Travellers can still see remarkable convict-built bridges, towns of golden-hued sandstone, myriad heritage buildings, and a roadside “silhouette trail” of statues depicting colonial-era scenes on their way between the island’s two cities. The drive takes about 2hr 30min, but plan for plenty of detours and exploration.
