Devonport to Launceston

[oscar.toraman]

Hi All,

I will go to Tasmania next week for a 3 days cycling, I have a road bike, which way would you recommend me to follow?

Thanks for your kind reply
Oscar

[warthog1]

I follow Richie Porte on Strava. He lives in Launceston. He did it on March 17.

[P!N20]

^ I took a similar route when I did it about a decade ago, but where Richie turns left to Beaconsfield, I just continued through to Exeter.

It’s a good ride, but it does get a fair amount of trucks at times and often there’s little to no shoulder.

Another option is to take the Bass Hwy south to Deloraine, then back roads to Launceston via Westbury, Hagley and Carrick. There’s probably quieter roads to Deloraine if you’re not in a hurry.

[oscar.toraman]

Thanks guys for your kind feedback! Have a great weekend!

[Anrai]

^ I took a similar route when I did it about a decade ago, but where Richie turns left to Beaconsfield, I just continued through to Exeter.

It’s a good ride, but it does get a fair amount of trucks at times and often there’s little to no shoulder.

If this is specifically about the West Tamar Hwy, you can cut a bit more of it out by detouring down either of the roads between Glengarry and Bridgenorth and then taking a left to Legana (still a quite fast highway section) or the longer route right to Riverside (more suburban with lighted intersections and such.) Otherwise, I think no shoulder and trucks is what you're getting everywhere in the area.

[Anrai]

It's been a while, but if future readers come across this thread, a scenic point of interest that may or may not still exist on the Bridgenorth->Legana route is an emu farm along that road. No idea if it's still there, been over a decade since I've lived in the area but it was there the whole time I was around.