Launceston to Port Arthur Via Midlands & Eaglehawk Neck – A1 & A9 – 4 hours.
To bypass Hobart, take the B31 after Oatlands and drop down the Coal River Valley to Richmond. Then cut through to sorell and on to the Tasman Peninsula. Stop at the Eaglehawk Neck Lookout before descending to Pirates Bay. It is on the left as an alternative route. Well worth it.
Launceston to Strahan Via Cradle Mountain – A1 & A10 – 6 hours.
From Deloraine, take the road to Mole Creek and then across Cethana Dam to join the C132 Cradle Mountain Road to cut through to the A10 Murchison Highway. At Zeehan, take the B27 to Strahan.
Launceston to Freycinet Via St Marys and Bicheno – A1, A4 & A3 – 2 hours, 15 minutes.
Head south on the A1, then turn east onto the A4 Esk Highway to Fingal and St Marys. Cross the Elephant Pass (stop for pancakes – on the right at the top of the Pass) then take the A3 south to Bicheno and on to Freycinet.
Launceston to Cradle Mountain Via Sheffield – A1 & B13 – 2 hours, 20 minutes.
Take the A1 towards Devonport. At Elizabethtown, turn left onto the B13 & B14 to Sheffield.Cut across to the C132 Cradle Mountain road.
Launceston to Stanley via Devonport and Burnie – A1 & A2 – 3 hours.
Once you hit the coast at Devonport it is wonderful Bass Strait coastal scenery all the way. Take the waterfront scenic road between Ulverstone and Penguin.
