Tasmania Part 3 – Waratah to Corinna – Ginger and Ed's Excellent Adventures

After exploring the northern mountains we headed to the hamlet of Corinna. Our route took us through the town of Warataugh, a historic tin mining district.

The waterfall above was channeled through seven water wheels.that ran the stamp mill to crush ore as we’ll as generate electricity.

James “Philosopher” Smith discovered the tin deposit at Mt. Bischoff in 1881 after exploring the rugged mountain country. We took a hike to Philosopher Falls named in his honor.. The track would through tree ferns and rainforest.

Part of the track was in the old race (flume) used to deliver water to the mine (see photo below).

The falls.were lovely, but required 219 steps down to the viewing platform. Which meant 219 steps back up…

From there we wound our way through rugged hill country past an interesting sculpture titled Extinction. It is a sculpture of a thylacine, which became extinct after the whites arrived. It is also a memorial to the Tasmanian aboriginal people who faced a nearly similar fate.

We passed Savage River, home to an active tin mine and ended the day at Corinna. There isn’t much to Corinna aside from.a lodge and campground. The campground was full so we opted for a free camp a few miles away above the Savage River.

Next morning we walked through the forest to view some remaining tall Huon pines. The largest tree was about 800 years old. I will write more about these amazing trees in the next installment.