Abandoned Ecotourism Tower & Piners Hut - West Coast Tasmania

[@micaelmcdonald9980]

Ohhh my. I could off grid the hell outta my life living there ❤ Thank you for sharing

[@FLICKIT]

It was getting pretty dodgy and run down, it may have blown over by now, lol..

[@micaelmcdonald9980]

@@FLICKIT that's a real shame it was allowed to get to that stage of dereliction. Could have been a proper air bnb lol

[@FLICKIT]

@@micaelmcdonald9980 It's fairly typical of Gov/Forestry funded eco-tourism ventures in Tasmania, they never last long, it's all a bit of a scam really...

[@0nlyPlants]

Awesome stuff!

[@FLICKIT]

Thanks :)

[@yendorsadventures2607]

Awesome, thanks for sharing 👍

[@FLICKIT]

It's an interesting area, it's a pity they cut off road access...

[@yendorsadventures2607]

@@FLICKIT It is a shame mate, you've been to some great places around tassie

[@taltaleweaver9085]

You're taking your life into your own hands there. Surprised the tower didnt accidentally yeet you off the edge or through the floor with rotting woodwork.

[@FLICKIT]

The main structure wasn't too bad, treated hardwood poles, good sized hardwood beams steps, and such, things like the dodgy rotting handrails make it look worse than it is... I'm always pretty cautious and I don't really take any risks....

[@deanpd3402]

It sure doesn't take long for things to become ancient history.

[@FLICKIT]

Nature takes over very quickly once they're abandoned.

[@Tassiephotographer]

Wow how coool is that, looks pretty remote

[@FLICKIT]

It's a bit of an effort to get there, tinny trip up the King River then a bit of a hike...

[@deanjones3168]

It’s a wonder it’s still up!parks might say swift parrots might fly into it😂

[@FLICKIT]

If they cut it down they'd have to heli-lift/chopper the remains out, that would probably cause more damage that leaving it there, lol...

[@ADVtheMISSIONARY]

Nice one, I had no idea it was there

[@FLICKIT]

I think the forestry road access was cut off out there in the mid-90's...

[@Rob.Parsons]

Its a fire watch tower I believe.. you weren't far from some real piners huts if you had of walked down the Pine Cove creek.

[@FLICKIT]

I dont think it was ever a fire watch tower, it was built with federal funding as an ecotourism attraction back 90's I believe.... I'm a bit cautious about posting vids of the really historic huts, lol...

[@briarsmedia1]

How am I able to get here? What street/road do I need to be on to get there?

[@FLICKIT]

It's up on the Teepookana Plateau, it's not accessible by road, the only way in there now is by boat up the King River, and then a decent walk.... Years ago I think there was a logging road in there but when the APT/Wilderness Railway was rebuilt for tourists it was built on the old logging road...

[@rsinclair6560]

​@@FLICKITThe Abt formation has been there after the track was lifted in 1963. I use to drive my Commodore to the Teepookana Bridge then further to the remains of the quarter mile bridge.

[@darrenkoglin3423]

Wat a view gunna need to send in some window cleaners to keep the view viewable

[@FLICKIT]

It wouldn't surprise me if the stairs have collapsed now, they were pretty dodgy ...

[@betula2137]

Little did you know, it was I, the troll under the bridge, who cut off all access in order to lock the someone-in-distress in my fake tower, and the disguise was effective! Mwuahahaha 👹

[@FLICKIT]

There's plenty of trolls online but I haven't spotted one out in the wilds of Tasmania yet, lol, I thought the devils ate them all 😜

[@betula2137]

@@FLICKIT Bah -- do not associate my my trollhood with those mischievous no-gooders on that Web as you call it (I obviously have no association with even this "web"? What is this, what am I even typing on???). The devils we cohabitate with are great neighbours too, was very happy to have my pesky cousin eaten by one (as a sacrificial ritual of course, that way it's legal legit no scams $$$). Also my cousin was on duty when you were let in through awful security that I would normally uphold -- ignore the loophole that they died before this event, I am not responsible. ☻

[@FLICKIT]

I've been trying to work out how to reply to this but I'm just not creative enough, lol, all I can say is the devils up there must be huge, their many scats on the trail were BIG, maybe Tassie Tigers?, either way I think your cousin gave them the shitz, :o

[@betula2137]

@@FLICKIT you got it!!! 😂

[@grantparke5452]

Hey i am from Burnie and would love to explore this if you can tell me where it is pleeeeeeeeeeease…..

[@davidvankeulen6447]

Teepookana Tasmania

[@Matt-yv2sr]

Used to be an all men's wilderness gay retreat....Bob Brown. Built in the 80s...🤦🏼‍♂️

[@joshuaweeksy]

Leech city

[@FLICKIT]

I didn't notice any but it was pretty dry when I was there..