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Cataract Gorge Reserve
Basin Road, West Launceston TAS 7250 Phone: 61 3 6323 3000About
The Cataract Gorge Reserve, covering 192 hectares, and just 15 minutes walk from the city centre, is home to a large diversity of plants and animals that live in the bushland and waterways that make up this magnificent treat to locals and tourists alike. The Cataract Gorge Reserve is the heartbeat of Launceston and central to its lifestyle and sense of community.
It has numerous walking trails with lookouts, as well as the world's longest single span chairlift, suspension bridge, an open air swimming pool, children's playground, free barbeques and picnic lawns, the Gorge Restaurant and Basin Cafe, which serve the finest Tasmanian produce and have magnificent views of the Reserve.
