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Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park is a national park in the West Coast of Tasmania. The park has an area of , making it the second largest national park in Tasmania. The main draw of the park is Nelson Falls, a picturesque waterfall about a 20-minute return walk from the Lyell Highway.
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A roughly 30-metre fall that flows into the Nelson River. The falls are perhaps the highlight of the park, and is one of the more easily accessible sections of the park via a 1.4 km return trail taking about 20 minutes.
The cave is archeogically rich, with over 30,000 stone artefacts and 200,000 bone fragments have been discovered with much of it still not excavated. The tools found include knives, scrapers and hammers and were made from quartz, quartzite and Darwin glass.
30–40 minute return walk
An easy 1-km trail through cool temperate rainforest.
A challenging 3–5 day hike.
7–10 hours (14 km) one way, depending on conditions and fitness level.
An easy boardwalk trail to Nelson Falls.
Franklin River Rafting offers guided 8-day and 9-day rafting expeditions on Tasmania's Franklin River. Trips travel from Collingwood Bridge through the Franklin–Gordon Wild Rivers National Park to Sir John Falls, continuing by raft down the Gordon River and across Macquarie Harbour to Strahan. Expeditions include experienced guides, rafting equipment, camping equipment and meals. The 9-day expedition includes an optional Frenchmans Cap summit attempt, subject to weather and conditions.
Most of the access is by foot. Unless you are on a rafting venture down the Franklin River.
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