Also in this route it is advisable to bring some food and drinks for the road. The route starts in Wynyard, three ex-convict Alexander brothers established a settlement, Alexandria, on the west or Table Cape side of the River Inglis in the 1850s. They bought large tracts of farmland on Table Cape and built several small ships for trading produce and timber. Soon after, the town of Wynyard, on the east side of the river, was laid out, but remained well behind Alexandria, which had a church and several shops, including a blacksmith and general store. After the Inglis River was bridged in 1861, Alexandria began to fade and Wynyard, with better wharves, became the district's trading center. Wynyard was probably named after Major General Edward Buckley Wynyard in the early 1850s. Table Cape Post Office opened about 1856 and was renamed Wynyard in 1882. Wynyard handled more shipping than Burnie in the late nineteenth century and its population reached 500 by 1900. However, in the 20th century, Burnie prospered to become the dominant regional and industrial hub for the region.
The route travels along the Bass Highway, which connects the three towns in the north of the state - Burnie, Devonport and Launceston. The road was named for its proximity to the Bass Strait. Then passing through Somerset and Burnie, Somerset River Cam Post Office opened on 5 November 1864. It was renamed Somerset Cam circa 1934 and Somerset in 1963. It shares its name with the county of Somerset, England, UK. Burnie is a port city on the northwest coast. When it was founded in 1827, it was called Emu Bay, renamed in the early 1840s after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company. As of 2019, Burnie had an urban population of 19,550. Burnie is governed by the City of Burnie local government area.
After these urban areas, head south to stop at a viewpoint to enjoy the view. Then you see that they have nice mailboxes in Wilmot.

In Cethana you can stop at Round Hill Coffee for a snack. Cathana is located on the Dasher River between mountains such as Mount Claude, Olivers Hill, Bell Mount and Mount Vandyke. Cethana is located about 180 km northwest of Hobart.

After the stop, take the short cut or stay on the planned route and pay a visit to Tasmazia and the Village of Lower Crackpot! This is a quirky model village built in 1/5 scale, with plenty of unusual sights. And take a trip around the world in the Embassy Gardens, with buildings dedicated to more than 40 countries. Admission: $30.00 (adults). Continuing your route you will pass The Vale Airstrip, this is a 1300m long immaculate grass airstrip in a river valley. Then another stop at a viewpoint, Round Mountain Lookout, a really great view. Not soon after you will come to Mersey Valley Olivers Road Scenic Lookout, also be sure to stop to enjoy the view.

At Marakoopa Cafe you can stop again for a snack, or you choose to visit the Mole Creek Caves first. King Solomons Cave, in Mole Creek Karst National Park, is a richly decorated limestone cave. This small and compact cave offers lush colors and a wide variety of formations with sparkling calcite crystals decorating the chambers. The cave has high scientific significance and is home to a number of endangered species. You can view King Solomons Cave and nearby Marakoopa Cave on tours that depart several times a day. The tours last approximately 45 minutes and are suitable for everyone. There are also picnic areas, free barbecues and toilets nearby.
You refuel at Mole Creek and then you start the last part of this route, where you also pass the Great Lake. The Great Lake, when full, covers an area of approximately 16,000 acres. The Great Lake is fed by the following creeks and rivers: Shannon River, Sandbanks Creek, and Breton Rivulet. Villages or towns near Great Lake include the village of Bracknell, the village of Cressy, and the town of Westbury. The end point of this route is the Great Lake Hotel, where you can also provide your motorcycle with a full tank.

Information Tasmania

Tasmania was connected to the Australian mainland for most of the past 100,000 years. As a result, it was probably populated quite soon after the arrival of the first explorers in Australia. The first Australians may have arrived on the continent as early as 60,000 years ago. Tasmanians looked like dark Africans. They were quite large: the men averaged 5'6" to 5'7", but some were up to 2' tall. The oldest archaeological sites on the island are Warreen Cave, estimated to be 34,790 years old, and Parmerpar Meethaneer Cave, which is between 44,200 and 34,000 years old. The stone tools of the Tasmanians were quite primitive compared to those of other modern humans. The island became separated from the mainland again about 8,000 years ago. This underwent considerable development afterwards, while in Tasmania some techniques, such as those of tools with handles, were even lost. The Tasmanians lived as hunters and gatherers. They numbered, according to estimates, between 3,000 and 10,000 people. There were several tribes that regularly fought among themselves. The Tasmanians, like people elsewhere, made art, including rock art.

The governor of the Dutch East Indies, Antonie van Diemen, commissioned Abel Tasman on a voyage of discovery to mainland Australia. On his journey, Tasman discovered the island that was later named after him on November 24, 1642. He named it after his client: Van Diemensland. At the end of the 18th century, the English colonized the island and took English and Irish deportees there. After these deportations from England were stopped, the Vandiemenslanders changed the name of the island to 'Tasmania' on January 1, 1856, after its Dutch discoverer. The capital Hobart is, after Sydney, the oldest city in Australia. In 1803, the English governor, John Bowen, declared martial law. The original Tasmanians (Aboriginals) were almost completely wiped out until 1830. There are no direct descendants of Tasmanians left, only people who are descended from female Tasmanians and Europeans. The last full-blooded Tasmanian, Trucanini, died in May 1876. Although the island is the smallest state, there are approximately 500 self-contained protected areas, totaling 40% of Tasmania's land area. For example, the Styx Valley is threatened by logging companies and many other nature areas that are not protected are also threatened with total destruction. Nevertheless, the Tasmanian wilderness is a World Heritage Site in terms of nature and culture.

There are two types of predatory marsupials in Tasmania. For example, the island is the only place where the Tasmanian devil still roams, a 60 cm long, carnivorous and black and white colored marsupial, known for its great voracity and ferocity. Since the late 20th century, the number of Tasmanian devils has been visibly declining. This is the result of, among other things, a tumor disease. Another predatory marsupial mainly found in Tasmania is the spotted marsupial, a marsupial averaging 35 cm in length with a white-spotted, light brown color. Until the early 1930s, Tasmania was also the only area where the marsupial wolf (or Tasmanian tiger) still lived, but the last specimen of this predatory marsupial animal died in 1936 at Hobart Zoo. Tasmania is home to a number of other animals that are not (or no longer) found anywhere else. The Pseudomys higginsi is an approximately 13 cm large rodent, which mainly lives in the higher forests. The red-bellied pademelon is a brownish kangaroo about 60 cm high that only jumps around in Tasmania. The Tasmanian bristle-tailed kangaroo rat is a 12-inch (30 cm) long, brownish-grey kangaroo rat that lives only in Tasmania and moves at night and on the ground.

The Tasmanians were the indigenous people of the Australian state of Tasmania. Today, however, they are considered extinct as there are no full-blooded Tasmanians left. The people disappeared (due to murders and European diseases) in the years after the European colonization of Tasmania. The last full-blooded Tasmanian, a woman named Truganini, died in 1876.
The descendants of the Tasmanians still live in Tasmania, but much of their original culture and language has been lost. However, since the 1970s, attempts have been made to revive this culture.