Great Eastern Drive - Around Orford

A morning in Orford brings more walking opportunities. The faint line of the Old Convict Road follows the course of the Prosser River through Paradise Gorge on the original, convict-built track between Orford and Hobart. Or head up into the tall gums and towering views of the Three Thumbs Lookout south of town. Head north on the Tasman Highway, linking up with the Great Eastern Drive’s Grazing the East itinerary, and stop for cellar-door tastings at Boomer Creek Vineyard. Then pay a visit to the Lisdillon Saltworks, built by convicts in the 1830s and now a picturesque ruin looking across Great Oyster Bay to Freycinet Peninsula. A little further north, pay a visit to the modern Mayfield Estate Cellar Door. Taste boutique, small-batch wines and soak up vast views of Schouten Passage and the Tasman Sea.