Strathgordon is one of my favourite places in Tasmania, and the drive in features one of the best views of the state as the Sentinel Range looms above you after you round Mt Wedge (a bit before you get the full view of the range near the Bitumen Bones sculpture).

So I’d been disappointed when the Pedder Wilderness Lodge temporarily closed in early 2024 to house Hydro employees and contractors working on refurbishment projects at the nearby Gordon Power Station. But in June 2025 the lodge partially reopened on weekends due to a reduced workforce at the power station, and as soon as I heard about this I booked in, with Col and I visiting on weekend of the 21st and 22nd of June.

We’d initially contemplated climbing Mt Sprent on the Saturday, but Col’s knees still aren’t 100%, so we decided instead to hike the Tims Track to the Florentine River (at least that’s what it’s named on ListMap, while AllTrails lists it as the Timbs Track).

The Stats

Distance: 9.8km (return)
Time: 3½ hrs (not inc. lunch break)
Elevation Gain: 238m

The Track

The track starts on Gordon River Road, about a 20 minute drive west of Maydena (or a 40 minute drive east of Strathgordon), at the car park for the Twisted Sister walk.

The first kilometre is through lush forest, and despite the reviews on AllTrails, has a very clear and obvious path — although at this time of year it is wet. We only had one tree we had to duck under.

Given these conditions, it provides an excellent home for all types of fungi.

After the first kilometre the track breaks out onto a scrubby ridge. Here the track was under water in sections, but there were bypasses around the major lakes in the track. The more open vegetation also provides views to the left of the Thumbs, with Clear Hill showing behind, and Mt Wright and the back side of The Needles to the right.

After a couple o kilometres following the ridge line, the track drops down again into the forest, eventually meeting the Adamsfield Track. Turning left here the track continues on to the Ewe’s Inn hut and then down to the river, where there is a log crossing to continue along the track on the other side.

Ewe's Inn