The Blade

The Blade: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Blade

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Blade — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.22531, 148.00138. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Blade

• Tasman Island Lighthouse · sanctuary · Tasman · ~2 km · Must-see
• The Lanterns · viewpoint · Tasman · ~12 km · Must-see
• Port Arthur Historic Site · attraction · Tasman · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tasman National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~27 km · Must-see
• Nubeena Church of Christ · church · Tasman · ~32 km · Must-see
• Roaring Beach · beach · Tasman · ~38 km · Must-see
• Coal Mines Historic Site · sanctuary · Tasman · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dunalley Beach · beach · Tasman · ~48 km · Must-see
• Primrose Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~58 km · Must-see
• Carlton River · beach · Sorell · ~59 km · Must-see
• Iron Pot · river spot · City of Clarence · ~64 km · Must-see
• Okines Beach · beach · Sorell · ~65 km · Must-see
• Seven Mile Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lewis Park · park · City of Clarence · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cape Pillar · beach · Tasman · ~1 km
• Tasman Island · river spot · Tasman · ~2 km
• Purgatory Hill · viewpoint · Tasman · ~5 km
• Wughalee Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Blade

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Blade

• The Lanterns · viewpoint · Tasman · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Nelson · viewpoint · City of Hobart · ~79 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Hill · viewpoint · City of Clarence · ~83 km · Must-see
• kunanyi / Mount Wellington · viewpoint · City of Hobart · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mount Direction · viewpoint · City of Clarence · ~92 km · Must-see
• Gunners Quoin · viewpoint · Brighton · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mount Misery · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~107 km · Must-see
• Adamsons Peak · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~120 km · Must-see
• Mount Picton · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~142 km · Must-see
• Precipitous Bluff · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~145 km · Must-see

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