A Mount Field Day Trip from Hobart: Russell Falls and the Tall Trees

Mount Field National Park is 74 km by road from Hobart to Russell Falls, about 69 minutes routed, and the falls are a sealed walk of about 15 minutes from the visitor centre. That makes it the easiest national park to reach in a day, with time left for something else. The day tours pair it with wildlife or a garden stop; the one in the calendar, iWander Tasmania’s day, adds Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, Richmond and a stop on kunanyi / Mount Wellington, with selected hotel pickup and both entries included: from US$132 a person, checked November 2026.

The calendar above is the iWander Tasmania day, with 821 reviews (checked November 2026). It runs 9 hours, with about 1.5 hours in the national park; food and drinks are not included.

Getting there

The Parks and Wildlife Service puts the park just over an hour’s drive from Hobart, by New Norfolk and Westerway. A valid parks pass is required. The visitor centre at 66 Lake Dobson Road opens daily, 9am to 4.15pm in November and 9am to 5pm from 1 December to 30 April.

The walks

By the Parks and Wildlife Service’s figures, the walk from the visitor centre to Russell Falls is sealed, wheelchair-accessible and about 15 minutes; from the falls you can carry on into the Tall Trees circuit, 1 km and 30 minutes, Grade 2. Longer loops take in Horseshoe Falls and Lady Barron Falls, and the tours differ mainly in how much of that they walk.

Three ways to do it by tour

Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide, checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.

The kunanyi stop on the first two days depends on the mountain: iWander Tasmania times it for the cloud, early or late in the day, and the summit road closes for maintenance from 16 to 19 November 2026 and for snow and ice on other days (is Mount Wellington open?).

Driving yourself

Mount Field is an easy self-drive: one road out along the Derwent valley, and a short walk at the end. Budget for the parks pass, A$49.15 a vehicle for a day or A$24.55 a person on foot, bike or bus at the Parks and Wildlife Service’s prices (checked November 2026). Without a car, a tour is the practical way: day trips from Hobart without a car lists where each one starts.