HUON VALLEY GROVE OF GIANTS
& THE DENISON VALLEY
Planning a visit to the Huon Valley Grove of Giants or Denison Valley?
BIG TREE STATE
Your guide to Tasmania’s giant trees
The Denison Valley
This Valley is home to the best big tree site in the state. The Huon Valley Grove of Giants is a small informal area where 13 currently registered big trees can be found from three species of eucalypt. On a survey climb in December 2019, we were lucky enough to experience the tree in full flower and record the presence of eight critically endangered swift parrots.
This valley and the neighbouring Russell River Catchment to the north will undoubtedly hold several more giant trees yet to be discovered. These patches of remnant forest ,while not having a great deal of LiDar hits, will most definitely yield many volumetric giants and much survey work needs to be done to discover them.
Your Responsibilities,
Don’t mess it up.
Be respectful to the forest and the trees, you are responsible for helping to protect them. these trees are hundreds of years old and many are in the later stages of their lives. Every person has an impact, minimise it.
All information is provided in good faith “as is” without guarantee of accuracy. The Tree Projects accepts no responsibility for how individuals choose to interpret this public and freely available information. Navigating off-track in the Tasmanian wilderness is treacherous and exposure to wild weather and the elements should be expected if you choose to look for trees.
Must See Giant Tree Destinations
THE HUON VALLEY GROVE OF GIANTS
The Grove of Giants is home to Lathamus Keep, the world’s largest Tasmanian Blue Gum which was only discovered in 2021. But, as the name suggests, the Grove of Giants is home to many remarkable trees. There are 150 trees over four metres in diameter or 12 metres in girth.
The Huon Valley Grove of Giants is located along the same road as two other popular hiking trails. The Lake Skinner track and the Nevada Peak Track. Both of these walks are stunning examples of Tasmania’s alpine environments. Combining these hikes is a big day out in the wilds.
