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  <header access="The cliff is on private land and access is delicate. If its your first time, please call Gerry Narkowicz on 63301435 before making your first trip to Hillwood as a courtesy. This is a request from the land-owner.  From Launceston drive down the East Tamar highway for about half an hour. Turn left towards the Batman Bridge. Before you get to the bridge turn left on to Craigburn Road. Follow the gravel road down the hill for 2.5km until you see some boulders on the left hand side of the road. Park at the gate on the left. Cross the fence at the stile and follow the rough worn track up the hill for 3-4 minutes. This will lead you to the amazing amphitheatre of cliffs that is known as Matto Grosso. This is the main area with around 50 sport routes.  Use the guide to find your way to the other areas, which include Cave Rock, the Rock of Ages, and Falcon Crag." acknowledgement="" history="" intro="The basalt cliff at Hillwood has recently been developed as Tasmania&apos;s newest, and arguably best, sport crag. There are more than 140 excellent routes, the majority of which are fully equipped with fixed hangers and lower offs. The rock is pretty steep, and so makes a change from the vertical dolerite around Launceston. With great climbing and very easy access this cliff has become very popular. The cliffs face all directions at Hillwood, so if in winter you follow the sun and in summer follow the shade it is climbable most of the year. Do not camp at the cliff - it is private land. Stay at either Launceston or Georgetown. Also do not bring dogs, and leave gates as you found them." name="Hillwood" new="false" rock="Basalt face climbing between 10-30m. The unimproved rock is extremely chossy and lichenous, but lots of cleaning has been done to produce some quality face climbing on cool jugs, incuts and sidepulls. The majority of the routes are equipped with fixed hangers and chains, but a small minority of routes require various amounts of gear. The angle varies from slightly under vertical to very overhanging." sun="Mixed sun and shade" walk="5 minutes" id="1" camping="" autonumber="false"/>
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  <text class="indentedHeader" new="false" value="Guide: * Climb Northern Tasmania by Bob McMahon and Gerry Narkowicz has the full guide. * Climb Tasmania Selected Best has photo topos of the best routes. At some point we might put some photo topos online here." id="3">Guide: * Climb Northern Tasmania by Bob McMahon and Gerry Narkowicz has the full guide. * Climb Tasmania Selected Best has photo topos of the best routes.</text>
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