Description of the attraction
At 13 km from the business center of Hobart on the slopes of Mount Wellington there is an interesting place - the village of Fern. She got her name from the ferns that grow in abundance in the surrounding area.
Once here, on the road to the Huon Valley, there was a post office, later a water pipeline passed through these places, supplying Hobart with fresh water. Since the mid-19th century, these lands have become the main holiday destination for the inhabitants of Hobart. And to this day, locals and tourists follow the hiking trails laid here to admire the amazing variety of flora and fauna.
Today, the residential suburb of Hobart is located here at an altitude of 400 meters above sea level. Surrounded by forest thickets, the houses are located along the two main transport arteries - Huon Road and Summerlease Road. Previously, it was Huon Road that was one of the main local roads - it connected the capital of the state of Tasmania and the town of Huonville. But in the 1980s it was replaced by another highway - South Pass, and Fern turned into a quiet and peaceful place with beautiful nature.
The village has a supermarket, an ancient tavern, a fire station and the Church of St. Raphael, built in 1892-93. There are picnic and barbecue areas around.
It is from here that the path to the top of Mount Wellington begins, in particular to the amazing rock formation Organ Pipe.
