The Tarkine Loop is a drive on a sealed road through a part of the Tarkine south of Smithton in NW Tasmania. The drive goes through a range of diverse landscapes, and includes a dramatic lookout over the wild Arthur River, a beautiful, short rainforest river walk, an unusual sinkhole lake, broad button grass plains, and the other worldly Trowutta Arch. As a day trip it’s an easy way to get a taste of the Tarkine. Here is a report on the loop we did on a wet February day.