{{Short description|River gorge in Tasmania}}{{refimprove|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} [[Image:Hellyer Gorge, Tasmania.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Rainforest]] in [[Tasmania]]'s Hellyer Gorge is considered a [[Gondwana]]n relic.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}]]
The '''Hellyer Gorge''' is a [[Canyon|gorge]] in [[Tasmania]], located between [[Stanley, Tasmania|Stanley]] and [[Cradle Mountain]]. The [[Hellyer River]] flows through the gorge, which is named after [[Henry Hellyer]].<ref name="fortysouth">{{cite news |last1=Spinks |first1=Bert |title=Here be curses |url=https://www.fortysouth.com.au/here-be-curses?amp=1 |access-date=28 February 2023 |agency=FortySouth |date=11 March 2021}}</ref>
Throughout the Hellyer Gorge is a [[rainforest]] with [[sassafras]], giant [[Myrtaceae|myrtle]], and large [[fern]]s.<ref name="natgeo">{{cite book |last1=Martin Smith |first1=Roff |title=National Geographic Traveler: Australia, 6th Edition |date=29 October 2019 |publisher=National Geographic Society |isbn=9788854415126 |page=347 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TDqzDwAAQBAJ |access-date=28 February 2023}}</ref> The gorge is the site of the Hellyer Gorge State Reserve.<ref name="govt">{{cite web |title=Proclamation under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 |url=https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/2008-08-06/sr-2008-087 |website=tas.gov.au |access-date=28 February 2023}}</ref>
The [[Murchison Highway]] passes through the gorge area with many sharp and steep bends.<ref name="fortysouth" /> This highway provides the setting to a stage of [[Targa Tasmania]]. Being subject to [[black ice]],<ref name="davis">{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Adam |title=TARGA: Spectating at Hellyer Gorge |url=https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/targa-spectating-at-hellyer-gorge-36233/ |access-date=28 February 2023 |agency=carsales.com.au |date=23 April 2013}}</ref> this portion of road has now been bypassed by the newer Ridgley Highway. Some bush-walking tracks have been [[Trail blazing|blazed]] for tourists.
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