Flinders Island

Brand-spanking new fingerboard sign at the western terminus of C804 - the intersection of Memana Rd (C803) & Summer Camp Rd (C804). Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.

Introduced: 2006

Length: 4km

Eastern Terminus: Lackrana Rd (C803) & Summer Camp Rd (C804), Memana

Western Terminus: Memana Rd (C803) & Summer Camp Rd (C804), 3km west of Memana

Route taken: Summer Camp Rd, possibly including a short spur to Tobias Furneaux Lookout

Focal Points: Furneaux Lookout

Responsibility: Local Government

C804 is an interesting route, located in the central part of Flinders Island. It follows Summer Camp Road, forming a short unsealed loop off route C803, providing access to the Tobias Furneaux Lookout which itself provides some spectacular views across the island in both directions. It is uncertain whether the short spur road to the Tobias Furneaux Lookout is part of C804, as no signage exists apart from at the western end of the route. Although, if route C731 is used as a precedent, then it is likely that the spur is part of the route.

Until recently, C804 was unmarked, the three brown fingerboards which mark the route at its western end were installed in 2006 as part of a programme to upgrade tourist signage on Flinders Island.

Prior to this, C804 was shown on maps, including those published by the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Water and the Environment (DPIWE), however its existence was denied by the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DIER), who maintain a record of allocated route numbers across the state. Correspondence with Flinders Island Council has indicated that, when the original set of directional signs arrived for installation from Hobart, C804 was not included. However, in Council's mind the route did indeed exist and in 2006 signage was finally erected, denoting the route's existence. Unfortunately, only three signs were erected, all at the route's western end, so, for now, C804 is a one-hit wonder.

Photos of route C804
	Fingerboard signs at the intersection of Memana Rd (C803) & Lucks Rd (C801), 3km west of Memana. The C804 fingerboard sign points towards the intersection of Memana Rd with Summer Camp Rd, which is about 30m to the west. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Recently installed tourist signage denoting C804 at the intersection of Memana Rd (C803) & Summer Camp Rd (C804). Prior to these signs being installed, C804 was unmarked. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Recently installed tourist signage denoting C804 at the intersection of Memana Rd (C803) & Summer Camp Rd (C804). Prior to these signs being installed, C804 was unmarked. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Summer Camp Rd (C804) looking north to the intersection with Memana Rd (C803). The wooden bridge crosses a man-made drainage channel. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	Summer Camp Rd (C804) looking south from Memana Rd (C803). You can see the road turn east at the foot of the mountains to form the loop. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Summer Camp Rd (C804) looking south from the foot of the mountains. Note the effect of a bushfire in the distance near Wingaroo. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	The sharp bend at the end of the long straight shown in the above photo. The little wooden fingerboard points the way to Tobias Furneaux Lookout. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Summer Camp Rd (C804) looking east towards the intersection with the spur to Furneaux Lookout. Note the water erosion - this gets much worse on the spur to the lookout. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Unusual triangle junction at Summer Camp Rd (C804) and the unnamed spur road to the lookout (also possibly C804). Note the small wooden fingerboard which is actually placed at the junction at the far end of the triangle. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Closer view of the very old fingerboard sign pointing traffic to the lookout. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	The spur road to the lookout, looking south, showing the final turn complete with ageing wooden fingerboard sign. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.
	The spur road to the lookout, looking north, showing the poor road quality. The line of trees marks the route of Memana Rd (C803). Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	A southerly view from Tobias Furneaux Lookout towards Mt Haughland. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Summer Camp Rd (C804) looking east as it descends towards Memana. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Looking west at the intersection of Lackrana Rd (C803) & Summer Camp Rd (C804). There are no fingerboards at this intersection, but plenty of road kill instead. Source: Peter Renshaw, July 2007.
	Lackrana Rd (C803), looking north at the intersection of Summer Camp Rd (C804), 2km south of Memana. Note the absence of any fingerboard signs with reference to C803 or C804. Source: Peter Renshaw, April 2008.