The Glen


C813 fingerboard sign at the intersection of Pipers River Secondary Rd (B83) & The Glen Rd (C813), 12km south of Pipers River. Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.

Introduced: 1980

Length: 10km

Eastern Terminus: Pipers River Secondary Rd (B83) & The Glen Rd (C813), 12km south of Pipers River

Western Terminus: Dalrymple Rd (C809) & The Glen Rd (C813), 7km north of Mount Direction

Route taken: The Glen Rd

Focal Points: The Glen

Responsibility: Local Government

C813 is a mostly unsealed east-west route in northern Tasmania, linking Dalrymple Rd (C809) with the Pipers River Secondary Road (B83) via the farming locality of The Glen. The eastern part of the route is unsealed and hilly as it ascends from the Pipers River valley over the Den Range, whilst the flat and straight western end has been recently sealed as part of the Federal Government's Roads to Recovery programme.

Photos of route C813
Fingerboard signs at the intersection of Dalrymple Rd (C809) & The Glen Rd (C813), 7km north of Mt Direction.
Source: Peter Renshaw, October 2007.
The Glen Rd (C813) looking west to the intersection with Dalrymple Rd (C809), 5km west of The Glen.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
The Glen Rd (C813) looking east from the intersection with Dalrymple Rd (C809).
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
The Glen Rd (C813) looking east approximately 2km from Dalrymple Rd, showing recently sealed surface courtesy of the Federal Government's Roads to Recovery programme.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
The Glen Rd (C813) looking east at the end of the sealed surface, 3km east of Dalrymple Rd. Except for a few short sections, the remainder of the route is unsealed.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
The Glen Rd (C813) looking east to an s-bend and short sealed section near Den Road.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
The Glen Rd (C813) looking east approximately 3km west of Pipers River Secondary Rd (B83).
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
The Glen Rd (C813) looking east at the top of the Den Range, descending into the Pipers River valley, about 2km west of B83.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
The Glen Rd (C813) eastbound approaching the junction with Pipers River Secondary Rd (B83).
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
Fingerboard sign at the intersection of Pipers River Secondary Rd (B83) & The Glen Rd (C813), 12km south of Pipers River.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.
Fingerboard sign at the intersection of Pipers River Secondary Rd (B83) & The Glen Rd (C813), 12km south of Pipers River.
Source: Peter Renshaw, June 2007.

Last updated 21 October 2007
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