Battery Point Sculpture Trail (2.0km), Battery Point, Tasmania

Battery Point Sculpture Trail is a 2km, grade 2 hike located in the Battery Point, Tasmania. The hike should take around 1.25 hrs to complete.

Length: 2km

Duration: 1.25 hrs

Grade: 2

Style: Return

Start: 12 Mona Street

End: 12 Mona Street

Location: Battery Point

Closest town: Battery Point

Tasmania

From state capital: 1.7km

Longitude: 147.336667

Latitude: -42.890904

Hike summary

The Battery Point Sculpture Trail is an easy stroll linking nine large numerical sculptures that provide a fascinating introduction to Hobart's history. Each sculpture along this international-award winning trail, represents a weight, measure, time, quantity, date or distance linked to a story about that place. Look for a sculpture afloat in the river, one cut from a hedge and another that glows all night. The trail winds past some of the city's oldest surviving residences and through locations where many of Tasmania's first industries were established. Following around Battery Point and along the shore of the river, there are views of both the port and the lower Derwent Estuary.

Safety

There are several road crossings along this trail

Route and GPX file

Total distance: 2072 m
Max elevation: 0 m
Min elevation: 0 m
Total climbing: 0 m
Total descent: 0 m

Download file: greaterhobarttrails-hobart-battery-point-sculpture-trail.gpx

For more information on this trail, visit Greater Hobart Trails

Trail Features

Prams & Strollers
Bicycle Trail
Dog Friendly
Heritage

Tips

There are several road crossings along this trail

Gear you might need

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Location

Access Conditions

Public Transport
Public Toilets
Picnic Shelter

Getting there

Walk, ride your bike, take a bus, or drive your car to Salamanca Place to begin the trail.

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Weather

About the region

Battery Point is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is immediately south of the central business district. It is in the local government area of City of Hobart. Battery Point is named after the battery of guns which were established on the point in 1818 as part of the Hobart coastal defences.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Trail Hiking Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we hike and pay respects to their Elders, past and present, and we acknowledge the First Nations people of other communities who may be here today.

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