Clarence Foreshore Trail - Geilston Bay to Howrah (full track) (14.5km), Geilston Bay, Tasmania

Clarence Foreshore Trail - Geilston Bay to Howrah (full track) is a 14.5km, grade 1 hike located in the Geilston Bay, Tasmania. The hike should take around 7 hrs to complete.

Length: 14.5km

Duration: 7 hrs

Grade: 1

Style: Circuit

Start: 16 Bastick Street

End: 16 Bastick Street

Location: Geilston Bay

Closest town: Rosny Park

Tasmania

From state capital: 5.7km

Longitude: 147.364255

Latitude: -42.868373

Hike summary

The Clarence Foreshore Trail is a multi-user pathway following the shores of the Derwent River. It offers a diverse range of scenery, from picturesque bays filled with moored yachts to she-oak forest and parkland. There are playgrounds, beaches and points of interest along the trail. The quality of the path varies from wide concrete to narrow gravel sections.

Safety

Several sections are narrow and have a lower quality surface including the track along the foreshore at Geilston Bay (an alternative is to use Musgrove Ave and Derwent Ave to bypass this section, although the hill is steep). Rosny Hill has a steep section around the sewerage works.

Route and GPX file

Total distance: 14830 m
Max elevation: 0 m
Min elevation: 0 m
Total climbing: 0 m
Total descent: 0 m

Download file: greaterhobarttrails-clarence-clarence-foreshore-trail.gpx

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Trail Features

Prams & Strollers
Manual Wheelchair
Motorised Wheelchair
Bicycle Trail
Dog Friendly
Beach & Coastal

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Location

Access Conditions

Large Car Park
Public Toilets
Drinking Water
Picnic Shelter

Getting there

Start at either the carpark at DeBomfords Lane in Geilston Bay or Howrah Rd, Howrah (opposite Bingley St).

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About the region

Geilston Bay is a suburb of Hobart between Risdon Vale, Shag Bay, and Lindisfarne, in the City of Clarence located on the Eastern Shore of the Derwent River.

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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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