Margate Rivulet Track (4.0km), Margate, Tasmania

Margate Rivulet Track is a 4km, grade 2 hike located in the Margate, Tasmania. The hike should take around 1.5 hrs to complete.

Length: 4km

Duration: 1.5 hrs

Grade: 2

Style: Return

Start: 9 Tarragon Drive

End: 9 Tarragon Drive

Location: Margate

Closest town: Margate

Tasmania

From state capital: 20.5km

Longitude: 147.254073

Latitude: -43.027721

Hike summary

This return walk is more than just rolling green hills and friendly horses, it's also rich in local history. Back in 1818, Margate was a convict sawing station. The station operated for around seven years, supplying much of the timber for the early Hobart buildings. The dry stone wall in Davis Flat, a good picnic spot, are believed to be convict built. Margate was also a fruit and hop growing district, and a timber and ship building port.

Route and GPX file

Total distance: 3301 m
Max elevation: 0 m
Min elevation: 0 m
Total climbing: 0 m
Total descent: 0 m

Download file: greaterhobarttrails-kingborough-margate-rivulet-track.gpx

For more information on this trail, visit Greater Hobart Trails

Trail Features

Bicycle Trail
Mountain Bike Trail
Dog Friendly
Horse Riding

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Location

Getting there

Margate Rivulet Track can be accessed from numerous locations including Channel Highway (adjacent the Sandfly Rd bridge), Day Spring Drive, Rollins Rd and Brook Lane.

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About the region

Margate is a small seaside town on the Channel Highway between North-West Bay and the Snug Tiers, 7 kilometres south of Kingston in Tasmania, Australia.

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Acknowledgement of Country

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