Margate Rivulet Track (4km)

The Margate Rivulet Track is a 4km, grade 2 hike situated in Margate, Tasmania, typically taking around 1.5 hours to complete.

This return walk offers more than just picturesque rolling green hills and friendly horses; it's steeped in local history. In 1818, Margate served as a convict sawing station, operating for about seven years and providing much of the timber for early Hobart buildings. The dry stone wall in Davis Flat, an ideal picnic spot, is believed to have been constructed by convicts. Additionally, Margate has a history of fruit and hop growing, as well as timber and shipbuilding.

Along the track, you'll encounter recent plantings of black and white gums, crucial for the diet of the threatened swift parrots and forty-spotted pardalotes. Lucky hikers might even spot a platypus in the creek or discover a native orchid. On clear days, the trail offers stunning views of the distant Snug Tiers. The track has been extended south to Brook Lane, thanks to a generous land donation, and north to the Channel Highway with the help of dedicated Green Corps volunteers.