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Taroona Foreshore Discovery Trail is a 4km, grade 2 hike in Taroona, Tasmania. This hike typically takes 1.25 hours to complete.

Length: 4km

Duration: 1.25 hrs

Grade 2 (Easy)

Style: Return

Start: Madges Park

End: Madges Park

Location: Taroona

State: Tasmania

Nearby town: Taroona

From state capital: 10.2km

Latitude: -42.94525575949734

Longitude: 147.3557513124918

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Hike Overview

You can access Taroona’s popular foreshore track from many streets leading down to the Derwent River. The Taroona Foreshore Discovery Trail is a 4 km, grade 2 hike in Taroona, Tasmania, and typically takes around 1.25 hours to complete. Starting at Madge Park, the track gently winds along the coastline, passing Hinsby and Taroona beaches, and through remnants of coastal bushland.

The canopy along the trail includes blue gums, black gums, sheoaks, and blackwoods, with an understorey of hopbush, banksias, coast wattle, saltbush, and grasses. Enjoy views south to the Alum Cliffs and the Shot Tower, as well as across the Derwent River to Opossum Bay and South Arm.

Historically, the foreshore was a popular gathering place for the Mouhenneener Aboriginal people. The name ‘Taroona’ comes from the Aboriginal word for chiton (kytun), a shellfish found along the foreshore. Today, the Taroona Environment Network, a local volunteer group, helps care for the coastal foreshore and its gullies.

The trail extends just beyond Hinsby Beach, where you can turn around and retrace your steps back to the starting point.

Track Grade

Grade 2 (Easy) - A Gentle Introduction to Inclines: Grade 2 on the AWTGS represents easy walking tracks that offer a slightly more challenging experience compared to Grade 1. Similar to Grade 1, no prior bushwalking experience is required. The track surface is typically hardened or compacted and may have gentle hill sections or occasional steps. The total distance of a Grade 2 walk is typically no greater than 10 kilometers. These walks are still suitable for families with a bit more experience or those seeking a gentle introduction to some inclines.

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Taroona Foreshore Discovery Trail (4km)

Total distance: 3953 m
Max elevation: 50 m
Min elevation: 6 m
Total climbing: 75 m
Total descent: -75 m

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Taroona Foreshore Discovery Trail (4km)

Taroona Foreshore Track can be accessed from numerous locations including Melinga Place, Wandella Ave, Jenkins St, Hinsby Rd, Illawong Cres, Devon Walk and Kelvedon Ave.

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Large Car Park
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About the region

Taroona is a major residential suburb approximately 15 minutes drive from the centre of Hobart, Tasmania on the scenic route between Hobart and Kingston. Although on the edges of the City of Hobart, Taroona is actually part of the municipality of Kingborough. Taroona is an Aboriginal word meaning sea-shell, specifically that of a 'Chiton'. The traditional owners of the lands now known as Taroona were the Aboriginal people of the Derwent estuary known as the Mouheneener people. Relatively little is known about the indigenous people's use of these lands, although some shell middens are said to have been found along the shorelines.

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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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Taroona Foreshore Discovery Trail (4km)