Tinderbox to Mt Louis return - 10 Sep 2025

We are walking the length of Tinderbox Hills to Mount Louis and return.

The weather is for light showers but strong winds.

 Setting off from Estuary Drive with the sun out and everyone rugged up against the wind.

Spring appears to have started to encourage the flowers to appear. (Australian Indigo.)

The track is well marked and relatively easy walking.

The view through the trees towards Opossum Bay.

A small dam alongside the track.

A much larger dam where we stopped to enjoy morning tea in the sunshine without the strong wind buffetting us.

A short distance further on we found recently planted  Tasmanian Blackwood tree with a memorial located at its base.

And just up the hill a comfortable bench for contemplation.

with a plaque attached. An investigation after provided the following description.

as  "Jean's Bench." The plaque commemorates an "Honorary Life Member of Tasmanian Land Conservancy" who lived from 1957 to 2021. The inscription describes this individual as "fun loving and courageous," and states that their ashes were "returned to mother earth," and they are "always by her family and friends."

 

 

 Looking back to the communications towers.

Climbing Mount Louis.

 

 Mount Louis was part of the Telegraph system built in the early 1800's and was used to advise the fledgling colony on the arrival of shipping into the Derwent River. Later it was also part of the communications system between Port Arthur and Mount Nelson Signal Station up until the early 1860's.

Inspecting the remains of the houses foundations.

One of the the steel pegs which held up the Signal Pole.

Looking back towards Conningham.

A faint rainbow down the Channel.

Three wise men? having lunch.

On the return journey up the hill.

We walked around Gellibrand Point last week.

Another viewing spot complete with cairn.

Tasmanian Blackwood in flower.

 

We had 12 hardy souls who braved the cold weather covering 11.1 klms and climbing and descending 370 meters in approximately 4 hours.

An enjoyable walk that allows you to stretch the legs.

Thanks to Mendelt and Chris  for the extra photos.
 

Arm End - 2 Sep 2025

Our walk today is a stroll around Arm End and Gellibrand Point.

The forecast is for a warm clear day but it starts off with a strong cold northerly streaming down the river and there is little shelter from it.

Everyone seems to have reverted to wet weather gear to keep the wind out.

We manage to find a sheltered cove from the northerly for morning tea.

Looking back across the bay to the new housing development that has sprung up since our last visit.

Heading along one of the proposed fairways that are to be part of a new golf course planned for the area.

Looking north towards Droughty Point.

Travelling the fairway with Mount Wellington in the background.

Looking back towards Betsey Island.

Up river towards the city.

Looking west towards the Alum Cliffs and Taroona.

Looking east towards Mortimer Bay and Gorringes Beach.

The small pond at the top of the point with Lower Sandy Bay in the distance.

Mendelt enjoying his seating.

Climbing the hill on the end of the point.

Spirit IV and RSV Nuyina in Hobart Port.

Looking down the coast now with the decreasing wind behind us.

Looking back towards the city.

Lunch down of the cliffs and on the beach.

Ron debating crossing the "Horizontal Falls" flowing across the lower part of the rock stack.

Mendelt just did it.

Hobart's own "Horizontal Falls".

The story of the original settlers, the Gellibrand family, who settled the area in 1824 with some buried in the family crypt just below the sign.

Mendelt making sure he gets a bit of a rest while waiting for the others to arrive.

The forecast clouds are stating to arrive.

Looking across towards Bruny Island.

Opossum Bay, South Arm and the entrance to the Derwent.

The local wattles are in  full flower and look spectacular.

 

We had 13 walkers who covered 7.6kms in 3 hours with the highest climg being 23 meters.

An easy enjoyable but windy walk on the day.

The walk does provide a lot of different vies of the lower part of the Derwent River and it's surrounds.

There doesn't appear to be any significant work yet been undertaken except the laying out of the various fairways. If today's wind was any indication it will be quite a challenging course  just keeping the golf balls in the direction you want them to go.