The walk today starts at St Matthews Church, Rokeby and passes through the streets of the suburb of Oakdowns until we climb the hills behind the suburb.
We last visited this area in 2016.
The day is fine except for quite an amount of smoke haze.
Starting the walk through the suburb.
After arriving at our entry point to the hills behind the suburb we found that TasWater had fenced off the entry so we went in search of another access.
Which we found with the assistance of one of the local residents who allowed us access behind her property where we had our morning tea stop.
Climbing up behind the house we located the way we had previously walked and commenced the climb up the hill.
Continuing with the climb.
We came across this walled construction with a table and an Altar???? overlooking the suburbs below.
Nearly there.
We can always find someone in the group who will take advantage of any rope swings we come across. This swing was here last time.
After leaving the forest we climb last part of the hill on which there is constructed a tower that was not there last time. In fact there are now two towers and number of other smaller sending or receiving gear that the hill should be called Tower Hill instead of Stansfield Hill.
The view from the top is very panoramic.
No he is not ill, just having a lie down in the magnificent poa grass paddock that cover the top of the hill.
This slightly damaged gate is where we turned around on our last trip and did the same this time.
Looking back through the trees to where our cars were left.
We do have some unusual walking styles.
Looking through the trees the house on the end of Lauderdale Beach.
And across the Derwent River to Lower Sandy Bay.
And towards Huxleys Beach.
No-one in the group knew about this centre which used to be a hotel and is now a community centre for the locals.
St Matthews Church Rokeby where our walk started and finished. Hobart's first minister Reverend Robert Knopwood was buried in the cemetery before the Church was completed in the 1840's. He was the first minister for this area which was originally known as Clarence Plains.
(Thanks to Jack Pindell for his previous photo as I overlooked taking one.)
We had 10 walkers today who covered 7kms and climber a total of 344 meters in 3.5 hours.
This walk has surprising views when you reach the summit.
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