Lewisham to Red Ochre Beach - 26 Feb 2024

This walk is a return walk along the foreshore from Lewisham to Red Ochre beach via the Tiger Head Track and back to Lewisham.

The forecast is sunny with little breeze a perfect day for walking on the beach.

Leaving the Lewisham Boat Ramp.

The track follows the shoreline towards Dodges Ferry.

The view towards Dodges Ferry.

Across the bay to Seven Mile Beach Pine Plantation.

There are a number of private boat sheds along this track.

On the beach and looking for a morning tea site.

Using the bridge as the tide is high.

A bevy or wedge of swans enjoying the calm day on the lagoon.

A huge lump of timber that at a distance someone commented that it looked like a sea elephant on the beach.

The sandstone rocks showed a variety of colors.

Tiger Head in the distance.

A short sojourn inland around the streets was necessary because of the high tide and we returned to the foreshore at the Dodges Ferry boat ramp.

More private boat sheds.

Looking back the way we have come.

Lunch on the southern side of Tiger Head with a magic view across Spectacle Island.

Lunch over we descend on to Red Ochre Beach before returning to the cars.

This route allowed us to follow the foreshore despite the tide.

Although some thought is was easier and a pleasant day for a little paddle.

One of the many trees towering over the track.

Back on the sandstone shows how far the tide has now dropped making it very easy to walk on the beach area.

Mount Wellington from the beach.

The formations and colours of the sandstone were stunning.

The bridge we crossed on the way in is about fifty meters to the right and the creek was hardly flowing.

An aircraft jet trail in the sky that some one thought was heading to Chile.

A very pleasant days beach walking.

We had 21 walkers today who covered 10.7kms in just under 4 hours with stops and climbed a total of 60 meters.

Tolman's Hill - Waterworks return - 20 Feb 2024

The walk today starts in Tolman's Hill and descends into the Waterworks Reserve and returns to Tolman's Hill. 

It will be a new walk for the group although it covers parts of both Tolman's Hill and Waterworks Reserve that we had visited previously.

The weather forecast is for sunny weather with little breeze.

We start the walk from Woodridge Place.

Looking across the houses towards Central Hobart.

Heading down our first walking track.

which follows the clifftop above the Southern Outlet.

Back on the streets again for a short while.

The Casino with Tranmere in the distance.

Onto our next walking path.

which leads to walking along the top of the Waterworks Quarry climbing area on Waterworks Road.

After descending to Waterworks Road we then cross the creek via the Romilly Street Bridge which the Hobart City Council are decorating in rainbow colours.

Up the Sandy Bay Rivulet Pipeline Track

Morning tea break beside the track.

Around to corner was a family of Native Hens but only able to catch a couple chicks sitting quietly.

An old quarry which the council has fitted out with signage,

and some tables and chairs we could have all used for morning tea but...

Heading up from the Sandy Bay Rivulet Pipeline Track on a track that takes us through the bush above the two Reservoirs.

We start heading back on the opposite side the Upper Reservoir when we come across this old sandstone building.

 

It was apparently built just after the completion of the Pipeline in the 1860's as an interpretation site of the original construction.  It is marked on the Hobart City Council : Waterworks Map as a museum.

There are a number of other sandstone bridges and crossings in this area.

We stopped at one of the sites near the main gate for lunch and were entertainment by this inquisitive fellow who may be an Australian Raven.

After leaving the reserve and crossing Waterworks again we commenced the climb through the bush back up Tollman's Hill to the cars.

We zigged

and zagged a number times on the way up.

Mt Wellington.

They are all heading in the same direction on the track but just a different parts of the zigzag.

The last climb to the top of Tolman's hill before passing the water tanks and then descending to the cars.

 

An interesting walk close to the city center with a couple of different landscapes along the way.

21 walkers covered 7.65kms climbing nearly 300m in just under 4 hours.