Eastern Shore near Hobart | Extending from Kangaroo Bluff (West) to Second Bluff (East).
Hazard Rating: 2/10 | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 7 km | Faces: South into the River Derwent | Length: 1.2 km
Wheelchair Access: Beach access mat, 3 disabled parking spaces, change room near beach, disabled toilets 150m along a flat path.
A sheltered beach ideal for families with several entry points and parking along its shore. Part of the foreshore trail. A wonderful walk is along Bellerive Beach, Second Bluff, and Howrah Beach. Toilets are on the west end, about 150m from the playground, none in the middle or the east end.
The west end (near Bellerive Oval) has an excellent playground, park, BBQ facilities, and outdoor gym. A well-thought-out beach and park area that includes many things for a diverse group of users, including 3 BBQ areas. Wide flat paths good for wheelchair access.
It was originally named Kangaroo Point in 1820 and changed to Bellerive in the 1830s. Bellerive is French for ‘beautiful shore or river bank’. Occupied for 35,000 years by the semi-nomadic Mouheneener people, a sub-group of the Nuennone.
A highly recommended fish & chip shop – The Fish Bar – is also on the foreshore.
EAST END (PLAYGROUND)
WEST END
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