Hazard Rating: 1/10 | Parking: Varied | from Hobart: 27 km | Faces: West into Pipe Clay Lagoon
Original People: Moomairemener
Pipe Clay Lagoon is located on the back side of Cremorne Beach on a rivulet runs that out to Frederick Henry Bay.
Well protected with a very gradual foreshore into a deeper canal. Often used for launching boats.
Conditions change a lot depending on the tide and is often less accessible on very high tides. A popular fishing spot.
Hazard Rating: 2/10 | Parking: Limited | from Hobart: 50 km | Faces: SW into Frederick Henry Bay | Length: 1.8 km
Near Carlton, a beautiful sweeping beach usually well protected and quiet. Best access is on the bottom (south-east) end with other limited access along it’s shore.
Toilets on the south-east end next to the skate ramp about 200m from beach. Shop nearby. Great views of Mt Kunanyi and the island ‘Isle of Caves’.
Channel Highway | Hazard Rating: Low | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 58 km | Faces: South into Huon River | Length: 600 m
Situated between Verona Sands and Cygnet, turn off the Channel Highway onto Randalls Bay Road (or Abels Road), don’t forget to pay homage to the gnomes on the way in, otherwise you will have bad luck! Further accessed along Williams Road. A popular beach on sunny days – you may even see an ice cream van!
A long sandy beach generally calm bay as it is protected by Garden and Bruny Islands, may have wind chop depending on wind strength and direction.
Great for kids to swim and kayak. There are toilets and a covered BBQ area.
The west end is also the start of the Mickeys Beach walking track. A basic 3km (return) track to a small hidden gem of a beach (I am not at all biased because they named it after me!). About a 1 hour return but you will want to stay and take in the beauty of Mickeys Beach and maybe have a swim. 500m into the walk, a short detour leads south to the tip of the coast with views of Cray Point, Garden Island, Bruny Island and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel.
Hazard Rating: 2/10 | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 116 km | Faces: Southeast | Length: 2 km
Recherche Bay includes Gillams, Finns and Lancasters beaches, a group of beaches on the way to Cockle Creek—all great beaches in a serene area with campgrounds on the nonbeach side of the road.
Recherche Bay (pronounced ‘research’) was named after one of Bruni d’Entrecasteaux’s ships which explored the area in 1792. More fascinating information can be found here. Turn right before Southport towards Hastings. At the end, you travel about 20 km on a good dirt road of no concern for any vehicle.
Congratulations to Parks and Wildlife for a soft touch on the area that has kept its beauty and still allows camping.
Near: Orford | Hazard Rating: 3/10 | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 92 km | Faces: NE into Carrickfergus Bay | Length: 4 km
Original people: Paredarerme (Oyster Bay) tribe
Rheban is 12 km south of Orford on the east coast of Tasmania, the last few kilometres on a good dirt road. Named after an Irish castle.
A wonderful sweeping beach that wraps around a headland to the south. Views of Toarra-Marra-Monah (Maria Island) and a smaller island called Lachlan Island to the east. A quiet beach in a beautiful area, likely with little or no other people so you can have your very own area of beach. No amenities.
Somewhat protected by Maria Island. A wonderful beach that is little known and a bit out of the way – highly recommended for that reason.
