Bruny Island | Hazard Rating: 2-3/10 | Parking: Good + close | Faces: North-ish into Adventure Bay | Length: 400m
A small hidden beach about 1km past the southern end of Adventure Bay. A normally quiet and secluded beach that has a boat ramp & jetty. Great for a swim without the crowds.
The start point for the Fluted Cape & Grass Point track, with views of Penguin Island. Bruny Island Cruises is located here.
Channel Highway |
Hazard Rating: 1/10 | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 60 km | Faces: West into Eggs & Bacon Bay | Length: 400 m
A quiet protected beach with a gradual foreshore, ideal for a picnic. Turn off Randalls Bay Road for access.
The unusual name is said to be based on the yellow and streaky red eggs-and-bacon flowers that grow in the area from the pea family. An alternative theory though likely untrue, is that Lady Jane Franklin ate bacon and eggs there around 1840 – who knows?
South Arm |
Hazard Rating: 4/10 | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 41 km | Faces: South-ish into the Derwent River | Length: 800 m
Located near South Arm in Seacroft Bay between Johns Point to the north and Cape Deliverance to the south… accessed via Blessington Road.
Presumably named after Fort Direction which occupies a large part of the peninsula and is not accessible to the public (Army defense position).
A nice unknown beach with a small playground and rocky outcrops good for fishing, exploring and snorkeling. Usually safe but that can change.
Google map info is incorrect – it shows Fort Beach as Pot Bay. No amenities.
Hazard Rating: 3/10 | Parking: Good | from Hobart: 94 km | Faces: NE | Length: 700 m
Fortescue Bay is a stunning beach located on the Tasman Peninsula. To access, turn left about 4 km before Port Arthur and travel 12 km down a dirt road suitable for 2WD vehicles.
A somewhat protected beach with white sand, aqua water and surrounded by Eucalyptus trees. Ideal for swimming, fishing, diving (including magnificent kelp columns) and walks along the beach where you never know what you may find washed up on the beach. This is one of the premier beaches in Tasmania that still allows camping with over 40 sites available for tents, campervans, and caravans (no powered sites). For detailed information, click here.
Fortescue Bay is worth a visit as a day trip or to camp – it has everything, a beautiful beach, stunning views and the feeling of being in the middle of nowhere – which it is! – you will not be disappointed.
Originally charted as Baie Dolomieu by French explorer Nicolas Baudin in 1802 to honor the French mineralogist Déodat de Dolomieu. It was subsequently renamed Fortescue Bay by British surveyor Robert Scott in the early 19th century after a British naval officer.
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Channel Highway |
Hazard Rating: 1/10 | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 65 km | Faces: SW into the Huon River | Length: 500 m (ish)
A gradual shore beach more suited to wading than swimming, but still interesting. Views of Garden Island.
Turn of Channel Highway into Lowes Road, about 1.5 km down a good dirt road (no thoroughfare).
IGarden Island was originally named Gardners Island in 1804 and later changed.
