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.
Said to be named after the wild eggs-and-bacon flowers from the pea family that grow in the bay – or as an alternative (though likely untrue) is that Lady Jane Franklin ate bacon and eggs there around 1840.
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 Higway into Lowes Road, about 1.5 km down a good dirt road (no thoughfare).
It seems that Garden Island was originally named Gardners Island in 1804 and later changed.
Hazard Rating: 1/10 | Parking: Yes | from Hobart: 70 km | Faces: South into Randalls Bay | Length: 250 m
My very own beach! … Mickeys Beach is a hidden gem of a beach at the bottom of the Channel Highway between Randalls Beach and Eggs & Bacon beach.
Down a dirt road off Randalls Road easily accesible by all vehicles, about 300m. A short walk down to the beach.
If you wanted to find a small, well protected beach hidden away, this would be it. Beautiful sand and backed by a wonderful forest. No amenities, but hey, you cannot have everything. Definitely worth a visit.
Hazard Rating: 1/10 | Parking: Good + close | Faces: East into D’Entrecasteaux Channel | Length: 400m
Original people: | Nuenonne
An unknown beach off the Channel Highway, Middleton. Secluded with a gradual foreshore.
Located down Beach Road and Esplanade Road it has small playground. Views of Bruny Island.
The name Middleton is believed to be derived from the wife of an early settler.
Hazard Rating: 1/10 | 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 on to Randalls Bay Road.
A long sandy beach with views of Garden Island. Well protected and great for kids to swim. Toilets and BBQ area.
Hazard Rating: 2/10 | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 25 km | Faces: East into Northwest Bay | Length: 600m
A somewhat protected beach in North West Bay. Ideal for kids and family.
A small playground and BBQ area behind the beach. Cabin and camping ground nearby – Snug Beach Cabin & Camping Park.
Located in Snug – off Beach Road on the Channel Highway south of Hobart. Views of north Bruny and the Channel.
Proclaimed a town in 1908, the name is believed to have come from sailors who found “snug” anchorage for their ships in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel.
