Taroona to Shot Tower

Taroona to Shot Tower

Today we covered the coast from Taroona to the Shot Tower, starting in the middle we went north to the High School and then reversed direction and climbed to the Shot Tower. 


Taroona beach park

The site of the first European grave in Tasmania, a sailor who died at sea on the way from Calcutta in 1810.

Birds on the submarine (or a rock lookalike at least)

An ore carrier in the estuary

The Melinga Beach huts 

some detail...

Some chose to take the high way

In front of the school, reminiscing and enjoying the views

Before the return walk

There is one tricky section where the path crosses a gravelly bit

 But we all made it and continued through the she oaks.

A fishy (or whale-like) tree stump as we reach Hinsby Beach, with lots of seaweed and shells

The sun was catching the Alum Cliffs

Looking across to ?? (It looks like Tranmere but should be Opossum Bay)

More beach huts

At the end of the beach we climbed the 60+ steps, we were pleased to be able to recover on a thoughtfully placed seat.

The entrance to this end of the Alum Cliffs Track which goes through to Kingston Beach. 

I think the locals were a bit grumpy about the relocation of the walking track (It had previously followed the shoreline and involved a steep cliff climb, when the landowner withdrew permission for public access the track was remade inland via the Shot Tower.)

We emerge into the grounds of the Shot Tower 

The new route includes a steep gully, full of steps, which we avoided except for these two who continued on into Kingston Beach. We turned back...

View of the Iron Pot lighthouse in the far distance

Looking down on Hinsby and Taroona Beaches as we return

There were many birds, this gully was alive with fluttering and twittering. I managed this photo of a Black Headed Honeyeater.

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