Knocklofty Reserve

 Knocklofty Reserve

On a cool and cloudy morning we set off along the Mount Stuart Track from the parking area.

A pause to look at an information panel, showing the spot that John Glover depicted in a painting.

Towards the Frog Ponds

Heading up the Summit Loop

Looking over Rosny Point on the eastern shore to Bellerive, with the Hobart Cenotaph in the middle ground

Fungi

The Summit, where we waited for everyone to gather for a lolly break.

Looking north...

Before heading downwards 

A pool with inadvertent reflection of random passerby

A glimpse of kunanyi Mount Wellington

It was quite steep

Blackwood trees beginning to flower

We decided to explore the Glover Track

Tasmanian hemp bush (not that sort of hemp) in flower in the gully.

Asterotrichion discolor TASMANIAN HEMP BUSH

Posh ditch?

We returned by the high (original?) road

or the low road

A brief rest while taking in the view over Hobart

There were 15 Ramblers today, refreshments at Smolt in West Hobart

Map 

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Taroona Shot Tower

 Taroona Shot Tower

along the Taroona Coastal Discovery Trail

A beautiful sunny winter day when we met at Melinga Beach in Taroona.

We set off northwards to look around the point 

 

Then back onto Melinga Beach with its beach huts

A view to South Arm and Opossum Bay

 

Setting off along the track towards Taroona Beach

Batchelor's grave, the first colonial grave in Tasmania

http://ontheconvicttrail.blogspot.com/2013/09/batchelors-grave-taroona.html

Taroona Beach

Onto Hinsby Beach

Up the 60 steps

 

Yay!

At the top some took advantage of the handily placed seat while the others caught up. Lynne took the opportunity to check her socks, we were impressed!

Looking back down on Hinsby Beach

Another section of track through some bush

Until the Shot Tower came into view

These people have decided to view from this vantage point

Onwards and upwards

The Shot Tower is currently closed but is planning to reopen as soon as possible.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_Tower,_Taroona

The return walk

Lunch

There were 15 Ramblers.

Lunch was at Robbie Brown's (ex Beachfront 32)

Map

 

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