Bellerive Bluff

 Bellerive Bluff

For today's walk we started in Kangaroo Bay and walked around Bellerive Bluff to Bellerive Beach. From there we went along the beach and explored Second Bluff. After a look at Howrah Beach we returned via the High School, shared path and Queens Street.

Views around the Bluff

Onto Bellerive Beach

Lolly Break

Second Bluff

Big rock fall from a couple of years ago

Tern on the rocks

Howrah Beach

Shared path back to Bellerive

There were 16 Ramblers, lunch was at Waterfront Hotel

Maps

Animated Map  Relive 'Bellerive'

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Ridgeway

 Ridgeway

Starting from Chimney Pot Hill Ridgway Road junction we walked down to the entry by the Dam gate. Taking the right track up and around the hill to return. After crossing the road we went up to the left again and joined Chimney Pot Hill Road for an easy walk back to the start.

Assembling in the rain for our walk today

Extensive engineering work being undertaken on Ridgeway Dam, to make it last another 100 years. 

This is part of Tolman's Hill, recently burnt

Yay!

Views to kunanyi Mount Wellington, the sun came out!

Crossing Ridgeway Road and into Waterworks Reserve

A Viminalis sapling

View of Mount Nelson campus from Chimney Pot Hill Road.

Maps

Animated map  Relive 'Ridgeway'

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Silver and O'Grady's Falls

                                           Silver and O'Grady's Falls

After meeting at Fern Tree we walked up the Pipeline Track to Silver Falls. Then took the Silver Falls Track to Pillinger Drive, which we crossed to pick up the O'Grady's Falls Track. We returned via the Pipeline Track.

Meeting at Fern Tree

Silver Falls

Up the Silver Falls Track

Fungi

Crossing Pillinger Drive

Meeting the Strollers on their way back.

O'Grady's Falls

James O'Grady was Governor of Tasmania from 1919 until 1929.

Looking down

Looking up

The return walk.

                                               Newspaper clipping U3A Strollers circa 2015

                                         

Maps

 Animated map Relive 'O’Grady’s Falls'

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