Greens Beach to West Head - Sat. 14th January 2017
You are invited to our first Boots N' All walk for 2017 - a good stretch at 5 km each way, but easy enough because of mostly level tracks along this lovely coastal walk.Walk route:
The walk begins at the Green's Beach shop, perhaps with a leisurely coffee if you arrive a little ahead of the meeting time, and follows the coast north, then west, then north, then west, then north, then west again, to the tip of West Head. Two smaller beaches are passed on the way, with opportunities to rest or explore at various places.
The walk is on gravelled paths (called Pebbly Beach track), but not suitable for strollers or wheelchairs. Rated as "easy", this walk is suitable for inexperienced walkers, although moderate fitness will be required because of the distance. It is suitable for children.
As the walk will only take part of the day, you may well wish to bring along swimming gear or other recreational equipment and spend some more time enjoying the area.
Meeting Times and Places:
If you are interested in going on this walk, please phone Chris Langerak, Ph. 6330 2131 or 0409 808152 to book in. to book in. Please meet opposite the Green's Beach shop at 9:30 am. If you need transport, please discuss with Chris, who may be able to arrange for one of the other walkers to pick you up. Even though this is an easy and relaxed walk, it is still helpful to contact the walk leader per details above if intending to walk. The leader should be notified of any other people you intend to bring along. Please be at any meeting place 5 minutes ahead of departure time.
To access this area from northern Tasmania:
To access the walk from Launceston, From Launceston, follow the West Tamar Highway through Riverside and continue to Beaconsfield (50 km). Take the Greens Beach Rd. (turn left near northern end of town) and continue past Yorktown and Kelso to Greens Beach (a further 10 km). There is usually plenty of parking available opposite the shop, where the walk will start.
Warnings:
No particular warnings, but make sure you have clothing for both warm and cool weather including a hat and durable shoes. Well made sneakers should be fine. Please carry a drink - we suggest 750ml to 1 litre per person in case the day is warm.
If unsure of equipment requirements for bushwalking, see www.sutas.org.au/bush-walking/bush-walking for some guidelines.
Map details:
Map reference:
Short ref. n/a
Zone Easting Northing Latitude Longitude
55G 4 78 526 54 51 746 -41.05116 146.44661
No peakbagger points on this walk! For listing of peakbagger points, see the Hobart Walking Club
Peakbagger's Guide (2000 revision) which can be downloaded (Excel) from
http://tastracks.webs.com/peakbaggers.htm The same web page
contains several other listings of Tasmanian peaks.
GPX version of the track:
Click here
to download. Google Earth version of the track:
Click here
to download.
Right-click on the file and save target as to a location of your choice.
(Suggest you click the Last modified at top to sort by date to get the
most recent at top to find the file for the next walk).